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Cricket statistician Rajneesh Gupta offers his insight into the gentleman's game like no one else!. You can e-mail the author at rgcricket@gmail.com

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Stats: Records galore for Kohli, Dhawan on Day 2 in Galle

Stats: Records galore for Kohli, Dhawan on Day 2 in Galle

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from the second day's proceedings.

Which Indian spinner has best figures overseas?

Which Indian spinner has best figures overseas?

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta highlights the six top performances by Indian spinners in Tests abroad since the 2000s began.

Stats: Ashwin wins the numbers game on Day 1 in Galle

Stats: Ashwin wins the numbers game on Day 1 in Galle

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka.

India-Sri Lanka Tests, like you have never seen before!

India-Sri Lanka Tests, like you have never seen before!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Which Indian batsman has the highest run tally against Sri Lanka (Clue: He has an aggregate of 1,995 runs)? Which Sri Lankan skipper led the islanders against India in 13 Tests and did not win a single one? As the Test series gets underway, Rajneesh Gupta surveys India-Sri Lanka Tests played over the years.

Figure out Sri Lanka's run-machine Kumar Sangakkara

Figure out Sri Lanka's run-machine Kumar Sangakkara

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

The 37-year-old is Sri Lanka's highest run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs and is also among the few players to have hit a century against all Test-playing nations.Check out some of his interesting records by clicking on the boxes below:

The worst early collapses in Test cricket

The worst early collapses in Test cricket

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Australia's 111-ball 60 against England in the fourth Ashes Test is the shortest all-out first innings ever in Test cricket history. Rajneesh Gupta presents other such shocking collapses on the first day of a Test in recent times.

The King of Speed joins the 400 Club

The King of Speed joins the 400 Club

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

80 Tests and 16,634 deliveries -- the least by any bowler in the 400 Test wicket Club -- took him to the cherished landmark.

Meet India's Test squad for the Sri Lanka tour

Meet India's Test squad for the Sri Lanka tour

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Barring Amit Mishra's inclusion, there were no major surprise in India's Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, the selectors retaining as many as 14 players who had toured Bangladesh for the one-off Test earlier this month.

Figure out India's Zimbabwe-bound ODI squad

Figure out India's Zimbabwe-bound ODI squad

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical outlook of the players named in India's squad for the upcoming limited-overs series in Zimbabwe.

A world record for Mustafizur Rahman

A world record for Mustafizur Rahman

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Mustafizur Rahman on Sunday became only the second bowler to take two five-wicket hauls in his first two one-day internationals, emulating Zimbabwe's Brian Vitori.

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan completes grand all-round double

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan completes grand all-round double

Rediff.com14 Jun 2015

He became only the seventh all-rounder in the world to score 2,000 runs and take 100 wickets in a particular country.

Dhawan's 101-ball 100 fastest by an Indian vs Bangladesh

Dhawan's 101-ball 100 fastest by an Indian vs Bangladesh

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Shikhar Dhawan has now scored fastest hundreds by an Indian against two opponents. On his Test debut, vs Australia at Mohali in 2012-13, he got to the three-figure mark off just 85 balls. Rajneesh Gupta lists the fastest hundreds for India against each country.

Figure out India's Test & ODI squads for the Bangladesh tour

Figure out India's Test & ODI squads for the Bangladesh tour

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Ahead of the upcoming Test and ODI series against Bangladesh Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical outlook on India's players selected for the two squads.

Guess the most successful IPL team!

Guess the most successful IPL team!

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

The cricketing world is all set for another feast with the Indian Premier League.

Why Dhoni is India's best ODI captain. Figure it out

Why Dhoni is India's best ODI captain. Figure it out

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

Following the hard-earned four-wicket victory against West Indies on Friday, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became India's most successful captain in One-Day Internationals played away from home.

Amla goes past Kohli; quickest to hit 20 ODI centuries

Amla goes past Kohli; quickest to hit 20 ODI centuries

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

The South African opener took only 108 innings to reach the milestone, beating the previous record held by India's Virat Kohli, who took 133 innings for the same.

Numbers Game: Figure out Gayle's record-breaking double!

Numbers Game: Figure out Gayle's record-breaking double!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Chris Gayle bludgeoned his way into the record books by becoming the first player to score a double century in the World Cup.

Here is how India can still play tri-series final

Here is how India can still play tri-series final

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

Australia are already through to the final, with England and India in the race for the remaining slot.

How De Villiers rewrote cricketing history

How De Villiers rewrote cricketing history

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

When South Africa's AB de Villiers scored the quickest century on Sunday, he broke more than just an ODI record. Here is how the South African has rewritten cricketing history.

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