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.

October 17, 2004 00:00 IST
It may be a strong batting order with a sequence of special batsmen, but they have had bad days often in the recent past. And the much criti...
Sun, Oct 17, 2004
October 16, 2004 00:29 IST
Strangely, whenever Virender Sehwag hits a ton others fail. Or, to put it differently, Sehwag’s centuries have come when the team is in...
Sat, Oct 16, 2004
October 14, 2004 00:00 IST
The world’s finest batting order is currently in disarray. Following on at home was not on the agenda before the tour began and there i...
Thu, Oct 14, 2004
October 13, 2004 00:00 IST
In so many ways Justin Langer owes one former Australian player a big thank you. If it wasn’t for Michael Slater’s poor run of for...
Wed, Oct 13, 2004
October 12, 2004 00:02 IST
If you’re looking to make a sporting comeback, there’s no better inspiration than Lance Armstrong. The champion cyclist was strick...
Tue, Oct 12, 2004
October 11, 2004 00:44 IST
As Cricket Australia’s chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns probably has one of the toughest jobs. Simply because he has often had to ma...
Mon, Oct 11, 2004
October 11, 2004 00:41 IST
He is one of the positives to emerge from Bangalore. Everyone knew he could bowl; The runs he scored and the manner in which he scored them ...
Mon, Oct 11, 2004
October 10, 2004 00:50 IST
If you get the feeling that this series is resembling the last time the Australians were here, that the Bangalore Test mirrors the first Mum...
Sun, Oct 10, 2004
October 10, 2004 00:00 IST
The Aussies aren’t just about smashing the opposition on the field. They have a life off it, too, which is possibly what helps them foc...
Sun, Oct 10, 2004
October 09, 2004 00:31 IST
She’s been breaking glass ceilings all her life. And she’s still at it. The educated, informed voice you hear doing commentary for...
Sat, Oct 09, 2004
October 09, 2004 00:19 IST
He’s usually criticised, and perhaps rightly so, for his wicket-keeping. But today, Parthiv Patel showed off the other side. His battli...
Sat, Oct 09, 2004
October 08, 2004 00:22 IST
Among all the stars at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Wizards of Oz and their beach-blonde hairdos, Keith Stackpole is unique. He’s the o...
Fri, Oct 08, 2004
October 08, 2004 00:08 IST
Today’s play was in three acts: Purposeful Aussie batting, pedestrian Indian batting and, most of all, a disciplined, creative, sharp s...
Fri, Oct 08, 2004
October 07, 2004 02:25 IST
If Ranbir Singh Mahendra needs some expert, non-partisan tips on how to improve the BCCI’s administration, he can ask Dr GK Harinath. &...
Thu, Oct 07, 2004
October 07, 2004 00:36 IST
If two things are to be picked from Day One they have to be (a) Matthew Hayden’s dismissal, and (b) the Simon Katich-Michael Clarke sta...
Thu, Oct 07, 2004
October 07, 2004 00:32 IST
There appeared more than just net practice going on when Javagal Srinath bowled to his former teammates on Tuesday afternoon. As close frien...
Thu, Oct 07, 2004
October 06, 2004 00:35 IST
INDIA THE STARS Anil Kumble: Three short of 400 Test wickets. Perfect opportunity to gain more than three WHAT CAN HE DO On this sort of dry...
Wed, Oct 06, 2004
October 06, 2004 00:23 IST
In these days of narrow margins, any advantage that can be accrued from being the home team could be of crucial importance. So the Indian th...
Wed, Oct 06, 2004
October 05, 2004 03:20 IST
Will Anil Kumble get the three required for his 400 wickets?‘‘Not just three, but more than that,’’ replied curator Nara...
Tue, Oct 05, 2004
October 05, 2004 00:00 IST
It was 10.30 pm on a wet Saturday night that Billy Bowden realised just what cricket meant in India. He’d just landed in Bangalore airp...
Tue, Oct 05, 2004
October 04, 2004 00:00 IST
The Aussies were just four-and-a-half hours into their stay in this garden city when coach John Buchanan, after 45 minutes of training, shif...
Mon, Oct 04, 2004
October 04, 2004 00:00 IST
He is in the Test team because of his superior record against the Australians. Despite that there is a possibility that Ajit Agarkar would s...
Mon, Oct 04, 2004
October 03, 2004 00:47 IST
He hardly fits the bill of the current Indian cricketing superstar: flashy, flamboyant young batsman. So unlike his colleagues, Aakash Chopr...
Sun, Oct 03, 2004
October 02, 2004 00:32 IST
When his chance for a bat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium did come about this afternoon, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly had an even more importa...
Sat, Oct 02, 2004
October 01, 2004 00:51 IST
The good news for India was outweighed by the bad today. While there were two centuries by batsmen today, neither Dheeraj Jadhav nor Mohamme...
Fri, Oct 01, 2004


