Shamya Dasgupta

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

The scoop, as played by kids in streets all over south Asia

Forget the Marilliers and the Dilshans, here's where the stroke came from

09-Dec-2024•Shamya Dasgupta

Shireen Contractor was the pioneering Indian triple-international you didn't know about

In the Calcutta of the 1970s and '80s lived a young Parsee who made her community proud with her sporting achievements

06-Jul-2024•Shamya Dasgupta

What I'll remember Bishan ji for

The great India spinner was a fine sportsman (if, self-admittedly, no athlete). And as a man, he was one of the best

26-Oct-2023•Shamya Dasgupta

'Broadcast-ready' Tolerance Oval part of Abu Dhabi Cricket expansion

Authorities await ICC accreditation for the venue ahead of IPL 2021 and T20 World Cup

05-Jul-2021•Shamya Dasgupta

Life in politics: Manoj Tiwary and Ashok Dinda on being MLAs in West Bengal

The two Bengal cricketers talk about their election campaigns and their political futures

30-Jun-2021•Shamya Dasgupta

Saba Karim calls for 'strong foundation' to speed up the growth of women's cricket in India

The former BCCI women's cricket head details the areas that need urgent attention

29-Jun-2021•Shamya Dasgupta

Who are Arzan Nagwaswalla and Abhimanyu Easwaran?

The lowdown on the two stand-by players in the India contingent picked to tour England

09-May-2021•Shamya Dasgupta and Hemant Brar

Bishan Singh Bedi to DDCA: Remove my name from Kotla stand, cancel my membership

Email to association president refers to nepotism during the reign of Arun Jaitley, whose statue is being installed at the Kotla

23-Dec-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

Knight Riders Group buys stake in USA T20 franchise project Major League Cricket

Investment in league planned for 2022 adds to Knight Riders' interest in IPL and CPL

30-Nov-2020•Shamya Dasgupta and Peter Della Penna

BCCI chooses not to renew contracts of 11 National Cricket Academy coaches

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says coaches' term expired, but they can reapply when positions are advertised

23-Sep-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

BCCI warns of severely curtailed 2020-21 domestic season

"It's possible that there will be no domestic season at all, or we start in December-January," a BCCI official says

08-Sep-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

IPL 2020: No schedule yet but 'airbridge facility' in place for Abu Dhabi practice sessions

Mumbai Indians and KKR training at an "expanded quarantine facility" at Sheikh Zayed Stadium

01-Sep-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

Ashok Dinda: 'No one could have removed me because of my skills or performances'

Fast bowler looks back at his time with Bengal who have now given him NOC to play elsewhere

27-Aug-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

Still no IPL 2020 schedule as Covid-19 protocols in Abu Dhabi raise concerns

The franchises had earlier been told to expect the fixtures list by August 20

26-Aug-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

Pakistan's five most stylish batsmen

Pakistan's most effective batsmen have not been their prettiest - think Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik and Saeed Anwar. But these five combined runs with elegance

10-Aug-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

After sudden dismissal, BCCI's ex-scorers hope for recognition and relief

Seventeen veteran scorers, retired without notice, approach state associations over total lack of benefits

09-Aug-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

'Can't let our lives grind to a halt' - Arun Lal on BCCI's Covid-19 guidelines to states for senior staff

Baroda to decide in Apex Council meeting about Dav Whatmore, their 66-year-old director of cricket

03-Aug-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

India's 2020-21 domestic season might extend until June next year

The BCCI is attempting to prioritise the Ranji Trophy in what could be a tweaked format

02-Aug-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

Ashok Malhotra: ICA 'unfortunately' too dependent on BCCI and Apex Council

He is disappointed with Apex Council members Gaekwad and Rangaswamy for not doing their bit

20-Jul-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

Big little ABD

A bona fide genius: love that. The picking and choosing, the hemming and hawing: not so much

18-Apr-2020•Shamya Dasgupta

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