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.
February 28, 2015 14:44 IST
India vs Pakistan was not only a big hit on Television but across various platforms including Twitter.
Sat, Feb 28, 2015February 27, 2015 18:27 IST
Ronchi will become the third cricketer ever to play in a World Cup match against his former team.
Fri, Feb 27, 2015February 27, 2015 18:01 IST
India and UAE faced each other only twice before - once in 1994 and the other meeting was in 2004.
Fri, Feb 27, 2015February 27, 2015 07:22 IST
AB de Villiers has played 20 matches against the Caribbean nation notching up 1057 runs at an average of 66.06.
Fri, Feb 27, 2015February 26, 2015 21:26 IST
Prolonged poor form of Tamim Iqbal is hurting Bangladesh immensely and they have gone down as an ODI team.
Thu, Feb 26, 2015February 25, 2015 17:44 IST
The best place for cricket to be expanded globally is at World T20 where more sides can go, play and cause major upsets.
Wed, Feb 25, 2015February 24, 2015 17:02 IST
Pakistan and West Indies were two sides that every side wanted to invite to play in their country in the 1980s and 1990s.
Wed, Feb 25, 2015February 24, 2015 16:25 IST
Hassan's returns in first-class cricket is 66 scalps from 12 matches at an average of 21.27.
Tue, Feb 24, 2015February 24, 2015 16:01 IST
India's World Cup performances have undergone a massive change since they fared ordinarily in the first two.
Tue, Feb 24, 2015February 22, 2015 21:43 IST
Before World Cup, what everyone forgot was India's recent good record in the ICC tournaments.
Sun, Feb 22, 2015February 20, 2015 21:41 IST
Anil Kumble's induction in the ICC Hall of Fame is a moment to celebrate for Indian cricket.
Fri, Feb 20, 2015February 20, 2015 13:21 IST
De Kock has featured in 3 ODIs against India and has scored three back to back hundreds averaging 114.
Fri, Feb 20, 2015February 20, 2015 12:33 IST
Amla has played 12 ODI matches against India and has scored a total of 632 runs with a best of 116 not out.
Fri, Feb 20, 2015February 18, 2015 21:43 IST
At every World Cup since 1992, Pakistan has had troubles within the squad or on their periphery.
Thu, Feb 19, 2015February 18, 2015 21:28 IST
Number of fours and sixes hit in India are drastically high than in any other country.
Thu, Feb 19, 2015February 17, 2015 16:58 IST
Raina has missed one World Cup in 2007 and almost did not plat in the campaign at home in 2011.
Wed, Feb 18, 2015February 16, 2015 16:46 IST
There have been attempts to raise the temperature ahead of the Indo-Pak clash in the World Cup.
Mon, Feb 16, 2015February 16, 2015 13:17 IST
West Indies lost to Ireland in their World Cup opener on Monday, this is hardly a shock these days.
Mon, Feb 16, 2015February 16, 2015 12:53 IST
Senior pro does not find a place in the ODI XI and attempts to accomodate him is hurting the 1992 champion.
Mon, Feb 16, 2015February 15, 2015 19:26 IST
There is colour, technology and everything else, but it does not have the charm of the last World Cup held Down Under.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015February 15, 2015 14:25 IST
Virat Kohli's other six hundreds while batting first have led India to a win except the one in 2011 vs England.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015February 14, 2015 20:57 IST
The DRS is meant to ease the status of disputed decisions, but that is clearly not happening.
Sat, Feb 14, 2015February 14, 2015 17:41 IST
Why the presence of a left-arm paceman in every champion side has been a trend since 1975, except in 1979.
Sat, Feb 14, 2015February 13, 2015 13:07 IST
Fed up of the taunts, Pakistani news network Samaa TV has come up with an ad of its own.
Sat, Feb 14, 2015February 12, 2015 19:51 IST
MS Dhoni, the most experienced captain at the World Cup 2015, has numbers on his side.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015