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Sambit Bal
Sambit Bal

Editor-in-chief, ESPNcricinfo

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How many sixes need to be hit before they lose their magic?

How many sixes need to be hit before they lose their magic?

Almost unthinkably, the spectacle of batters hitting the ball into the stands has become routine and predictable

27-Apr-2024•Sambit Bal
How Bazball alters one of the fundamental truths of Test cricket

How Bazball alters one of the fundamental truths of Test cricket

The genius of England's approach is that it takes the traditional consequences of dismissal out of the equation

14-Feb-2024•Sambit Bal
Cricket will go where the fans take it, and that's all right

Cricket will go where the fans take it, and that's all right

We're often alarmed at changes in the sport and the direction it seems to be headed in, but maybe the fear is unfounded

30-Dec-2023•Sambit Bal
India's heartbreak is most poignant in the dashed hopes of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid

India's heartbreak is most poignant in the dashed hopes of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid

For the team's captain and coach, it was their last, best shot at the biggest prize in the game. Being thwarted at the very end will have been shattering for their team and them

20-Nov-2023•Sambit Bal
Inevitable but unpredictable, India and Australia have been two trains on a collision course

Inevitable but unpredictable, India and Australia have been two trains on a collision course

The two powerhouses of 21st-century cricket were tipped to meet in this year's World Cup final, and they made it there in contrasting styles

18-Nov-2023•Sambit Bal
India have a big, bad, beautiful bowling machine

India have a big, bad, beautiful bowling machine

All this World Cup they have been unstoppable, operating at a different level from their opposition

07-Nov-2023•Sambit Bal
Why middling scores make for the best kind of ODI

Why middling scores make for the best kind of ODI

Runfests usually kill games as contests. But team scores a little below 300? Now we're talking

30-Oct-2023•Sambit Bal
An atmosphere like never before, but it could have been so much more

An atmosphere like never before, but it could have been so much more

The 100,000-strong Ahmedabad crowd made itself heard, but it was a shame there was almost no green in that vastness of blue

14-Oct-2023•Sambit Bal
In World Cups, pressure comes with the territory. It's what makes winning sweet

In World Cups, pressure comes with the territory. It's what makes winning sweet

Champions, like Virat Kohli, embrace pressure and rise in its presence. They know how to shut out noise, and when to be buoyed by it

10-Oct-2023•Sambit Bal
India vs Australia: when the World Cup bursts into life

India vs Australia: when the World Cup bursts into life

Two of the greatest teams of modern times, with a storied past against each other, meet at a venue steeped in cricket history

07-Oct-2023•Sambit Bal
India's endless dream run

India's endless dream run

In 1983 the team achieved all of their fans' expectations - and then went where no one had ever dared imagine

27-Sep-2023•Sambit Bal
We've lived cricket for three decades, alongside you

We've lived cricket for three decades, alongside you

For 30 years, ESPNcricinfo has been the world's companion for the game

20-Mar-2023•Sambit Bal
T20s might be the future, but they won't thrive without bilateral cricket and its ecosystem

T20s might be the future, but they won't thrive without bilateral cricket and its ecosystem

A look back at 2022: how Stokes and Co redefined Test cricket, the continuing rise of the shortest format, and more

02-Jan-2023•Sambit Bal
India's T20 approach needs a reboot, not a refresh

India's T20 approach needs a reboot, not a refresh

It is both ironic and galling that they have lagged behind in both the physical and mental aspects of playing T20 cricket

17-Nov-2022•Sambit Bal
What we've learnt from cricket's second Covid year

What we've learnt from cricket's second Covid year

The pandemic has only exacerbated the inequalities in the game, but the Big Three could help by putting out multiple teams simultaneously

01-Jan-2022•Sambit Bal
Introducing AskCricinfo

Introducing AskCricinfo

An artificial-intelligence-based stats query tool that can answer questions put to it in regular English

15-Sep-2021•Sambit Bal
Why we're replacing 'batsman' with 'batter'

Why we're replacing 'batsman' with 'batter'

Every little bit helps in the movement towards gender neutrality

16-Apr-2021•Sambit Bal
Please welcome our latest family member - ESPNcricinfo Hindi

Please welcome our latest family member - ESPNcricinfo Hindi

Ball-by-ball commentary begins with the IPL tonight, and there will be new shows in our Hindi video section as well

09-Apr-2021•Sambit Bal
India have created the greatest moment in their Test history

India have created the greatest moment in their Test history

How many fairy tales is too many?

19-Jan-2021•Sambit Bal
How 2020 made us fall in love with cricket all over again

How 2020 made us fall in love with cricket all over again

The pandemic showed us what we stood to lose, but it also gave us greater perspective on the issues that really matter

31-Dec-2020•Sambit Bal
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