SportsKPI’s Kabaddi Performance Index Author: Gautam Varier We’re now approaching one of the most important periods in the Kabaddi season in India, the Pro Kabaddi League auction, which is set to take place from 8th to 9th September. Championships are won and lost on the mat, but to be in a…
SportsKPI And IIM Bangalore Bring Forth A New Kabaddi Model Author: Gautam Varier SportsKPI has been one of the pioneers when it comes to Kabaddi analytics in India. A deep dive into the sport helped us formulate the True Raiding Impact (TRI), Net Points per Raid (NPpR), and Net Points…
How To Become A Sports Analyst? Author: Gautam Varier We previously elaborated on what exactly Sports Analytics is but what does it take to be the person implementing it? Considering the importance of analytics in sports today, Sports Analysts are very much in demand in this day and age. So,…
2023 SAFF Championship By Numbers Author: Gautam Varier The 14th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship saw India be crowned champions for the ninth time, as they successfully defended their title. It was a close run thing though for the Blue Tigers as they needed penalties to…
What Is Sports Analytics? Author: Gautam Varier Sports have been around for centuries at this point, but even after the advent of technology, analytics didn’t have a place in it for the longest time. Games and the players involved in them were simply evaluated by eye tests and raw numbers,…
Senior Women’s NFC Final Round By Numbers Author: Gautam Varier The 2022-23 Senior Women’s National Football Championship came to an end on the 28th of June, with Tamil Nadu being crowned champions for the second time. The 27th edition had begun all the way back on the 22nd of March…
Broadcasting The Sahani Cup Author: Gautam Varier One of SportsKPI’s many new ventures into the broadcasting domain took us to Odisha, where we have partnered with The Football Association of Odisha for the year 2023-24. Our first big project with the association was as the official broadcast partner for the…
Indian Women’s League 2022-23 By Numbers Author: Gautam Varier The sixth season of the Indian Women’s League came to an end on the 21st of May with Gokulam Kerala FC lifting the title yet again. It was the third year in a row that Gokulam came out on top as…
What Changed? - IPL 2022 vs 2023 Author : Gautam Varier Yet another Indian Premier League season is now in the books and just like all the previous ones, it didn’t disappoint. We saw many incredible batting displays, and some sensational bowling, and it appeared as if every other night…
Chennai Super Kings What Led To This Spectacular Turnaround In IPL 2023? Author : Gautam Varier Chennai Super Kings came into the 2022 Indian Premier League season as the defending champions but the campaign couldn’t have gone much worse for them. They finished with just four wins and only NRR…