sohummisra
U19 Debutant
That's a shame to hear, to be honest. I think incidents that take place on the field that are not recorded by statistics are far more dangerous to the game of cricket than some sort of "contamination of statistics" which can actually easily be sorted out if you take a bit of time (which shouldn't be a problem if you're that serious about cricket). For example, things such as the Oval test, match-fixing, the ICC's (mis-)management of cricket, etc. devalue cricket FAR MORE than any statistics tracking ever can or should.
You can't just blanket the statement "if you look at the statistics" since there's so many to look at. And who decides what is a proper analysis of the statistics? My opinion differs from yours. A better way to look at it is once you watch cricket you realize Sachin has not been at the top of his or the game for a while, and then you find the statistics to prove your point. Basing arguments on pure statistics is the opposite way to go around it, I feel. Without cricket you wouldn't have the statistics, so I think theories and such should be initiated from the actual game, rather than the statistical output that is produced by it.
