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Sambit Bal
Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

@sambitbal
The sick season

The sick season

Jagmohan Dalmiya may have dragged Indian cricket into the professional era, but he has done nothing to promote the same sort of culture within his organisation

07-Jul-2005•Sambit Bal
Some more intent, please

Some more intent, please

Just what are we to make of this

07-Jul-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal
Variety is the spice of life

Variety is the spice of life

Cricket's greatest asset is its rich and varied temper

25-Jun-2005•Sambit Bal
A contest more equal

A contest more equal

The first thing you feel upon landing in Bangalore from Mumbai on an early October morning is the crispness of the air

25-Jun-2005•Sambit Bal
In control, but never in command

In control, but never in command

India can look back on this Test with a generous dose of regret

23-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal
Everything according to plan

Everything according to plan

Verdict day 4

23-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal in Bangalore
Everything according to plan

Everything according to plan

Verdict day 4

23-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal in Bangalore
The saving grace of defeat

The saving grace of defeat

The saving grace of defeat is that it invariably brings lessons

23-Jun-2005•Indian View by Sambit Bal in Bangalore
The saving grace of defeat

The saving grace of defeat

The saving grace of defeat is that it invariably brings lessons

23-Jun-2005•Indian View by Sambit Bal in Bangalore
Question of motives

Question of motives

Indian cricket is facing a leadership crisis

22-Jun-2005•Sambit Bal
Sorry end to a flat season

Sorry end to a flat season

India's season of discontent has ended, fittingly, with a touch of despair

17-Apr-2005•Indian View by Sambit Bal
Tendulkar, Wisden and a furore of ignorance

Tendulkar, Wisden and a furore of ignorance

In the beginning it was amusing, but now it has become nauseating

09-Apr-2005•Sambit Bal
Cutting through the hysteria over Harbhajan

Cutting through the hysteria over Harbhajan

By painting the matter as black and white when it is predominantly grey, not only do they do disservice to the cricket followers, who might not know better, but also to Harbhajan, who at this moment needs sensible counsel and not macho posturing

26-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal
The legspinners' graveyard

The legspinners' graveyard

What is it with Indian batsmen and legspinners

10-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal
Beware the unknown

Beware the unknown

If cricket matches were won by the weight of past performance and reputation, the India-Pakistan series would be a no contest

03-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal
The birth of reverse swing

The birth of reverse swing

This wasn't a Test that you would call great in the traditional sense

01-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal
Can India match Pakistan's grace and hospitality?

Can India match Pakistan's grace and hospitality?

Will Pakistan get a similar reception that Indians got in February last year year?

17-Feb-2005•Sambit Bal
Enough rope, it's time for the stick

Enough rope, it's time for the stick

The ICC's change of the chucking law, arrived at after a few years of groping, fumbling and soul searching, is potentially seminal

10-Feb-2005•Sambit Bal
A conditional reprieve

A conditional reprieve

The highest court in the land has ruled and it must bring a smile to those in high offices in the Board of Control for Cricket in India

03-Feb-2005•Sambit Bal
Why Twenty20 isn't the answer

Why Twenty20 isn't the answer

It is not merely an elitist concern that cricket needs to retain its identity and character

27-Jan-2005•Sambit Bal
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