Ishita Akhter — Cricket Analyst, Writer & Health Advocate
tritha.net takes its name from ‘Tritha’, my nickname.
A PhD in Engineering, from The University of Melbourne. Cricket’s been part of my life since my childhood in the early-90s, and the engineering background is why I end up looking at it differently — not averages and strike rates, but what’s underneath: decision-making under pressure, team psychology, why a system holds together or doesn’t.
I also write fiction — a first novel in progress, plus short poems — and I do health advocacy work, mostly around pregnancy and postnatal care, which is personal as much as professional. Different subjects, same instinct: look past the visible result to what actually produced it. I’m Melbourne-based since 2011, and disabled since 2022, living with chronic illness. My health obstacles may set the pace of my work, but not its direction.
Start with the cricket analysis, the writing, or the health advocacy work — or read more about me.
Writing
Cricket Analysis
Franchise decisions, not just scorecards — why a system worked or didn’t. The Human Algorithm series, plus standalone franchise breakdowns.
Creative Writing
A first novel in progress, and short poems going up here as I finish them. Mostly about the things people don’t say to each other.
Health Advocacy
Maternity care research as a consumer representative — the gap between the evidence and what actually happens to people living it.
Latest
- Good care, bad airWent to the Northern Hospital ED the other day for sudden severe pain. This was second time in three months that I ended up there. Everyone needs a change of scenery once in a while.… Read more: Good care, bad air
- Fluke or Force? Mackay Has an AnswerAs mentioned earlier, this is the second part of my analysis, written after the Mackay Test with both results now in. In the first piece I asked whether Darwin was a fluke or a force,… Read more: Fluke or Force? Mackay Has an Answer
- Bangladesh: Fluke or Force?As promised, this piece reflects my thoughts and analysis on Bangladesh’s historic nine-wicket Test win over Australia. I have broken it down across five factors, and the same five explain both what Bangladesh got right… Read more: Bangladesh: Fluke or Force?
- Cricket Coaching Selection, AnalysedCoaching appointments in the IPL get discussed mostly as news, rarely as analysis. This piece works the other way round: identify a…
- Cricket and the Human Algorithm, Part 6: The Outcome Triangle (1 of 3)TL;DR; This article introduces the outcome triangle, a framework for reading how a franchise’s coach, captain, and leadership shape results…
- 🏏 Cricket and The Human Algorithm, Part 5:TL;DR; This article looks at Manchester Super Giants heading into The Hundred 2026, through the lens of the Human Algorithm in Cricket framework. It covers the franchise’s history, what changed through this year’s rebrand, what… Read more: 🏏 Cricket and The Human Algorithm, Part 5:
- Rebuilding after the pauseIn the last few years, lots of changes have happened in my life, and today, I want to discuss something personal that’s also directly tied to my professional life. My career in Australia was built… Read more: Rebuilding after the pause
- The wounded heartThe wounded heart, it seeks transit, / Yearning for peace, it wants an exit!
- Yaay, Ishita is outsideWent out twice in the week. People in my life were like “Yaay, Ishita is outside, finally!”, which I appreciate because I know they don’t want me to feel isolated and all. But, and a… Read more: Yaay, Ishita is outside
- My old mate gastroparesisAlmost at the verge of having my eye infection sorted out, and guess who comes back? My old mate gastroparesis, a.k.a. stomach paralysis.
Contact
Get in touch — contact@tritha.net