Cricket

Finally, it’s completed. The visualization is live now - visuals → ipl2025.

The learning from this activity is quite a long list.

1. Visualization is easier compared to data collection & preparation.
2. UI is scarier than the backend stuff like terminal or notebooks.
3. Prototyping is very much important, especially for the hobby project.
4. Iterative improvement is greater than aiming for a polished shiny thing.
5. Presentation is key

1. Visualization is easier compared to data collection & preparation.

If you look at the chart it’s a combination of

Data visualization is one field that has kept me captivated for some time now. The graphics published in sites like FT, Reuters, or NYT made me wonder why I don’t spend time on the skill.

The good volume and variety of data that is available is available all the time. Share market—daily; IPL—yearly. I find each of the cricket matches, no matter if they are Test, ODI, or T20, generates so much data. I tried once with the ODI World Cup; it’s not at all a good one. It’s been a couple of years, and I’m planning to visualize this IPL. My preferred tool is D3JS, and even with that, I’m limited to a few shapes.