Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Gambhir century keeps Delhi alive in pursuit of 649

The opener struck his second hundred of the season, an unbeaten 135, as he steered them to stumps with six wickets in hand

11-Nov-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Alur

Agarwal, Binny tons put Karnataka in command

Delhi bowlers found no respite as Karnataka heaped 649 runs, which included a lower-order charge from Shreyas Gopal and Abhimanyu Mithun, on the second day in Alur

10-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Alur

Vinay Kumar keeps his India comeback dream alive

At 33, the seamer is working harder than ever on keeping himself fit and has learned to be smarter about his bowling workload

10-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Alur

Pandey focused on performances, not batting position

Important to focus and not let change in batting positions affect game, says India batsman

09-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Alur

Agarwal's 169* underpins Karnataka's dominance

Manish Pandey hits form upon Ranji return with aggressive 74 as Delhi made to toil

09-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Alur

Chance for Rahul, Pandey to tune up before Sri Lanka series

That they have chosen to join the squad straight off a flight from the T20I series against New Zealand reinforces their hunger to perform

08-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Alur

Record-breaking Pujara, Saha stand out

Ishant contributes in Delhi's win, Nair belts second successive ton, Raina's poor form continues

04-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Agarwal's leap towards batting zen

Karnataka's third first-class triple centurion, after KL Rahul and Karun Nair, thanks selectors for backing him despite bagging a pair in the previous game

03-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

How Railways rallied to defend 93 against UP

Avinash Yadav, who claimed seven wickets in the match, said Suresh Raina's wicket was central to Railways' turnaround after conceding a 68-run first-innings lead

10-Oct-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Assam used delaying tactics in final hour -Delhi coach

Assam coach Lalchand Rajput blames Delhi's second-innings over-rate for missing opportunity to secure an outright win in fading light

09-Oct-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Kuldeep, Bumrah sparkle as India go 1-0 up

Australia's batsmen struggled on a slow and low surface at the JSCA International Stadium and conceded a rain-hit first T20I by nine wickets

07-Oct-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Brilliant Washington fires India Red to title

Washington Sundar capped off a memorable match with career-best figures of 6 for 87 as India Red wrapped up a 163-run win over India Blue and lift the 2017-18 Duleep Trophy on the fourth day in Lucknow

28-Sep-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Tournament's most consistent teams vie for biggest prize

The 2017 CPL final will be a battle between Patriots' batting and Knight Riders' bowling. Can the latter stop the imperious opening pair of Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis?

09-Sep-2017•The Preview by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Imperious Ramdin propels Knight Riders into the knockouts

Trinbago Knight Riders orchestrated a come-from-behind win, courtesy Denesh Ramdin's rampant 35-ball 59 not out, to pick up a four-wicket win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

15-Aug-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Thunderous Thampi

With lively pace, pinpoint yorkers and an appetite to learn, Basil Thampi has already caught many eyes in his young professional career

26-Jul-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

England thrash West Indies to top table

Heather Knight led England to 220 on a slow surface before their bowlers strangled West Indies in the chase to set up a semi-final clash against South Africa

15-Jul-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Aguilleira, spinners hand West Indies first win

Sri Lanka paid a hefty price for letting West Indies off the hook from a vulnerable position, leaving them still in search of their maiden win in this Women's World Cup

09-Jul-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Van Niekerk and Lee blow India away

Dane van Niekerk returned to the venue of her history-making spell against West Indies to produce a performance par excellence, with bat and ball, to demolish India in Leicester

08-Jul-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Taylor, Beaumont tons set up crushing win

Three days after shooting out West Indies for the sixth-lowest total in tournament history, South Africa's much-vaunted bowling attack crumbled in the face of a brutal onslaught from Sarah Taylor and Tammy Beaumont on a batting beauty in Bristol

05-Jul-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Impressive Hasan knocks out tournament favourites

Hasan Ali irreparably dented England by dismissing two of their most important batsmen and embellished his streak of performances in the Champions Trophy

14-Jun-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

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