Why did I create this Substack?
When I was trying to keep up with cricket news - on the pitch, off the pitch, on social media - I found that it just took up so much time everyday.
Checking Cricinfo 17 times a day, forgetting to check good but obscure websites for their newest content (which is published so haphazardly!), refreshing r/cricket on Reddit in hopes of finding a fun discussion, following the right Twitter influencers who provide smart updates without the clickbait-y nonsense…I’m getting tired just writing out this list!
I figured there had to be a better way to find the best stories, keep in touch with the online community, and generally just learn more about cricket without the process sucking the joy out of my life.
But, unfortunately, I didn’t find anything that simple. So, I decided to try to make it myself.
Who am I?
My name is Tarutr Malhotra, and I’ve spent the last decade of my life learning how to research and write things.
First as a history major in college, then as a freelance sports writer to pay for beer during college, and finally as an employee at various media startups in India.
To be clear, that doesn’t mean I have any idea what I’m doing when it comes to research or writing. Or history. Or media startups. Or beer, for that matter.
Okay, maybe beer. And, a little bit of cricket.
