ESPNcricinfo launches Superstats, new metrics that uses Data Science to analyze the game of cricket
Sambit Bal, Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo, Rahul Dravid, Former Indian Captain and Head coach Under-19, Sanjay Manjrekar, ESPNcricinfo expert and Professor Raghunathan Rengaswamy, IIT Madras Partners with IIT Madras to co-develop an Artificial Intelligence engine that leverages rich data collected from over a decade old ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball updates Superstats constitutes of three metrics: Luck Index, Forecaster, and Smart Stats Rahul Dravid and Sanjay Manjrekar lead the conversation to discuss the future of statistics in cricket In the era of multiple formats and leagues, game of cricket needs to move beyond conventional measurement system such as economy rate, average and strike rate. Keeping this in mind, ESPNcricinfo in partnership with Indian Institute of Technology Madras launches Superstats, next level metrics to analyze the game of cricket. Superstats is a combination of stats metrics - Luck Index, Forecaster and Smart Stats that uses Data Scie...