Archive - Criconometrics

Most "impactful" IPL batters

"Hit out or get out", they would scream in the late 80s, when Ravi Shastri was batting. Maybe it's time to bring back that slogan for his protege Virat…

May 1 •

April 2023

Match Evaluators

Long ago I had developed what I had thought was a fairly unique way to visualise a limited overs cricket match. Now I find it everywhere!

Apr 16, 2023 •

January 2020

36. Saving Test Matches

Sunil Gavaskar is in a league of his own in terms of batting to save a Test match

Jan 10, 2020 •

December 2019

35. Wrong To Match

The IPL Player auction is efficient, but for one important quirk

Dec 13, 2019 •

34B. Looking at nervous nineties numbers another way

Rohit Sharma does slow down in his nervous nineties. However, does it really affect the team?

Dec 9, 2019 •

34. Do Indian Batsmen Still Slow Down In The Nineties?

They do, but nowadays Australian batsmen slow down more

Dec 5, 2019 •

November 2019

33. Second Innings Specialists

"Second innings Shami" might be a meme, but he is not the only current Indian fast bowler who excels in the second innings

Nov 21, 2019 •

32. Left Arm Spinners in Tandem

Bangladesh might be the recent "specialists" in playing left arm orthodox spinners in tandem, but do you know India have bossed them there as well?

Nov 14, 2019 •

October 2019

31. Playing for Lunch, and Tea

Batsmen look to preserve their wickets when a break in play approaches. Is it really effective?

Oct 29, 2019 •

30. The Early Noughties Revolution

Rate of scoring in Test cricket dramatically increased in the first few years of this century, before slowing down

Oct 17, 2019 •

29. The T20 Bowling Jigsaw

T20 bowlers have very specific competencies, so selecting a T20 bowling combination is like solving a jigsaw puzzle

Oct 14, 2019 •

Keshav Maharaj claimed that the toss has had an outsized impact on the ongoing Test match. Is that true?

Oct 4, 2019 •

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