Cricket and Analytics are hot topics today. With the help of technology Analytics, the interest quotient of cricket has gone up exponentially. High definition telecasts, data visualisation have really made cricket exciting to watch nowadays. Vijay Sethi, VP and CIO at Hero MotoCorp Ltd, speaks about how he sees his favourite game today that comes with a generous dose of analytics. To read more, visit the following link:
Many cricket teams are using Big Data Analytics to make important decisions about how to play and attack. There are sensors in the pitch and therefore we get loads of data per match which gives an opportunity to analyze this data with legacy data to make a very meaningful perspective. For example, we get data like- what % of balls by a bowler in a match are short pitch resulting in what % of total wickets or runs attributed to that type of balling in this match compared with past matches which makes the application of Big Data Analytics more meaningful. Read more at: http://tyronesystems.com/cwc/?p=1144
Analytics has now become an integral part of cricket. Before the match begins, there is a series of analysis about the pitch, weather conditions, weather predictions, history of two teams against each other, history of the teams on the particular ground, in the particular country, among others . Similarly, each player of the teams gets analyzed in great details, in terms of his records, his performance against the opponent, on the pitch, his strengths and weaknesses. Each player is also analyzed as a fielder in terms of the history of his catches taken or dropped. Strategies of captain get predicted and its possible impacts are discussed. The list is just endless. Cricket is no longer only the game to be played on the ground. Much of it happens off the ground, using analytical tools.
Satish Pendse, president of Highbar Technologies Ltd, an HCC group company, explains how he sees cricket today with technology impacting the viewing experience. To know more, click on the link below
