Statistics
Statistics
It’s basic human nature to love numbers despite the apparent hate for higher level mathematics. Number crunching is a tedious job but what it yields is solid information that corroborates even the most of complicated theories. In this category, we put numbers in the fore to reach to logical conclusions. Once the right data is procured and organised, it is easy to formulate proofs. Cricket without numbers is like Earth without water.
When a 23-year old Jason Holder was handed the reigns of West Indies Test Cricket team in 2015, the team had won just 12 out of 50 tests in the since 2010, of which 5 came against Bangladesh, 2 against Zimbabwe, 1 against England (which was ranked 5th at the time), 1 against Pakistan (which was ranked 6th at the time) and 3 against NewZealand (which was ranked 7th and 8th at the time).
In the sport of weightlifting, lifting the weight is the easy part. Holding it in the air for long is the most difficult part. Virat Kohli stands at similar crossroads of his career. Starting now, he has to keep one eye on the present and one eye on the future.
Once a formidable force, now minnows. Check out why Srilanka fell from the top half of the rankings to the bottom half in all 3 formats. Also, why India could probably never face what Srilanka are.
One cannot put a price on these new batting maestros. A decade ago, it was Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly who had become the talk of the town. Now, it is Smith, Kohli, Williamson and Root. Here is a deep statistical insight and what these players have already achieved so far in their relatively short career.