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.

November 04, 2003 00:00 IST
Big boys play at night — but it’s the early mornings that seem to get Brad Williams going. With nine wickets in the two Trans-Tasm...
Tue, Nov 04, 2003
November 04, 2003 00:00 IST
Andrew Symonds was not even assured of a regular place in the Aussie ODI squad until early this year. But the 2003 World Cup in South Africa...
Tue, Nov 04, 2003
November 03, 2003 00:00 IST
The last time New Zealand visited India in 1999, and played a match in Pune, David Trist was their coach. Four years on, Trist is now on the...
Mon, Nov 03, 2003
November 02, 2003 00:00 IST
India meet Pakistan yet again on a sporting field on Sunday when the under-19 cricketers of the two countries pit their skills at Lahore...
Sun, Nov 02, 2003
November 01, 2003 00:00 IST
When India beat Australia at Gwalior on Sunday, it handed the tourists only their ninth defeat in 51 one-day internationals stretching back ...
Sat, Nov 01, 2003
October 27, 2003 00:00 IST
‘Revenge’ was not a word doing the rounds before this tri-series — the Indians believing discretion to be the better part of ...
Mon, Oct 27, 2003
October 26, 2003 00:00 IST
Talk to me,’’ said Zaheer Khan. Adam Gilchrist carted him around the park and smiled back instead. That was the World Cup final 20...
Sun, Oct 26, 2003
October 25, 2003 00:00 IST
The Indians will need every bit of home advantage against the rampant Australians, and it seems they’re already one up on this count. T...
Sat, Oct 25, 2003
October 23, 2003 00:00 IST
There was a media outcry the day the Mohali Test started. Indian newspapers didn’t get much wind of it but the big sporting news back i...
Thu, Oct 23, 2003
October 11, 2003 00:00 IST
On any other day he’d have been the star; today, he had to be content with the best supporting role and played that to perfection. Whil...
Sat, Oct 11, 2003
October 05, 2003 00:00 IST
Geoffrey Boycott believes India’s best chance at winning Tests abroad lies only in Sri Lanka. His reasoning: the wickets are flat and a...
Sun, Oct 05, 2003
September 30, 2003 00:00 IST
After suffering two humiliating defeats in the Emerging Trophy tri-series tournament in Sri Lanka, Indian coach Lalchand Rajput is a worried...
Tue, Sep 30, 2003
September 26, 2003 00:00 IST
Late last year Rashid Latif quit Test cricket and had ‘vowed’ to quit cricket post-World Cup. Though fate had something else in st...
Fri, Sep 26, 2003
September 20, 2003 00:00 IST
Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) chief executive Vince Hogg is in India and on a different turf. But not many know that two decades ago he was o...
Sat, Sep 20, 2003
September 17, 2003 00:00 IST
Pakistan cricket celebrated its golden jubilee on Tuesday. In attendance at the glittering two-hour event in Rawalpindi was the current Paki...
Wed, Sep 17, 2003
September 16, 2003 00:00 IST
Finally, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Tauqir Zia was forced to draw the line. In a move that sports officials in India could emulate, ...
Tue, Sep 16, 2003
September 14, 2003 00:00 IST
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming will be in India next week. Not on a spy mission before the real tour begins on September 26 but to shoo...
Sun, Sep 14, 2003
September 11, 2003 00:00 IST
A fortnight before they arrive in India on a six-week tour to a warm, muggy welcome, the New Zealand cricket team has been braving freezing ...
Thu, Sep 11, 2003
September 07, 2003 00:00 IST
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly closed one door today, confirming that Rahul Dravid would keep wickets during the one-dayers. But he opened an...
Sun, Sep 07, 2003
September 06, 2003 00:00 IST
Those talk sessions on media handling and tips on public conduct have already started showing the results. After days of sweating at the gym...
Sat, Sep 06, 2003
September 05, 2003 00:00 IST
The Rahul Dravid debate — whether or not he will be freed of ’keeping duties — is likely to go on for some more time if Kiran...
Fri, Sep 05, 2003
September 05, 2003 00:00 IST
Till last Saturday, Abhimanyu Yalamanchili was just another teenage fan hoping to meet Sachin Tendulkar. When the master batsman and his tea...
Fri, Sep 05, 2003
September 04, 2003 00:00 IST
In a training camp studded with superstars, nine people are condemned to life on the fringes. Like extras in a Bollywood set, they know that...
Thu, Sep 04, 2003
September 03, 2003 00:00 IST
You can see the passion in their eyes. It’s the dream of playing for India, and the realisation that this is the moment they have to se...
Wed, Sep 03, 2003
September 03, 2003 00:00 IST
The BCCI may want the players to get media savvy, and may even hire outside help to that purpose, but it appears that the message falls shor...
Wed, Sep 03, 2003



