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 22, 2005 00:50 IST
Back in December 2004, this paper — looking ahead at the new year — asked cricket ‘‘experts’’ for their tips f...
Tue, Feb 22, 2005
February 21, 2005 00:46 IST
Over the last 25 years only four teams have been successful in India — West Indies, South Africa, Australia and Pakistan. While it was ...
Mon, Feb 21, 2005
February 20, 2005 00:00 IST
Basic sporting psychology has it that a team not doing well looks back on its best years, its greatest moments, to find the answer. If the I...
Sun, Feb 20, 2005
February 20, 2005 00:00 IST
Andrew Flintoff:Initially had problems with attitude and weight but is today the most effective bowling all-rounder. Can make the side as No...
Sun, Feb 20, 2005
February 17, 2005 00:16 IST
When he last toured India with the Bangladesh ‘A’ team three years ago, he was not a star despite being the youngest Test centuri...
Thu, Feb 17, 2005
February 16, 2005 00:58 IST
For the past couple of years, the mercurial environment that is Pakistan cricket has had one reasonably stable element: Haroon Rashid, a for...
Wed, Feb 16, 2005
February 15, 2005 00:17 IST
Srikkanth c Gifford b Denly 143 (113 balls, 18x4, 5x6)That was young Anirudh at Siliguri today, smashing the English under-19 attack to bits...
Tue, Feb 15, 2005
February 15, 2005 00:12 IST
For Kamran Akmal, competition is something that he has learnt to live with, literally. Not only does Pakistan’s current wicket-keeper h...
Tue, Feb 15, 2005
February 15, 2005 00:07 IST
The Duleep Trophy begins on Tuesday, brought forward by a week to suit the preparations for the Pakistan series. That gives the borderline c...
Tue, Feb 15, 2005
February 14, 2005 00:37 IST
After a series of setbacks, finally there is some good news for the temperamental Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar. The appointment of Salee...
Mon, Feb 14, 2005
February 12, 2005 00:00 IST
Thanks to a lively Wankhede pitch, which received a commendation from Rahul Dravid, the Challenger Trophy produced four days of fast-paced o...
Sat, Feb 12, 2005
February 11, 2005 00:13 IST
It's a saga that started just over two years ago before the 2003 World Cup. VVS Laxman and his place in India’s one-day side has always...
Fri, Feb 11, 2005
February 10, 2005 00:04 IST
After a disappointing 2004 that was plagued by injuries and loss of form, fast bowler Zaheer Khan is looking forward to setting the record s...
Thu, Feb 10, 2005
February 09, 2005 00:24 IST
Rarely one sees the Indian coach John Wright cracking up as often as he did today. It wasn’t surprising since he was witnessing one man...
Wed, Feb 09, 2005
February 08, 2005 00:46 IST
If you are looking at it purely from a big picture scenario, then Team India won today. For what else would the think-tank have wished for t...
Tue, Feb 08, 2005
February 07, 2005 00:43 IST
On the eve of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy — the premier domestic one-day tournament — the buzz was missing at the Wankhede Sta...
Mon, Feb 07, 2005
February 06, 2005 02:00 IST
When his five-year stint as Team India physiotherapist ended recently, Andrew Leipus had one regret he made public: his inability to learn a...
Sun, Feb 06, 2005
February 05, 2005 01:23 IST
There will be lights and hopefully plenty of action, but probably no camera when 36 of India’s best cricketers will be pitted against e...
Sat, Feb 05, 2005
February 03, 2005 00:02 IST
Bruce Elliott, the biomechanics expert from the University of Western Australia, believes that finger spinners who usually bend their elbows...
Thu, Feb 03, 2005
January 27, 2005 00:32 IST
Seven years after he first came to the fore as an ‘all-rounder’ of note, life has come a full circle for Ajit Agarkar. As captain ...
Thu, Jan 27, 2005
January 24, 2005 00:43 IST
The spotlight at the Wankhede Stadium was always around the stumps today. With a former and present India stumpers featuring in the East vs ...
Mon, Jan 24, 2005
January 18, 2005 00:44 IST
Leading his state for the first time for a full Ranji season in one-dayers, Mohammad Kaif has once again proved his captaincy credentials. K...
Tue, Jan 18, 2005
January 13, 2005 00:34 IST
Venkatesh Prasad is taking one step at a time in his career as a coach. ‘‘I never planned things. They are just following one by o...
Thu, Jan 13, 2005
January 12, 2005 00:00 IST
His Asian connection has so far done wonders for the teams he has helped transform. Sri Lanka first (to the 1996 World Cup) and now Banglade...
Wed, Jan 12, 2005
January 07, 2005 00:00 IST
Rajasthan cricket is passing through interesting times. Unfortunately, it’s a story shaded by bigger issues in cricket and the world at...
Fri, Jan 07, 2005





