fati 0 Posted July 30, 2004 The Inzamam factor, and no-ball kings Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it. Every Friday, The Numbers Game will take a look at statistics from the present and the past, busting myths and revealing hidden truths: Leaning on InzamamPakistan's abysmal batting display in their Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka immediately raised questions – once again – about their batting frailty. "When Inzamam-ul-Haq fails, the rest of the batting line-up gives up the cause without a fight," went one of the commentators, reminiscing a situation which was often attributed to India and Sachin Tendulkar before Rahul Dravid and co. pulled their weight for the side. The comment, though, was one which deserved more research – have Yousuf Youhana and the rest of the Pakistan line-up delivered only on the back of Inzamam's successes, or have they stood up to be counted when Inzamam has failed? Due to the overs restriction, it would perhaps be unfair to compare the numbers in one-dayers – Inzamam getting a big score would probably mean the rest of the batsmen would get fewer overs to make an impact – but the Test stats indicate that those comments weren't far off the mark. In all Tests since 2001, when Inzamam scores 30 or more, the rest of the Pakistan batsmen average 34 per dismissal, but that figure drops by nearly ten when Inzamam gets out early. The contrast only gets a touch starker when the numbers are restricted to the top seven batsmen. Youhana's numbers make for interesting reading: he averages 52 when Inzamam fails, but the figure shoots up to 76 when Inzamam scores below 30. Pakistan's batsmen when ... Runs Dismissals Runs per wicket Inzamam scores < 30 3471 139 24.97 Inzamam scores >= 30 6117 177 34.56 Pakistan's top 7 when ... Runs Dismissals Runs per wicket Inzamam scores < 30 2892 92 31.43 Inzamam scores >= 30 5383 125 43.06 The no-ball kingsThe current crop of West Indian fast bowlers have often been derided for their lack of discipline and their tendency to no-ball repeatedly, but here's something that might just cheer them up slightly – in all ODIs since, and including, the 1999 World Cup, the bowler who has sent down the highest percentage of no-balls is Courtney Walsh, who bowls one every 19 balls. Dilhara Fernando, Mohammad Sami and Charitha Buddika are among a closely grouped bunch trailing Walsh, while the highest non-regular bowler in the list is Sourav Ganguly (a no-ball every 40 balls). In ODIs Total balls No-balls Percentage Walsh 906 47 5.19 Dilhara Fernando 2427 112 4.61 Sami 2593 118 4.55 Olonga 1783 79 4.43 Charitha Buddika 700 31 4.43 Brett Lee 4291 178 4.15 In Tests, though, Ganguly is right up there heading the list of offenders, ahead of the likes of Dilhara Fernando and Brett Lee. In Tests Total balls No-balls Percentage Ganguly 1079 53 4.91 Dilhara Fernando 2119 98 4.62 Neil Johnson 702 27 3.85 Brett Lee 7380 267 3.62 Fidel Edwards 2246 73 3.25 Gough 5125 155 3.02 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asim Ali 0 Posted August 7, 2004 Too Good Fati Balke Extremly Good Post What a Coleection of Data And Stats Great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*.¸¸.·*Baby_doll*.¸¸.·* 0 Posted August 14, 2004 2 good Fati ....1! very nice...!! acha bat suno agar tumharay pass Holland Triangular cup 2004 ka shedule hai tu post kar do .... i dont have ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
