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Four Wickets and a (Series) Funeral: Kuldeep Yadav in RanchiFew sights are more mesmeric than Kuldeep Yadav in full flight. The drift is bewitching, the drop is sheer and the spin borders on…Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 2024
Where the Bowler is Without Fear and the Head is Held HighOn 24 September 2022, Deepti Sharma ran out England batter Charlotte Dean to hand India a 16-run win over their hosts, sealing the ODI…Oct 2, 2022Oct 2, 2022
Frank Lampard said, “Amadou something cool.” Onanather day, it might have won Everton the derby.This Saturday’s Merseyside derby was one of the more enjoyable ones in recent memory; not least for the fact that there actually were two…Sep 5, 2022Sep 5, 2022
PL Awards 2021/22: 12th Man of the SeasonIt’s the end of May and we all know what that means. The birds are chirping, the sun is out — nah. It’s actually raining cats and dogs as…May 19, 20221May 19, 20221
Guide to Creating Action Heat Maps in Microsoft ExcelI’ve had a few questions from Twitter on how to create action maps like the ones here, so here’s a step-by-step guide to making them:Jul 14, 20211Jul 14, 20211
Goals Aren’t Created Equal. Just Ask These Two.Before we really get into this piece, have a go at answering this question: Which was Manchester United’s most memorable goal of the…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
Guide to Creating Hexagonal Shot Maps in TableauDisclaimer: A lot of the content in here is already discussed in Swaminathan Nanda-Kishore’s guide to creating shot maps. I’ll just be…May 19, 20211May 19, 20211
Evaluating Exploitation of Possession and Territory in FootballI’ll be honest here. This article probably could have fit in a Twitter thread, but this seems like a more suitable way to publish it…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Guide to Creating Pass Sonars in TableauPassing sonars are pretty cool, and useful visualisations to look at. Particularly in a team sense, they can tell us, at a glance, about…Feb 27, 20211Feb 27, 20211
Guide to Creating Passing Networks in TableauPassing networks are pretty cool graphics in general. It’s probably best to use a coding language, like Python or R to make them, but…Feb 3, 20211Feb 3, 20211
Dr Not-so-Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Fall Back in Love with CricketI always loved math in school, and numbers have been my domain for a long time. Even though I don’t deal with them a lot in a professional…Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Looking beyond PPDA: How good™ is your pressing system?Okay, so there’s a bit to unpack here.Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
The Method Behind the Madness — Attempting to Decode Jose Bordalas’ GetafeOne of the most gripping and compelling storylines from La Liga’s 2019/20 has been that of Getafe CF. Having missed out on Champions…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020