Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

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Decision time for Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble has become a better Test bowler but is clearly a lesser bowler in one-day cricket than before

18-Nov-2004•Sambit Bal

The masters of asphyxiation

The masters of asphyxiation did it comfortably in the end

01-Aug-2004•Sambit Bal

The masters of asphyxiation

The masters of asphyxiation did it comfortably in the end

01-Aug-2004•Sambit Bal

The masters of asphyxiation

The masters of asphyxiation did it comfortably in the end

01-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal

A storm has passed

You could have called it daft

15-Jun-2004•Sambit Bal

Time for India to rise and be heard

The powerful cannot expect to exist in a vacuum; with power comes wider responsibilities

18-May-2004•Sambit Bal

The Maximiser

Whenever I heard former Indian players talk on television about Wright's lack of fire, I have had a quiet chuckle

22-Apr-2004•Sambit Bal

An affair to remember

A series between previously hostile neighbours that had everything you could wish for: warmth, love, exciting young talent, and fantastic cricket

17-Apr-2004•Sambit Bal

The capricious world of Test cricket

Of all the reasons why we love Test cricket, the most compelling one is the way it reveals itself and yet holds back so much

08-Apr-2004•Sambit Bal

It hardly feels like another country

After a childhood full of misgivings and apprehensions, I have spent an adulthood wondering how it would feel to set foot in Pakistan

06-Apr-2004•Roving Reporter by Sambit Bal in Lahore

Save the doosra

As might have been expected, an entire nation has been roused to indignation over Chris Broad's decision to report Muthiah Muralitharan's doosra as suspect

01-Apr-2004•Sambit Bal

Aspiring to greatness

Since 2001, India have won six away Tests in as many countries, and given their dismal record, it can be called a substantial progress

01-Apr-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal

Departures from the past

Thousands of words have already been exhausted describing the spirit of New India, and when Rahul Dravid terminated the Indian innings this afternoon, leaving Sachin Tendulkar stranded six short of a double century, he made another significant

29-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal

The beauty of toil

A tape of his batting wouldn't enliven a rainy evening, but if your team had to save its skin on a dodgy pitch, Gary Kirsten's name would among the first on the sheet

25-Mar-2004•Sambit Bal

Magic in the air

It wasn't a finale that the series deserved, but perhaps it was inevitable such a thing would finally happen: one of these days, a score of nearly 300 was bound to be defended with comfort, but the striking aspect of India's comprehensive

24-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal

Two for the ages

For those of us bemused by the orchestrated hype around Steve Waugh's retirement, the coverage of India's tour to Pakistan has been benumbing, but fears that the good game will be buried in the cacophonic lust of marketing czars have been happily

18-Mar-2004•Sambit Bal

Two for the ages

18-Mar-2004•Sambit Bal

Don't burden cricket with significances it cannot carry

Given the bitter history that India and Pakistan share, every little thing that promotes goodwill is worth clutching at, but there is a danger here of overestimating the power of cricket

11-Mar-2004•Sambit Bal

The power of nostalgia

Nostalgia can be the enemy of reason, for it imbues the past with such marvelous colours and scents that reason cannot cut through fortifications

19-Feb-2004•Sambit Bal

No petty politics please

From genuine concerns about safety of the players, the issue of India's tour to Pakistan is now degenerating into the utterly ridiculous

13-Feb-2004•Sambit Bal

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