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How batting debacles have played out in Tests
This dataset shows that the odds are stacked against sides that experience such a debacle, especially in recent years
Published on Oct 19, 2024 12:40 PM IST
Making the right moves, on and off the chess board
A dive into a database of about 475,000 chess players from across the world shows that India has made significant strides in the past decade
Published on Sep 28, 2024 12:56 PM IST
Vatsal Bharti
Number Theory: The landscape of 866,000 Waqf properties
Waqf is an act by an individual under Islamic religious beliefs to transfer an acquired or inherited property for the purpose of charity
Published on Aug 12, 2024 11:43 AM IST
Real Madrid primes itself for Galacticos, Part III
At the turn of this century, Real Madrid's Florentino Perez re-pushed a Spanish word into the footballing sphere and left it there — Galacticos, or superstars
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 10:24 PM IST
Number Theory: The closest three-way EPL title race enters its home stretch
The last quarter burst of the English Premier League (EPL) gets underway this weekend
Published on Mar 30, 2024 12:29 PM IST
Number Theory: What does latest Electoral Bond data tell us?
There were 62 companies whose paid-up capital was ₹1 lakh — the minimum mandated under Indian laws, which is usually the preserve of small companies
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 10:28 AM IST
Number Theory: Making sense of the poll bond data released by EC
Here are some of the key findings about the firms and their contributions from relevant information on the MCA database
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 03:11 PM IST
What does Electoral Bond data published by the ECI tell us?
The electoral bonds data was published by the Election Commission of India on its official website on March 14, as ordered by the Supreme Court.
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 10:39 AM IST
Number Theory: The age outliers in world tennis
Mike Bryan of the US and India's Rohan Bopanna are the only two players this century to hold the number one ranking above the age of 40
Updated on Jan 27, 2024 12:30 PM IST
Number Theory: The changing profiles of Arjuna Awards
As per the 2018 guidelines for the Arjuna Awards, 15 awards in a year was the norm, which can be eased for team sports
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 02:35 PM IST
The paradox of one-day internationals
Teams participating in the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup have played fewer preparatory matches compared to previous editions, with India leading in terms of number of matches played. Teams have also experimented with players and combinations, with India trying the most players in the lead-up. The decrease in ODI game time is a result of the growing popularity of T20 cricket and the focus on lucrative T20 leagues. The impact of this reduced game time on team performance in the World Cup remains to be seen.
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 07:07 PM IST
MS Dhoni’s IPL season evokes shades of Mike Brearley
MS Dhoni's performance in IPL 2023 has evoked shades of Mike Brearley, with his astute execution as captain keeping the Chennai Super Kings successful. Dhoni has faced just 62 deliveries and scored 104 runs, with all the players in the Chennai batting order firing, meaning he has not had the opportunity or demand to construct an innings of any longevity. Dhoni has batted nearly all the time in the death overs, and as a result, his strike rate is 168 runs per 100 balls, a significant bump over his IPL career average of 131.
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:05 AM IST
A watershed moment in Europe for Pep Guardiola
There are moments in sport that are bigger than a single event or achievement for the symbolism they hold and the shackles they break
Updated on May 20, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Shetty and Rankireddy rebound, and face crunch time
Indian badminton duo Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships in Dubai, marking their return to form after an injury. The win comes at a critical time as they defend their world ranking of five and aim to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Shetty and Rankireddy are the first Indian men's pairing to break into the top 10 of the world ranking, with seven other Indian pairs in the top 100. However, six of these pairs have seen their rankings slip in 2023, highlighting the competitiveness of world badminton.
Updated on May 05, 2023 11:39 PM IST
What binds Chennai and Rajasthan in the IPL?
Indian Premier League (IPL) matches will return to a "home" and "away" basis for the 2023 season, allowing teams to build a greater connection with their fans and sell tickets. Some teams, such as Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, have historically performed better when playing at home. Chennai has a winning percentage of 71% when playing at home, the highest in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals lead on the metric of the highest positive markup over their overall winning percentage. Other teams have a positive markup of 2-8 percentage points when playing at home, while two teams have a home record that trails their overall record.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:45 PM IST
The 100-Test playbook: Batting in the 21st century
Of the 3,118 male players who have played Test cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara is only the 75th to have completed a century of Tests.
Updated on Feb 18, 2023 04:29 AM IST
The spin deficiency of test sides touring India
Day one of the Test series between India and Australia on Thursday was a good template of why the Indian team have lost only two of the 36 Test series this century at home
Published on Feb 11, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Indian hockey’s quest for its IPL moment
In spite of being hockey’s spiritual home, India have not won the World Cup since 1975, and have alternated been existing on the fringes and making emotional medal runs.
Updated on Jan 14, 2023 04:36 AM IST
2022: A World Cup of the young
In every World Cup, there are always some young players who break out, shine, gather the attention of the world, and eventually clinch lucrative moves to top clubs
Published on Dec 10, 2022 12:34 AM IST
The big footprint of English clubs on the 2022 World Cup
The bane of this club-first framework is that when they turn out for the respective countries, they have barely played together.
Published on Nov 25, 2022 11:26 PM IST
T20 WORLD CUP: The similarities and dissimilarities in Pak’s run in 1992 and 2022
There are many similarities between the Pakistani conquest of the 1992 one-day international (ODI) world cup and the odyssey its 2022 T20 World Cup campaign is shaping out to be. But then, in many ways, it is very dissimilar.
Updated on Nov 11, 2022 11:28 PM IST
70 years of India-Pakistan cricket in three acts
On October 16, 1952, a little over five years after they became separate and independent nations, India and Pakistan played their first cricket match
Published on Oct 21, 2022 11:40 PM IST
Who transitioned the best from clay to grass in modern tennis?
Since the Open Era of tennis began in 1968, only a handful of modern greats, men and women, have done equally well in both these majors separated in time by a month and in character by a whole lot more.
Published on Jun 25, 2022 12:02 AM IST
Catapulting IPL stakeholders into a higher financial plane
On 12 June, the Indian cricketing board will begin auctioning broadcast rights for the next five-year cycle of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – the most lucrative property in the Indian sporting landscape.
Published on Jun 10, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Decoding the Spanish and English dominance
When Real Madrid and Liverpool face off tonight in the final of the UEFA Champions League, the premier club football competition in Europe, they will represent many contrasting narratives. Like a place in history: the ultimate European footballing empire (Madrid) versus one that aspires to build its own (Liverpool).
Published on May 27, 2022 11:41 PM IST
Manchester City &Liverpool: 90-point season ambition
Come Sunday, either City or Liverpool will win the EPL for the fifth straight year. In this EPL era defined by them, the count reads three titles for City and one for Liverpool. Whichever side adds to that tally on Sunday, they will do so with at least 90 points out of the maximum 114 points available – a prolific count that has defined each of these five titles
Updated on May 20, 2022 10:59 PM IST
Number theory: The decade that shaped India’s Thomas Cup win
What they brought along, and used to fashion this tall achievement, was a multitude of threads that have been stitched together for a decade or so now.
Updated on May 17, 2022 12:14 PM IST
How dominant is this Australia women’s cricket side?
New Delhi: Following a shock semi-final exit to India in the 2017 one-day international (ODI) World Cup, the Australian women’s cricket team hit the reset button
Published on Apr 08, 2022 09:57 PM IST
Why Ashleigh Barty is a rarity in a rare set
Ashleigh Barty's decision to walk away at the peak of her game is rare. She added Wimbledon to her list of big wins in 2021 and signs off with a memorable victory in the 2022 Australian Open.
Updated on Mar 26, 2022 02:29 PM IST
Why Ashleigh Barty is a rarity in a rare set
For Ashleigh Barty, left-field choices were no big deal
Published on Mar 25, 2022 07:48 PM IST
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