Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

@sambitbal

Grey is the colour of the DRS

The review system is still mired in controversy, as the Ian Bell reprieve and its fallout show

02-Mar-2011•Sambit Bal

India exposed in flawed thriller

The tied match was just what the World Cup needed, but the exciting finish cannot gloss over what was an embarrassing performance by India in the field

27-Feb-2011•Sambit Bal at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Normal service restored, somewhat

This was a mighty batting performance by the mightiest batting line-up in the tournament but India have a few crinkles to iron out

19-Feb-2011•Sambit Bal at the Shere Bangla Stadium

Dhoni plays down the pressure factor

The warm-up matches have been done and won but India are among to few teams to start the tournament against an opposition that possesses the wherewithal to knock them over

18-Feb-2011•Sambit Bal in Mirpur

The People's World Cup

To no other city, no other country, no other people, would this World Cup have meant more. And there could have been no better place for this World Cup to begin its journey

17-Feb-2011•Sambit Bal at the Bangabandhu Stadium

Saving the next Amir

The ICC's punishment may be hard on three talented cricketers but it was necessary to save the next one from falling into the same trap

06-Feb-2011•Sambit Bal

Kapil bedevils Zimbabwe

With the 175 that announced India's arrival on the one-day stage

14-Jan-2011•Sambit Bal

Beware a self-absorbed India

The game is in trouble when its most powerful member board can't be bothered to run cricket in its own country properly

07-Jan-2011•Sambit Bal

The return of swing and other stories

The top teams were on about an equal footing, which produced more absorbing cricket. And an exciting bowling art made a comeback

06-Jan-2011•Sambit Bal

A classic that lifts the shadows

These teams have the uncanny knack of producing great series when the game seems to need them most

14-Oct-2010•Sambit Bal

The master decision-maker

Tendulkar's ability to assess risk and stay aware of every little detail are the cornerstones of his art

11-Oct-2010•Sambit Bal

The steel beneath the silk

The splendour of his batting sometimes distracts Laxman's admirers from the mental strength that is such a big part of his game

06-Oct-2010•Sambit Bal

Stop the tour, save the game

Cricket's decision-makers need to act firmly and decisively in the matter of the latest match-fixing allegations, for the sake of the sanctity of the sport

29-Aug-2010•Sambit Bal

Stop canonising Howard

Those who think John Howard would have solved cricket's ills, and ignore just why he was a divisive candidate, have got the wrong end of the stick

05-Jul-2010•Sambit Bal

An outcome that could drag cricket to the dark ages

Sure, a candidate can be rejected, but there need to be compelling reasons for doing so, and those need to be made public

30-Jun-2010•Sambit Bal

The one-day international

A format that is criticised today for being unwieldy and dull, was for three decades cricket's biggest bread-winner

27-Jun-2010•Sambit Bal

Lalit's last hurrah

Modi made the dangerous mistake of trying to become bigger than the system that created him. The system has now ruthlessly cut him to size

25-Apr-2010•Sambit Bal

The crisis the IPL needed

The controversy surrounding the league is a chance for the Indian board to set its house in order

21-Apr-2010•Sambit Bal

Tendulkar transcends the format

To watch the master in Chennai was to be reminded of how he unites India, and also of how his batting has remained pure, even in Twenty20

09-Apr-2010•Sambit Bal

Bigger, faster, greedier

From a genteel pursuit, cricket became big business in the 2000s, and lost a lot of itself in the bargain

21-Dec-2009•Sambit Bal

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