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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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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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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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver