Rahul IyerFour 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…9 min read·Feb 29, 2024----
Rahul IyerWhere 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…12 min read·Oct 2, 2022----
Rahul IyerFrank 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…7 min read·Sep 5, 2022----
Rahul IyerPL 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…8 min read·May 19, 2022--1--1
Rahul IyerGuide 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:7 min read·Jul 14, 2021--1--1
Rahul IyerGoals 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…11 min read·Jul 11, 2021----
Rahul IyerGuide 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…3 min read·May 19, 2021--1--1
Rahul IyerEvaluating 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…4 min read·Mar 26, 2021----
Rahul IyerGuide 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…8 min read·Feb 27, 2021--1--1
Rahul IyerGuide 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…11 min read·Feb 3, 2021--1--1
