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Sambit Bal
Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

@sambitbal
Why spinners can make Sehwag look silly

Why spinners can make Sehwag look silly

Sehwag is among the most unbelievable batsman of his time, and the most frustrating too. Against spinners he doesn't rate, he isn't even prepared to confer the bowler of one ball of watchfulness

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
How to hold live discussions with readers

How to hold live discussions with readers

We have always looked for ways to engage you in our coverage of cricket and some of you might have noticed or indeed taken part in the live discussions we have been conducting on the site in the last few weeks

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
An unhealthy obsession with the Ashes

An unhealthy obsession with the Ashes

The way large sections of the English cricket establishment have managed to work themselves up over Kent signing Stuart Clark for the first part of the next summer is a needless distraction and reeks of hypocrisy

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
A matter of time

A matter of time

It is not unusual for sport to adjust its timing to suit the structure and space of television but Test matches starting at noon will still feel strange

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
The reading room

The reading room

It's only the second week and I am already running a day late in supplying my list of things you ought to read on ESPNcricinfo

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
It runs on the site

It runs on the site

Here's a little ritual I want to start on the blog. Every Monday I will put together a list of recommended reading from pieces published on Cricinfo

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
The fire that was soothing

The fire that was soothing

Cricket is the most cerebral of field sports, but a fast bowler letting rip on a responsive surface is it's animal moment, and in a sublime sense

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
Cricket's disaster journalism

Cricket's disaster journalism

There is always a buzz around our offices when big stories break. But big stories in recent weeks have only meant bad news, and it has gotten progressively, sickeningly worse

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
The good draw and the bad draw

The good draw and the bad draw

I have a simple rule to judge a good Test: it must carry the possibility of a result till lunch on the last day

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
A conversation with readers

A conversation with readers

Cricinfo's primary duty has always been to its readers, and one of the great gifts of the internet, is the connection it allows between the reader and the writer. This page will be a modest attempt to further that connection

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
The pitch needs attention

The pitch needs attention

The dead pitch is Karachi was as poor as the one in Chennai where Virender Sehwag scored a faster than run-a-ball hundred

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
An idea whose time has come

An idea whose time has come

Dear Readers,

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
Outside edge

Outside edge

A couple of our contributors are teachers, one is an amateur cricketer, and another is a database consultant

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
An age-old prejudice

An age-old prejudice

Earlier entries: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 .

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
Not the greatest match ever

Not the greatest match ever

Earlier entries: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 .

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
Chappell's brave gambit

Chappell's brave gambit

Earlier posts: intro , 1 .

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
How much can we trust predictive technology?

How much can we trust predictive technology?

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 .

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
The question is, how much?

The question is, how much?

Earlier posts: Introduction .

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal
The thorny question of retirement

The thorny question of retirement

What gives us the right to expect a player to know exactly when to give it all up?

04-Jan-2013•Sambit Bal
South Africa's ascent, India's tailspin

South Africa's ascent, India's tailspin

The current Test No. 1 side has something other teams from the country have lacked: an air of invincibility and ruthlessness

03-Jan-2013•Sambit Bal
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