Faisal Shariff And Rajneesh Gupta

Stories by Faisal Shariff And Rajneesh Gupta

Bumrah's heroics: Best final T20Is overs

Bumrah's heroics: Best final T20Is overs

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

Rajneesh Gupta presents the finest bowling heroics in the 20th over in recent T20Is.

Numbers Game: The rise and rise of Kedar Jadhav

Numbers Game: The rise and rise of Kedar Jadhav

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

Check out the statistical highlights from the Kolkata ODI.

Numbers Game: MS Dhoni, the King of Sixes!

Numbers Game: MS Dhoni, the King of Sixes!

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2017

Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian and the fifth player overall to scale the milestone of 200 sixes in ODIs. Check out the statistical highlights from the Cuttack ODI.

If Dhoni didn't care for you as a player, then...

If Dhoni didn't care for you as a player, then...

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2017

Rajneesh Gupta look at how many players fell by the wayside during the tenure of India's last four captains.

Why England will fear Dhoni and Kohli

Why England will fear Dhoni and Kohli

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2017

India and England will play three ODI games beginning Sunday. Rajneesh Gupta surveys the career figures of the players who will head to battle in Pune.

Yuvraj, the Comeback Man!

Yuvraj, the Comeback Man!

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2017

A good performance in the ODI series against England will pave the way for a place for the ICC Champions Trophy later this year.

What makes Dhoni India's best captain ever!

What makes Dhoni India's best captain ever!

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2017

Rajneesgh Gupta salutes Captain Cool.

What do the numbers say about Vinod Kambli?

What do the numbers say about Vinod Kambli?

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2016

How does Vinod Kambli's career compare with Dravid's, Ganguly's, Jadeja's, Laxman's, Tendulkar's careers?

India's 5 STARS in 2016

India's 5 STARS in 2016

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2016

Rajneesh Gupta presents the top 5 players who helped India perform superbly in Tests in 2016.

Why Ashwin is the ICC Cricketer of the Year

Why Ashwin is the ICC Cricketer of the Year

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2016

Rajneesh Gupta explains the numbers that led to the world's cricket cognoscenti to vote Ravichandran Ashwin as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016 and the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016.

Karun Nair shares record with Sobers, Simpson

Karun Nair shares record with Sobers, Simpson

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2016

Rajneesh Gupta on a memorable triple ton.

Team India's current winning streak is longest yet

Team India's current winning streak is longest yet

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2016

Ravindra Jadeja is the first player ever to score a 50, take 10 wickets and hold 4 catches in the same Test.

Cook youngest batsman to get to 11k runs in Test cricket

Cook youngest batsman to get to 11k runs in Test cricket

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2016

Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1 of the Chennai Test

Stats: India's longest unbeaten run and captain Kohli's record

Stats: India's longest unbeaten run and captain Kohli's record

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2016

Ace off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday wrecked havoc and clinched yet another five-wicket haul as India defeated England by an innings and 36 runs on the final day of the Mumbai Test at the Wankhede Stadium. This is only the third time a team batting first has made 400 and then lost by an innings. Statistician Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting numbers from the final day of Mumbai Test

What a record breaking day in Mumbai!

What a record breaking day in Mumbai!

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2016

Skipper Virat Kohli slammed his third double century of the year.

Number crunching: Check out Virat Kohli's super stats

Number crunching: Check out Virat Kohli's super stats

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2016

Virat Kohli continued in his good run of form, hitting his 15th Test century on Day 3 of the 4th Test against England at the Wankhede. The India captain also completed a couple of personal landmarks during his innings, getting past 1,000 Test runs for 2016 and 4,000 career runs in the longest format. Rajneesh Gupta presents some formidable numbers, summarising Kohli's records thus far...

How Ashwin, Jadeja, Jayant created history in Mohali

How Ashwin, Jadeja, Jayant created history in Mohali

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2016

Rajneesh Gupta surveys the cricketing milestones from the Mohali Test.

Comeback man Parthiv creates a new record

Comeback man Parthiv creates a new record

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2016

Rajneesh Gupta tells us why the wicket-keeper's return is special.

Numbers game: No stopping Ashwin, Kohli

Numbers game: No stopping Ashwin, Kohli

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2016

Virat's 248 runs in the second Test, the highest by an Indian captain against England. Ashwin, only the second Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in consecutive years. Rajneesh Gupta looks at the numbers from the Vizag Test.

2,277 runs +: Can Virat overtake Sachin and Dravid in 2016?

2,277 runs +: Can Virat overtake Sachin and Dravid in 2016?

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2016

Rajneesh Gupta marvels at Captain Magnificent's Magic Year.