The best cricket writer in the world. Ever. Full stop.
Meet Sambit Bal. He’s the editor of cricinfo.com, the best cricket website in the world. A website so good, you want there to be one for rugby and for soccer. The writing is brilliant and Bal’s is the best of the lot.
I’ve rated him as the best in the business for some time, but this was the story that convinced me of the fact: It’s only a game: Woolmer’s death, whatever the cause, tells us that cricket needs a reality check.
Read that without getting a lump in your throat.
Everytime I read Bal’s writing, he manages to put into words the sheer passion I can see, hear and read when a good friend of mine talks about cricket (even if its on instant messenger).
This morning, Bal wrote about powerhouses flexing their muscles in power cricket. The mind-numbingly boring previews of cricket contests we’re subjected to in the dailies here in Joburg can’t even begin to compare.
