Faisal Shariff And Rajneesh Gupta

Stories by Faisal Shariff And Rajneesh Gupta

Stats: Record-breaker Ashwin continues golden run in SL

Stats: Record-breaker Ashwin continues golden run in SL

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting statistics from Day 5 in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka.

Stats: Why Sanga is best player in the sub-continent

Stats: Why Sanga is best player in the sub-continent

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2015

Statistical highlights from Day 4 in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo.

Stats: INTERESTING numbers from Second Test, Day 3

Stats: INTERESTING numbers from Second Test, Day 3

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 3.

Stats: How Ashwin is gate-crashing Sangakkara's farewell

Stats: How Ashwin is gate-crashing Sangakkara's farewell

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting numbers from Day 2 of the second Test in Colombo, on Friday.

Stats: Captain Kohli on a Bradmanesque run with the bat!

Stats: Captain Kohli on a Bradmanesque run with the bat!

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2015

Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from Day 1 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo.

Six GREAT comebacks in Test cricket

Six GREAT comebacks in Test cricket

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2015

Sri Lanka's victory in the first Test at Galle will rank among the greatest comebacks of all time.

Galle Test: Check out the most INTERESTING numbers from Day 4

Galle Test: Check out the most INTERESTING numbers from Day 4

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2015

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

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

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

Rediff.com   13 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.com   13 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.com   12 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.com   12 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.com   11 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.com   7 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.com   3 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.com   23 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.com   30 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.com   23 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.com   14 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.com   10 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.com   20 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.