Sambit Bal
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Sambit Bal is an Indian journalist. He spent 15 years in mainstream journalism working in some of India's leading publishing house before joining Wisden
in 2001. He was the first editor of Wisden Asia Cricket
and the Asian editor of wisden.com. In 2003, wisden.com acquired Cricinfo
, and both the sites merged to produce a site of unmatched depth and breadth. Bal became the editor of Cricinfo in 2004, and under him the site has grown to acquire a distinct voice and many readers. In 2007, Cricinfo was bought by ESPN.
He is also the founder editor of Cricinfo Magazine
, which appeared for the first time in January 2006.
Before joining Wisden, he edited Gentleman
, a monthly features magazine published from Mumbai.
He lives in Mumbai with his wife Seema and children Sarthak and Shreya.
Wisden
The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd, publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As well as John Wisden & Co, the group included the The Wisden Cricketer magazine, Cricinfo – the world's highest traffic cricket website – and the Hawk-Eye computerised...
in 2001. He was the first editor of Wisden Asia Cricket
Wisden Asia Cricket
Wisden Asia Cricket was a monthly English language cricket magazine produced by the British based cricket publishing company Wisden. It is a sister publication to the British focused The Wisden Cricketer...
and the Asian editor of wisden.com. In 2003, wisden.com acquired Cricinfo
Cricinfo
ESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
, and both the sites merged to produce a site of unmatched depth and breadth. Bal became the editor of Cricinfo in 2004, and under him the site has grown to acquire a distinct voice and many readers. In 2007, Cricinfo was bought by ESPN.
He is also the founder editor of Cricinfo Magazine
Cricinfo Magazine
Cricinfo Magazine was a monthly cricket magazine from January 2006–July 2007. It was published by Cricinfo which is the world's largest cricket website and is owned by ESPN. Its predecessor was Wisden Asia Cricket. While the new magazine has no geographical designation in its name, it was aimed...
, which appeared for the first time in January 2006.
Before joining Wisden, he edited Gentleman
Gentleman (magazine)
Gentleman was an English language literary magazine published in India from 1980 to 2001. It was initially owned by the Stirling Group of Magazines, which sold this and other magazines to the Indian Express Group in 1987. It was edited and published by Sambit Bal and Rajib Sarkar .Although, the...
, a monthly features magazine published from Mumbai.
He lives in Mumbai with his wife Seema and children Sarthak and Shreya.