I could’ve done this as a Twitter thread, but it probably needs more than that. I can’t remember myself having been worked up to this extent about anything related to football. …

I’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: I should say before I start though, that most of the vizzes I make are using Tableau, but this type in particular is made entirely…

Before we really get into this piece, have a go at answering this question: Which was Manchester United’s most memorable goal of the 2020/21 Premier League season? Maybe it was one of those Pogba stunners. Maybe it was one of those Cavani tap-ins that came from his oh-so-satisfying off-ball runs…

Cricket chiefs look forward to long-awaited championship that provides context to bilateral five-day cricket. The men’s Future Tours Programme released by the International Cricket Council on Wednesday 20 June has provided the details on the inaugural ICC World Test Championship. The tournament, instated with the aim of bringing more context…

Disclaimer: A lot of the content in here is already discussed in Swaminathan Nanda-Kishore’s guide to creating shot maps. I’ll just be dealing with the changes you need to make to turn that into a hexagonal shot map. Additionally, advice on how to obtain shot data from Understat can also…

I’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. …

Passing sonars are pretty cool, and useful visualisations to look at. Particularly in a team sense, they can tell us, at a glance, about their passing habits/tendencies. They’re quite easy to create using Python or R, but can be done pretty conveniently using a combination of Excel and Tableau too…

Passing networks are pretty cool graphics in general. It’s probably best to use a coding language, like Python or R to make them, but assuming you’re like me and have no idea what all that’s about, here’s a guide to making them in Tableau. (Disclaimer: The entire process involves a…

Well, this is awkward. Just under a week ago, I wrote another piece like this one. It was about how this group of Indian players managed to win my heart with the spunk they showed in what was by all accounts an already lost game in Sydney. There was a…