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The sheer numbers that make Dhoni India's most successful captain

MS Dhoni became India’s most successful captain in ODIs when he led India to a nine-wicket win over England in Birmingham.

EPL Number Cruncher: From Man Utd's loss to Liverpool's win, all the opening week stats

All the Premier League stats from the opening weekend.

Number Cruncher: Records tumble as Vijay, Bhuvi star at Lord's

Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first number nine batsman to post three half-centuries in a Test series.

Statistical Preview: All you need to know about Lord’s

Lord’s is one of England’s happy hunting grounds. Among all home grounds, England have a better winning record only at Edgbaston and The Oval.

The stats that matter: A history of the World Cup in numbers

World Cup 2014 is the 20th edition of the tournament which started in 1930 — below a graphic which gives you historical highlights of the quadrennial extravaganza.

Sania Mirza rises to career-best ranking of six in doubles

Courtesy a quarterfinals appearance at the Roland Garros, Sania earned 430 ranking points along with partner Cara Black to jump eight places in the ranking charts.

Number Cruncher: Stunning stats from Real Madrid vs Aletico

Here are the top stats from Real Madrid's 4-1 Champions League final win over Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on Saturday night.

IPL Number Cruncher: All the stats from KKR vs RCB

Narine (20 at 15.60 runs apiece in 13 games) became the second bowler to complete 20 wickets in IPL 2014.

IPL Number Cruncher: All the stats from KKR vs SRH

Robin Uthappa became the first batsman to post 40 or more in six innings in a row in the IPL.

Number Cruncher: All the IPL records made in the UAE leg

The UAE-leg of IPL 7 is over and teams will now battle it out in India. Here are all the important records from the 20 matches played at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.