Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

What we've learnt from cricket's second Covid year

The pandemic has only exacerbated the inequalities in the game, but the Big Three could help by putting out multiple teams simultaneously

01-Jan-2022•Sambit Bal

Introducing AskCricinfo

An artificial-intelligence-based stats query tool that can answer questions put to it in regular English

15-Sep-2021•Sambit Bal

Why we're replacing 'batsman' with 'batter'

Every little bit helps in the movement towards gender neutrality

16-Apr-2021•Sambit Bal

Please welcome our latest family member - ESPNcricinfo Hindi

Ball-by-ball commentary begins with the IPL tonight, and there will be new shows in our Hindi video section as well

09-Apr-2021•Sambit Bal

India have created the greatest moment in their Test history

How many fairy tales is too many?

19-Jan-2021•Sambit Bal

How 2020 made us fall in love with cricket all over again

The pandemic showed us what we stood to lose, but it also gave us greater perspective on the issues that really matter

31-Dec-2020•Sambit Bal

The balls of the century, No. 16: Sreesanth to Jacques Kallis

Immovable object meets irresistible bouncer

23-Aug-2020•Sambit Bal

It's time we South Asians understood that colourism is racism

We need to unlearn our toxic attitudes towards light and dark skin, and perhaps sport can lead the way

11-Jun-2020•Sambit Bal

Sport still matters, perhaps more than we think

In times like these, when we feel besieged and anxious, it can offer some of the respite our minds and hearts need

19-Mar-2020•Sambit Bal

Just what was Shakib thinking?

His failure to report approaches by a bookie will cost him a year; for Bangladesh cricket, it will cost more

30-Oct-2019•Sambit Bal

If cricket were to end tomorrow, at least we'll have this game

Did Lord's 2019 go past Edgbaston 1999? Felt that way

15-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal

India's strongest suit turns weakest link in Madchester drama

All tournament long, India's top three had piled up the runs; yet, just as in the 2015 World Cup, they collectively failed at the first knockout hurdle

10-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal at Old Trafford

Rohit Sharma and the art of the non-violent six

He eases the ball over the rope with minimum fuss and a lack of warning about what is coming

08-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal

England's evolving ODI juggernaut

By confronting, and overcoming, the threat of elimination, they are now better prepared for a shot at ultimate glory than they were at the beginning of the tournament

03-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal at Chester-le-Street

Not a must-win, but New Zealand must win their momentum back

New Zealand should get into the final four even with a loss to England, but that would make them the only team without a win against the other semi-finalists

02-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal at Chester-le-Street

Don't blame Dhoni or the boundary, the better side won

The curious ending to the match provoked anger and suspicion among fans but there are good cricketing reasons why it ended the way it did

01-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal

India do the hard yards to hide their soft centre

The tournament favourites are cruising but their middle order could be tested if England set them a stiff target

30-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal at Edgbaston

The sounds of watching Virat Kohli bat

Kohli has yet to make the defining hundred of India's World Cup but his contributions have been no less significant

28-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal at Old Trafford

Under pressure, England can become the team they want to be

The hosts face two tough games to qualify for the knockouts but it could free them up to rediscover their game in this tournament

26-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal in Manchester

Stump mics have their uses but beware the manipulation

Before hailing stump mics as the cure to a persistent but minor irritant, cricket must pause to consider the side effects

18-Feb-2019•Sambit Bal

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