Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

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

Celebrate the historic moment, but don't ignore history, India

To become the first Asian team to win a series in Australia is fantastic, but it's a win that has been two decades in the making

08-Jan-2019•Sambit Bal

Test cricket is great again. Thank the bowlers for it

In 2018, the premier format was more competitive and evenly balanced than it has been for a while

01-Jan-2019•Sambit Bal

The arrival of the DRS

It has improved decision-making, but also brought acrimony and confusion

03-Oct-2018•Sambit Bal

Brendon McCullum hitting 158 not out in the IPL opener

An innings that announced the future

28-Sep-2018•Sambit Bal

This is Australia's moment of truth

It's beyond ball-tampering. It's about how they want to play the game

25-Mar-2018•Sambit Bal

Why cricket needs to define what constitutes an offence

Periodically we have bouts of hand-wringing when someone steps over the line, but things need to be more cut and dried

21-Mar-2018•Sambit Bal

At the front line of online

Twenty-five years on the internet and in your hearts

15-Mar-2018•Sambit Bal

The man whom cricket loved back

Tendulkar was the biggest worshipper the game could ever find, and in that lay the foundation of his greatness

13-Mar-2018•Sambit Bal

Of Smith, Kohli, and the year cricket's future took shape

The administrative developments of 2017 hold promise for the years to come

01-Jan-2018•Sambit Bal

Welcome to the all-new ESPNcricinfo

The site is now optimised for mobile platforms and presents a unified experience for all users

20-Jul-2017•Sambit Bal

It's bigger than Kohli v Kumble

The question that arises from the fallout is: should players' personal likes and dislikes influence who gets to be coach?

01-Jun-2017•Sambit Bal

Remembering Marty

On his first death anniversary, Martin Crowe's editor and close friend recalls his inspiring final years

02-Mar-2017•Sambit Bal

Why isolating the BCCI is bad politics

The dismantling of the Big Three regime offered the opportunity to forge a collaboration for a new global order in cricket, but that has gone to waste

17-Feb-2017•Sambit Bal

No one is bigger than the game

At their core, the Lodha recommendations were about establishing best practices in the BCCI. The office-bearers' persistent defiance in the matter seemed only like a bid to self-preserve

02-Jan-2017•Sambit Bal

Margins, morality, and the many collapses of 2016

A look at the top cricket trends of the year: slippery Test batting, Bangladesh's assertiveness, umpire calls, ball-tampering, and a captain called Kohli

02-Jan-2017•Sambit Bal

An explanation

On why a column on the site was taken down

14-Aug-2016•Sambit Bal

When Imran turned demolition man

Just ten months after they met in a historic series, India and Pakistan are ready for another battle which promises to be just as exciting and closely fought as the previous one was

06-Jul-2016•Sambit Bal

Those four red letters are back on TV in India

What the launch of SONYESPN means for you and ESPNcricinfo

17-Jan-2016•Sambit Bal

Kiwi-flavoured

McCullum's side left an unforgettable imprint on the World Cup, and they also produced the batsman of the year

01-Jan-2016•Sambit Bal

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