Matches (22)

ILT20 (1)

Vijay Hazare Trophy (19)

Sri Lanka Women tour of India (1)

HKPL 2-Day (1)

134/8

(19.1/20 ov, T:135) 138/4

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Schedule Table Series

298/8

DELHI

(37.4/50 ov, T:299) 300/6

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Schedule Table Series

Sambit Bal

Bare-headed wonders

So seductive is the aroma of the past that it can easily obscure perspective. Watching footage of old cricket matches invariably brings a terrible longing for the good old days

14-Jul-2005•Sambit Bal

The sick season

Jagmohan Dalmiya may have dragged Indian cricket into the professional era, but he has done nothing to promote the same sort of culture within his organisation

07-Jul-2005•Sambit Bal

Variety is the spice of life

Cricket's greatest asset is its rich and varied temper

25-Jun-2005•Sambit Bal

A contest more equal

The first thing you feel upon landing in Bangalore from Mumbai on an early October morning is the crispness of the air

25-Jun-2005•Sambit Bal

Question of motives

Indian cricket is facing a leadership crisis

22-Jun-2005•Sambit Bal

Tendulkar, Wisden and a furore of ignorance

In the beginning it was amusing, but now it has become nauseating

09-Apr-2005•Sambit Bal

Cutting through the hysteria over Harbhajan

By painting the matter as black and white when it is predominantly grey, not only do they do disservice to the cricket followers, who might not know better, but also to Harbhajan, who at this moment needs sensible counsel and not macho posturing

26-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal

The legspinners' graveyard

What is it with Indian batsmen and legspinners

10-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal

Beware the unknown

If cricket matches were won by the weight of past performance and reputation, the India-Pakistan series would be a no contest

03-Mar-2005•Sambit Bal

Can India match Pakistan's grace and hospitality?

Will Pakistan get a similar reception that Indians got in February last year year?

17-Feb-2005•Sambit Bal

Enough rope, it's time for the stick

The ICC's change of the chucking law, arrived at after a few years of groping, fumbling and soul searching, is potentially seminal

10-Feb-2005•Sambit Bal

A conditional reprieve

The highest court in the land has ruled and it must bring a smile to those in high offices in the Board of Control for Cricket in India

03-Feb-2005•Sambit Bal

Why Twenty20 isn't the answer

It is not merely an elitist concern that cricket needs to retain its identity and character

27-Jan-2005•Sambit Bal

Twelve-man XIs and quartering the game

The noble, the wise and the adventurous have spoken

20-Jan-2005•Sambit Bal

Mahendra's chance to be his own man

The only way for the BCCI's new president, Ranbir Singh Mahendra, to show that he is his own man is by acting like one

13-Jan-2005•Sambit Bal

Last-minute specialists

The BCCI believes scheduling is a job best left till the last hour

06-Jan-2005•Sambit Bal

Catching out the throwers

That India hasn't worked itself into a state of paroxysm over Harbhajan Singh's doosra being reported as suspect is perhaps indicative of two things

23-Dec-2004•Sambit Bal

Let's see Sachin with a new eye

We continue to expect the fizz and abandon of a 19-year old from a 31-year old man with a wife and two children

16-Dec-2004•Sambit Bal

Back to school for Bangladesh

A Test is about to begin, and once more watching cricket will seem like work

09-Dec-2004•Sambit Bal

The over-rate conundrum

Laws have been made, and they need to be enforced

02-Dec-2004•Sambit Bal

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