Numbers Game
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Data Check: Kohli’s 2018 numbers show why he deserved to win all 3 top ICC awards in a year
The 30-year-old became the first to be named Test and ODI men’s player of the year as well as win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the year.
Scroll Staff
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Football giants Barcelona are the best-paid team in global sport, says sport salary survey
The Spanish giants are the first to have average basic annual pay of more than £10 million according to Sporting Intelligence’s Global Sports Salaries Survey.
AFP
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Data check: Why AB de Villiers was a batting colossus across all 3 formats
He is the only batsmen with an average of more than 50 and a strike rate of more than 100 in ODIs for players who’ve scored at least 3,000 runs.
Anand Katakam
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Data check: Three charts that show how ODI batting was never the same after Sachin Tendulkar’s 200
Before Tendulkar’s double century a ton was scored in every 2.82 matches but the frequency since then is 1.71 matches for a 100.
Anand Katakam & Vinayakk Mohanarangan
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Weekly data check: The world’s most expensive defender to Alastair Cook’s double ton
A look at the events of the last week in numbers.
Scroll Staff
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Weekly data-check: Rohit’s Indore blitz, Smith’s Bradman pursuit, Vijender’s streak and more
A look at the events of the last week in numbers.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Weekly data-check: From Dhoni’s Dharamsala defiance to Manchester City’s amazing run
The Manchester City juggernaut, Dhoni’s patient 50 and much more.
Scroll Staff
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Data check: Three charts that show how quickly Kohli is catching up with Tendulkar
The Indian captain is on route to overtaking Sachin if he can continue to play like this.
Anand Katakam
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Game of leads and deficits in Tests: When can a captain relax knowing the result is secure
What lead guarantees a win? What deficit guarantees a loss? A thorough study.
Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Data check: Ashwin has had a great run but can he catch up to Murali or Warne?
The Indian off-spinner has a chance, but he’s running out of time.
Anand Katakam
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Has Dhoni aged like ‘fine wine’? A statistical comparison with Tendulkar, Bevan and other greats
Do batsmen who have a strong technique cope better while those who rely heavily on their hand-eye coordination suffer?
Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan
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In charts: Women are coming back to government hospitals in rural India
While more than 78% of them sought private care in 2004, only about 70.4 did so in 2014, according to a new report.
Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates