And finally we reach the time when we declare the awards. For those who do not know, awards were introduced for cricket writers by me a month ago. You can check it out here.
But before I finally announce the winners, I would ask you all to read patiently and not go and look at the results immediately.
It is because I want to give you a small report about the month that has just gone by. I think it is very important we look at how we have fared.
Our community had over 50 articles releasing between Aug. 15 and Sept. 9, the period during which the articles were considered. Most of them were fairly well-written and had decent content. But there were a few problems.
1) A very good number of them were about the Ashes, and we often ended up reading the same thing 10 times. So it is important that we do not get so carried away by one big series and look to give in our inputs about things that are less popular too.
2) Many of us just started reporting matches. I think it should be clear that we do not look to only report. We are not cricinfo, which tells you what happened every match. We are all intelligent minds who think about cricket.
So it is important that we also look to write about broader issues of cricket and what we think of the game. But we can report at the same time. That is also important. So a balance has to be struck.
3) We still are not doing too well on the reading and commenting front. We have had a few guys trying, but all of us need to read what others write and share our thoughts with them. This is the only way we actually grow.
I do not mean to tell anyone that you are bad. But it is important that we look at a few crucial things.
Other then this......I AM REALLY HAPPY!
Life is back into this section and all for you have worked very hard and have looked to take the section to new heights with sound bases. Keep up the good work. It is very encouraging to see writers responding so well to a call I made last month.
It is always nice to know that people back you, and I am very happy that my first step as a Community Leader has led to some success.
And now, we come to the Awards.
We start with the Most read piece of the month. I am not going to go on and on about this one. It was a fairly easy choice. It goes to Kaustubh Chaturvedi! For his slide show The 10 Greatest Run Machines of All Time.
What all of you don't know, is that this is Kaustubh's very first piece on Bleacher Report. Well done, Kaustubh, we wish you a great time on BR. The article stands at 427 reads.
The next one in the line is The most commented piece on the month. This goes to Goutham Chakravarthi! Another person who made his debut this month.
Goutham got this award for his Shane Warne: A Phenomenal Leader
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