Punjab FC – A New Beginning For The Shers Author: Gautam Varier For the first time ever in the Indian Super League, the I-League winner has been promoted to the competition and the team to make history is Punjab FC. The Shers were the class of the I-League last season,…
The Evolution Of The Role Of A Pro Kabaddi League Analyst Author: Gautam Varier When the Pro Kabaddi League commenced all the way back in 2014, not many could have foreseen that it would turn out to be such a massive success. With the stakes now being higher than ever,…
Kabaddi Performance Index Part – 2: Pressure Ranking And Situational Players Author: Gautam Varier Part 1 of the sneak peek into the SportsKPI Kabaddi Performance Index covered aspects such as the Impact Index, the Khelo India University Games, and the Auction View. Part 2 reveals two of the other key…
SportsKPI’s Impact Index Author: Gautam Varier The Pro Kabaddi League auction is just around the corner now and we at SportsKPI have been hard at work behind the scenes getting ready for it. To assist our clients in formulating the perfect auction strategy, we always try to come up with…
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…