2024 Reporter Diaries: A laid-back Bong finds love in the languid charm of domestic cricket - Santadeep Dey - Sportstar
The HinduYou aren’t a dyed-in-the-wool Bengali if you don’t exhibit a proclivity for ‘lyadh’. Tranquility on the work trail | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey The Diary, a true-blue Bong, therefore loves covering domestic red-ball cricket — a format where no one seems to be in a hurry. True access | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey The same players, who communicate via forwarded emails during the IPL, are here — up close and personal, without any profanity filters. More reporter diaries from Sportstar: Pranay Rajiv:When smog couldn’t stop a special 10-wicket haul in a Ranji game Ayan Acharya: A memorable World Cup with storms of all kinds Lavanya Lakshminarayanan: Celebrating an underdog’s win with a global community Shayan Acharya: A milestone match set against the snow-capped brilliance of Dharamsala 2024 gave the Diary the most fun cab ride ever — from the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium to his hotel in Agartala. As the travelling Tamil Nadu team waited for an autorickshaw after the day’s play in the Ranji Trophy, this reporter offered a few of them a ride back.