Some feel the break ends up breaking the momentum of the game, with batsmen at the receiving end, while some criticise the idea as a pure money-making exercise through an extra advertisement slot. A look at each team's performance in 17 matches of the IPL before the strategy break and in next five overs after the break.
Royal Challengers Bangalore bundled out Rajasthan Royals for the lowest total in the IPL history. It was also the second lowest total in any twenty20 game.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag feature in an elite list of cricketers who have been a part of at least one win in each Test playing nation.
The 1-0 win against New Zealand is India's only eighth series win away from the sub-continent.
This is the third instance when rain or bad weather robbed India off a certain win with opponents 8 down. The other two such instances were against West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79 and against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1996-97.
The 617-run victory target set by India for New Zealand to win the third Test is the highest fourth innings target they have ever set against any side in Test cricket.
Statistical highlights from day three, Wellington Test.
Zaheer Khan became first Indian pacer to take three five-fors against New Zealand. He was earlier at level with Javagal Srinath with two such instances.
Tendulkar's aggregate of 335 runs in the series makes him the highest scorer by India on New Zealand soil.
Gautam Gambhir batted for almost 11 hours and VVS Laxman stroked his 14th Test century to ensure India secured a draw in the second Test against New Zealand in Napier on Monday. This was only the eighth instance of India facing 1,000 balls in second innings of a Test.
The six off Iain O'Brien was 50th for Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket. He became the fourth Indian after Virender Sehwag (65), Kapil Dev (61) and Sourav Ganguly (57) to do so.
The 314-runs first innings lead gained by New Zealand in the second Test is the highest ever they gained against India. The previous record was a 295-run lead at Christchurch in 1989-90.
Jesse Ryder's 768 runs in his Test career is the maximum by a Kiwi batsman after their first eight Tests. Ryder surpassed Mark Greatbatch's tally of 739 runs, on Day 2 of the second Test against India in Napier.
New Zealand's total of 351 is their fourth highest score on the opening day of a Test. It is also their second highest against India after the 387 for 9 at Auckland in 1989-90.
M S Dhoni's winning percentage after the first Test against New Zealand is 83.33. Among all captains who have led their respective sides in five or more matches, only one, England's Brian Close (85.71 per cent) -- has a higher winning percentage.
Loads of questions arise in your mind regarding the game of cricket and its records. Our expert cricket statistician Rajneesh Gupta answers your questions in this regular feature.
Statistical highlights of the third day's play in the first Test between India and New Zealand, at Hamilton, on Friday.
568 runs aggregated by Sachin Tendulkar in Test matches on New Zealand soil -- most by any Indian. He went ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin who had aggregated 521 runs.
Statistical highlights of the opening day's play in the first Test between India and New Zealand at Hamilton on Wednesday.
Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag hammered a 60-ball ton to eclipse Mohammad Azharuddin and register the fastest hundred in One-Day Internationals by an Indian in the fourth match against New Zealand in Hamilton, on Wednesday. Batting on 97, Sehwag danced down the pitch and hit a Daniel Vettori delivery over the bowler's head to bring up his hundred with a big six in the 18th over of the rain-truncated match to better Azharuddin's 20-year-old mark by two balls.
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