Matches (13)

Super Smash (1)

New Zealand in India (1)

Vijay Hazare Trophy (1)

Men's Under-19 World Cup (3)

BBL (1)

BPL (2)

WPL (2)

SA20 (2)

WELL

(9.3/16 ov) 72/2

OTAGO

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Schedule Table Series

IND

284/7

(47.3/50 ov, T:285) 286/3

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Schedule Report Videos Series

Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

@sambitbal

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

Sehwag more destructive than Richards

Time to cut out the buts and salute Sehwag for what he is: one of the greats of batting

04-Dec-2009•Sambit Bal

There's nothing quite like Test cricket

Dunedin produced the best cricket match of the year, and there has been reaffirmation that the highest form still has its takers

30-Nov-2009•Sambit Bal

A ride with Sachin

In a 2004 interview, Tendulkar speaks about his decade and a half in cricket and how the game, and his approach to it, have changed.

15-Nov-2009•Interview by Sambit Bal

Australia find men for all seasons

The past couple of years haven't been easy for Australia but they have proved again that champion sides are rarely so by coincidence

06-Oct-2009•Sambit Bal at Centurion

South Africa's strength is their weakness

Why the ability to formulate a plan and stick to it may be at the root of South Africa's failures in multi-team tournaments

05-Oct-2009•Sambit Bal

Vettori's value fully received

How well Vettori performed, and how well his team followed

04-Oct-2009•Sambit Bal in Johannesburg

Australian intimidation blows England away

England felt the full force of Australia's aggression as Ponting and Watson turned executioners on the field

03-Oct-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

India's jigsaw lacks more than missing pieces

Being knocked out of the Champions Trophy will not be futile if India carry back a few lessons

30-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Johannesburg

Time to push beyond for Vettori & Co.

Let it not be said that finding New Zealand in the semi-finals is a surprise. However, it continues to be a wonder

29-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Johannesburg

Run-out recall 'an easy decision'

The Spirit of Cricket was called into play once again in the Champions Trophy when Daniel Vettori was left to decide the fate of Paul Collingwood who had been ruled run out after venturing out of his crease

29-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Johannesburg

War hero Smith shadows the pain of defeat

Graeme Smith's hobble back to the dressing room must rank as the most moving moment of this tournament so far

28-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

Spin could be India's weapon

India have been compelled to abandon their preferred formula and reinforce their bowling at the cost of their batting. It is a risk, but one worth taking

27-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

India to play five bowlers in must-win match

India have chosen the tough option for their do-or-die battle against Australia tomorrow. They will play five bowlers, and ask their depleted batting order to stand up

27-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

We were three bowlers short - Dhoni

The real reasons India's defeat was that the bowlers leaked too many singles in the middle overs

27-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

And so it begins, again

After a period of overkill in the middle of this decade, cricket's most fraught rivalry has an edge again. Or does it?

25-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal

Waugh gets a last-ball hundred

Against the old enemy, the old buzzard times it to a nicety

06-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal

Why Test cricket must get more elitist

The game is going through perhaps the most volatile phase in its history, but the Future Tours Programme has the potential to make a difference

31-Jul-2009•Sambit Bal

Chennai applauds Pakistan

It was heartbreak for India, but the crowd at the Chidambaram Stadium saw it differently

26-Jul-2009•Sambit Bal

Clinical, professional and un-Pakistani

The win came through a most uncharacteristic performance

21-Jun-2009•Sambit Bal at Lord's

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