This week, the Cricket Guys speak with Karthikeya Manchala about the recent IPL mini-auction. We talk mini auction dynamics, evolution of team strategies, seam-bowling allrounders, the Pujara buy, and much more. We also discuss Himanish's recent article on Cricinfo, talk about unconventional ways to assess batsmen's consistency across their careers, and see if we can come up with an answer to the question: Who is currently the most consistent batsmen in Test cricket? The answer might surprise you.

IPL auction conversation with Karthikeya: (06:53 - 43:29)

"Stat Attack" - Who is the most consistent batsman in test cricket? (43:34 - 1:02:52)

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You can find more of Karthikeya's thoughts on Twitter.

Himanish's article: Virat Kohli, Steven Smith or Joe Root - who's the most consistent of them all? (espncricinfo.com)

Cluster Profiles — ImgBB (ibb.co)

HaloData-Feb.xlsx (dropbox.com)

Cover art by @RanjithaS