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'We were burning through a million dollars a month'

'We were burning through a million dollars a month'

In part two of his account of Cricinfo's first decade, Badri Seshadri looks at how the site changed hands during the years of the dotcom boom

A bot called Cricinfo

A bot called Cricinfo

Badri Seshadri, one of the founders of the site, looks back at its origins and evolution over a memorable first decade

My life with the beast that never sleeps

My life with the beast that never sleeps

ESPNcricinfo is an all-consuming endeavour, and one that inspires an enormous sense of obligation among those who work for it

11-Sep-2013•David Hopps

The wizard Elz

The wizard Elz

Twenty-two years ago an Australian computer programmer pioneered online text commentary for cricket matches

29-Aug-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A media role model

A media role model

ESPNcricinfo's geographically customised homepages offer a pointer to a trend that just might be the redemption of print

21-Aug-2013•Rob Steen

A decades-long obsession

A decades-long obsession

For one long-time user, ESPNcricinfo remains a testament to the power of fandom

14-Aug-2013•Samir Chopra

1993 vintage

1993 vintage

Twenty years ago things were different in the country that had only started out on the road towards becoming cricket's economic powerhouse

02-Aug-2013•Sidharth Monga

The way we were

The way we were

For cricket journalists, life in the pre-Cricinfo age was no picnic, but it wasn't all drudgery either

18-Jul-2013•Sharda Ugra

Cricinfo's own World Cup

Cricinfo's own World Cup

The 2000 World Cup was a watershed for women's cricket, thanks in no small part to one website

11-Jul-2013•Raf Nicholson

A fan's notes

A fan's notes

A cricket geek tells of first coming across the site, going on to work for it, and going back to becoming an ordinary reader again

27-Jun-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

In praise of Statsguru

In praise of Statsguru

Could the world live without ESPNcricinfo's stats-spewing thingummybob? Certainly, but it would be a poorer place without it

19-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

One night in 1996

One night in 1996

Ball-by-ball text commentary, the core of ESPNcricinfo's offering, was born out of adversity during the sixth World Cup

10-Jun-2013•Vishal Misra

The site that turned into a description

The site that turned into a description

For players, the relationship with ESPNcricinfo endures beyond their playing careers

10-Jun-2013•Iain O'Brien

An enduring love story

An enduring love story

As ESPNcricinfo turns 20, a look back at the pioneering spirit and inclusiveness that made it an essential part of cricket's fabric

10-Jun-2013•Sambit Bal

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