Chandresh Narayanan is a senior cricket writer having served in different roles across all mediums. He has served with The Indian Express, The Times of India, Neo Sports and cricketnirvana.com. Later he served as content head for the official Indian Premier League (IPL) website in 2009-10. He then served for four years till July 2014 in Dubai with the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the Website, Media and Communications, Media Rights and Digital Officer. He has also reported on the 2007 Cricket World Cup for The Times of India and at the 2011 World Cup was on duty as ICC website manager. He is now an independent media professional who teaches, writes and talks on issues concerning his favourite sport. His first authored book on Cricket World Cup, looking back at heroes from previous champion sides, titled 'World Cup Heroes' has now hit the stands.

March 21, 2004 00:00 IST
Everything related to India’s chances of finishing the next 30 days in Pakistan on a high note depends on tomorrow. If India do manage ...
Sun, Mar 21, 2004
March 20, 2004 00:00 IST
Everything about Peshawar is different from the rest of Pakistan. Not least of all the media centre, or whatever little of it there is at th...
Sat, Mar 20, 2004
March 20, 2004 00:00 IST
For India, the match today was lost in the first few overs. When at 37, the top three — Tendulkar, Sehwag and Laxman — were back i...
Sat, Mar 20, 2004
March 20, 2004 00:00 IST
India captain Saurav Ganguly and coach John Wright presented completely contrasting faces after the Indians suffered another loss to Pakista...
Sat, Mar 20, 2004
March 20, 2004 00:00 IST
If there was a winner other than the obvious it was, for the third straight match, the goodwill sought to be fostered by the series. The Tri...
Sat, Mar 20, 2004
March 19, 2004 00:00 IST
Before the series started, this was the one place repeatedly mentioned as a security nightmare. Yet the Indian cricketers’ first walkab...
Fri, Mar 19, 2004
March 19, 2004 00:00 IST
The drive from Islamabad to Peshawar shouldn’t take more than two and half hours. But if you’re a first-timer and from India, you ...
Fri, Mar 19, 2004
March 19, 2004 00:00 IST
This is Pakistan’s fabled Wild (North) West, where tribal laws rule and outsiders are given a long list of don’s and don’ts. ...
Fri, Mar 19, 2004
March 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Even as the crowds at the Pindi Cricket Ground were cheering the fours and sixes, the travelling Indian media focused part of its attention ...
Thu, Mar 18, 2004
March 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Whether he’s batting or on the field, it is very difficult to keep Sachin Tendulkar restrained for long. So no wonder the stifling secu...
Thu, Mar 18, 2004
March 17, 2004 00:00 IST
Islamabad's Constitution Avenue houses all the major federal government offices. It also houses the headquarters of Pakistan Televison (PTV)...
Wed, Mar 17, 2004
March 17, 2004 00:00 IST
Three players came into the match with fitness concerns. Here’s how they fared:SAURAV GANGULY: Down with fever a day before the match, ...
Wed, Mar 17, 2004
March 17, 2004 00:00 IST
Long after the Pakistanis bowled out the Indians to level the series, long after Sachin Tendulkar walked away with the man of the match awar...
Wed, Mar 17, 2004
March 17, 2004 00:00 IST
On the face of it, this is exciting stuff. Four innings on the trot crossing 300 runs, two centuries, a 99 and a few 80-plus. But the scores...
Wed, Mar 17, 2004
March 16, 2004 00:00 IST
Before coming to Pakistan, my closest connection to the country was my grandfather, who had worked in Karachi for a year before Partition. H...
Tue, Mar 16, 2004
March 16, 2004 00:00 IST
The biggest talking point during the Karachi ODI was the nature of the wicket in use — flat and devoid of any life — which became ...
Tue, Mar 16, 2004
March 16, 2004 00:00 IST
With their skipper unwell and their hero of Saturday out injured, India are in danger of losing the momentum they had built up in the thrill...
Tue, Mar 16, 2004
March 15, 2004 00:00 IST
Today's spotlight is on the speed kings Shoaib and Sami. But in his house in Karachi’s posh Clifton area, Danish Kaneria sits and bides...
Mon, Mar 15, 2004
March 15, 2004 00:00 IST
The day after his team’s thrilling win, John Wright was soaking in atmosphere of his first tour to Pakistan — and the thrill of Sa...
Mon, Mar 15, 2004
March 15, 2004 00:00 IST
The day after the Karachi heartstopper, it was relaxation time for Saurav Ganguly and his team.Letting reserves Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, ...
Mon, Mar 15, 2004
March 14, 2004 00:00 IST
On form there is little to separate Ashish Nehra and Irfan Pathan; if anything, Pathan is a notch above Nehra, but what worked in Nehra’...
Sun, Mar 14, 2004
March 14, 2004 00:00 IST
One is the quiet, reserved type who doesn’t say much in public, the other is very much in your face. One is the thinker, the other ...
Sun, Mar 14, 2004
March 14, 2004 00:00 IST
Amid the frenzy and on-field chaos, the crowd control at the National Stadium was almost perfect. With public holiday declared throughout Si...
Sun, Mar 14, 2004
March 14, 2004 00:00 IST
Inzamam-ul Haq has company. It would take an entire stadium to accommodate the men and women of Match Number One of India’s tour of Pak...
Sun, Mar 14, 2004
March 13, 2004 00:00 IST
Saurav Ganguly hasn’t had much to cheer about the past couple of days. But he had a broad smile on his face this afternoon when he saw ...
Sat, Mar 13, 2004




