Samarth Shah

No path from league to country

No path from league to country

"So how does one get picked for the USA cricket team?” a colleague of mine asked me at lunch, a couple of years back

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Tendulkar, the 'normaliser'

Tendulkar, the 'normaliser'

Following Sachin Tendulkar 's recent retirement from one-day internationals, a number of people shared their favorite memory of him

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Rebuild, don't revamp

Rebuild, don't revamp

I'd make a plea for some patience from fans

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Grassroots

Grassroots

Before I came to the US, I didn't realize how much of a role outfields play in shaping cricket technique

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

The stars of USA cricket

The stars of USA cricket

In my opinion, the number one architect of USA's successful year, was Coach Clayton Lambert

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

The right balance

The right balance

Selling cricket to newer markets doesn't need added promotion of Twenty20s, which will adversely affect the balance between the three forms

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Lessons on the cricket field

Lessons on the cricket field

Perhaps the player one learnt the most from at the National championship was former West Indies Test cricketer Neil McGarrell, the captain of the Atlantic Region

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Cross-border cricket

Cross-border cricket

There are several advantages and disadvantages to playing cricket in Seattle

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Watching cricket in the USA is a scramble

Watching cricket in the USA is a scramble

It was recently reported that a deal between Neo Cricket and Comcast means that cricket will now be available on cable in the USA

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Twenty20: the weekday wonder

Twenty20: the weekday wonder

In Chicago in early 2002, some members of the Midwest Cricket Conference decided that one 40-over game per week, on either Saturday or Sunday, wasn't sufficient cricket

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Captain a club side? No thank you

Captain a club side? No thank you

It is said that wicketkeeping and umpiring are the most thankless tasks in cricket

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

Off-season fun

Off-season fun

It strikes me as odd that the US National Championships, which should be the pinnacle of the season, are held six to seven weeks after the regular season has ended in most local leagues in the US

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

The nicest park in Van Nuys

The nicest park in Van Nuys

I first played at Woodley Park in 2001, when I was working as a summer intern programmer in a suburb of Los Angeles

25-Feb-2013•Samarth Shah

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