Cricket is a game of some really fascinating numbers. It is the sole courtesy of numbers and statistics that makes cricket a highly uncomplicated game. The statisticians give it their absolute best to dig in all kinds of numbers in every aspect and field. Some numbers are so freakish that the people analyzing the game are simply mesmerized. More than anything else, statisticians are the backbone of cricket analysis.
One such analyst is Mohandas Menon, who has dedicated his life for statistics. Menon has been a regular in the cricketing fraternity for a really long time and is often spotted mining some mind boggling numbers beside commentators. Renowned commentators such as Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle have often credited Menon for his wonderful work and surely mention his name when he provides them with some crazy stats.
The statistician is quite active on Twitter and has tweeted about the IPL time and again. In this article, we have a look at some of Menon’s exceptional tweets related to the IPL.
Most #IPL sixes by foreign batsmen Chris Gayle 227 Shane Watson 109 Keiron Pollard 106 David Warner 103 AB de Villiers 101* #RCBvsRR
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 20, 2015
Winners & league table positions in #IPL 2008:#RR (#1) 2009:#DC (#4) 2010:#CSK(#3) 2011:#CSK(#2) 2012:#KKR(#2) 2013:#MI (#2) 2014:#KKR(#2)
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 19, 2015
Most wkts in SF/Playoffs in #IPL 14 A Morkel 13 D Bravo 12 R Ashwin 11 S Jakati 10 Harbhajan/K Pollard 9 A Kumble #CSKvsMI
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 19, 2015
Most runs in SF/Playoffs in #IPL 581 S Raina 353 M Dhoni 338 M Vijay 312 M Hussey 224 Y Pathan 208 D Smith #CSKvsMI
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 19, 2015
Most successful teams in T20 history Most wins #CSK 93 #MI 82 Hampshire/Lancashire 75 Somerset 71 Surrey 70 #KKR/Nottinghamshire69 #CSKvsMI
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 19, 2015
72 (52.55%) of Lasith Malinga’s 137 wickets have come without any help from his team mates….. 58 (bowled), 9 (lbw) 5 (c&b) #SRHvMI
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 17, 2015
Chris Gayle in #IPL hit 226 sixes in 2011 balls (a six every 9 balls!) conceded 25 sixes in 489 balls (a six every 20 balls!) #RCBvsDD
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 17, 2015
Most 6s each #IPL season (5099) 2012: 732 2014: 714 2013: 674 2011: 639 2015: 627* 2008: 622 2010: 585 2009: 506 #RCBvsDD
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 17, 2015