Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

@sambitbal

Comments on fixing stories

We haven't invited readers' views on the latest spot-fixing scandal because of libel issues

19-May-2013•Sambit Bal

The importance of risking failure

A Day With Dravid was not all it could have been, but glitches are best looked at as building blocks rather than setbacks

26-Mar-2013•Sambit Bal

No runs for deflections off direct hits

If the ball ricochets off the stumps after an attempted run-out, why should it benefit the batsman?

16-Mar-2013•Sambit Bal

Pity the paying public

The way Indian cricket treats spectators is depressing and a travesty of the times

03-Mar-2013•Sambit Bal in Hyderabad

Presenting The Cordon

Announcing a new section on the site: voices from outside the press box

28-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Soul Man

Obituaries are hopelessly inadequate in a way. Frank Keating will never know what I owe him. I never got to know him well enough to tell him, but when I heard about his death on Friday evening it felt personal

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Choose your ESPNcricinfo homepage

We will not pretend this is a dazzling innovation. Even though ESPNcricinfo has run multiple homepages for years now, you have not had the option of choosing which one to set as your default

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

A question of cricket

Introducing our latest series, The Jury's Out, which is a highly subjective exploration of the beautiful facets in the game of cricket

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Remembering Roebuck

Peter Roebuck's judgements were based not merely on the keenest understanding of the game but on a wider understanding of society, history and human behaviour, and his ability to connect the dots

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Record crowd for record Lord's Test

Never has a Monday morning at the ground been so busy, so urgent and so alive. Not even the prospect of a first Ashes victory in 75 years brought so many people to the ground in 2009

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Talking legspin with TJ

If you like cricket, you had to like Terry Jenner. And if you love legspin you had to absolutely adore him. No one spoke more eloquently, knowledgeably, and passionately about legspin than him

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

A forgotten anniversary

While the senses are riveted on the World Cup, the 10th anniversary of a landmark day in Indian cricket - the famous Kolkata stand between Laxman and Dravid - has gone unheralded, unacknowledged even

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

The joys of watching cricket on HD

Ireland and Kevin O'Brien provided the World Cup its most joyous day yet, and while I would have loved to be at the ground, I had the next best viewing option available

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Introducing ESPNcricinfo's iPhone app

As a long-time sucker for Apple's temptations, I have been waiting for this one with childlike anticipation. And now that it is on my phone, I can say, hand on heart, that ESPNcricinfo's iPhone app is a thing of beauty

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Evolving Tendulkar remains India's best

When you next hear Tendulkar talk about wanting to get better, he is not merely dishing out a quote

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

The bigger picture

I am sure you haven't failed to notice the steady increase in video content on the site. We are committed to exploiting the inclusiveness of our medium and present to our readers any additional options for consuming our content

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Beyond boundaries

At ESPNcricinfo we are always trying to expand our range. And the latest addition is a travel section that will allow you to explore the host countries before the World Cup begins

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

The best of the best

While it can be argued that picking fantasy XIs are ultimately exercises in futility, they also serve the worthiest of causes

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

New Facebook functionality for ESPNcricinfo

Now, if you've already liked a certain individual on ESPNcricinfo.com, you'll receive any related stories which are published on the site - straight to your Facebook wall. It includes a summary of the story and a link

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

Spirit now and spirit then

For those still mulling over the spirit of the cricket and the severity of Suraj Randiv's crime in denying Virender Sehwag a hundred, here's a little story narrated with glee by Bishen Singh Bedi during his memorial lecture for the late Dilip

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

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