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West Indian greats at home and away: Perils of using cliches in analysis

July 15, 2021

When cliches take over ‘analysis’ we often get stupidity

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In Analysis, Closer look at Claims, Perception Readjustment, Use of Data Tags Joel Garner, Arunabha Sengupta, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Ian Bishop
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How incredible is Anderson's incredible feat of fitness and longevity?

August 26, 2020

How incredible is Anderson’s feat of 600 wickets in terms of fitness and longevity? It is incredible, but not really as unimaginable as it is being made out to be

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In Closer look at Claims Tags Arunabha Sengupta, James Anderson, Courtney Walsh, Richard Hadlee
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How did the helmets affect Test cricket?

July 22, 2020

How did the helmets affect Test cricket?

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In Closer look at Claims Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Effect of Helmets
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Did Demon Spofforth have the measure of WG Grace?

January 31, 2015

WG Grace ruled the cricket world with the bat. Fred Spofforth did so with the ball. One played for England the other for Australia. The rivalry was bound to be legendary. But were the encounters one-sided? Arunabha Sengupta looks at the numbers to find whether or not the Demon had the edge on The Father of Cricket.

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In Closer look at Claims Tags WG Grace vs Fred Spofforth
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How did Don Bradman fare against Clarrie Grimmett

January 31, 2015

The tales of the rivalry between Don Bradman and Clarrie Grimmett are legendary. In his old age, Grimmett maintained that The Don was not really good against accurate leg spin. Bradman maintained that he knew all about Grimmett’s variations. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the numbers to find out how they actually fared against each other.

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In Closer look at Claims Tags Bradman vs Grimmett
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