Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Meticulous Bhuvneshwar sends South Africa packing

Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent down an opening spell in which he gave nothing away to send South Africa into a shell they never recovered from

11-Jun-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Young Indian players carve new Pune identity

While Ben Stokes provided the X factor for Rising Pune Supergiant, it was the consistency shown by the likes of Rahul Tripathi and Washington Sundar that lifted them from the lows of 2016

22-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Wily Karn ties up Knight Riders

After sitting out the first half of Mumbai's campaign, Karn Sharma showed up when it mattered with his best IPL effort to take Mumbai into their fourth final

19-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Rain a worry as Ireland, Bangladesh chase first wins

Ireland have slid considerably over the last year or so, while Bangladesh have just one win from their last five ODIs, leaving both teams desperate for a win

18-May-2017•The Preview by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Kings XI's overseas-batsmen-Indian-bowler plan fails

Kings XI Punjab put their faith in lots of overseas batsmen, and expensive Indian bowlers. It was not repaid

15-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Kohli ends lean season with fifty

On a pitch that he expected would offer a lot of turn, Virat Kohli played an innings that steadily amped up his side's scoring rate against Delhi Daredevils

14-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Classy Shreyas Iyer floors Gujarat Lions

Shreyas Iyer fought the fall of wickets at the other end to raze to his highest T20 score and steer Delhi Daredevils to a tense win

10-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Dhawan, bowlers lead Sunrisers' cruise

Sunrisers Hyderabad rode on a counter-attacking second-wicket partnership between Shikhar Dhawan and Moises Henriques to outplay Mumbai Indians and keep their playoff chances alive

08-May-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

The method behind Sunil Narine's madness

The West Indian's devastating ability to hit straight in the Powerplay - when teams rarely employ a long-off or long-on - has brought him great rewards

07-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Bengaluru

Rahul Tripathi's boundary blitz takes Pune third

Rahul Tripathi ran up a 52-ball 93 to power Rising Pune Supergiant to their sixth win in seven games and move to third spot in the league

03-May-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Sinking Daredevils seek lifeline against Sunrisers

After four straight away games, Delhi Daredevils return to their home, Feroz Shah Kotla, desperately needing a win to stay alive in the tournament

01-May-2017•The Preview by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Nerveless Rohit steers tight chase

Rohit Sharma played a vintage innings, exuding his trademark grace and silken timing enroute to an unbeaten 37-ball 56, to overwhelm Royal Challengers Bangalore on a slowish Wankhede pitch

01-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Decoding Andrew Tye's knuckleball

The fast bowler from Western Australia speaks about the slower delivery he has made his own, to great effect

29-Apr-2017•Interview by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Net run rate deficit sparked urgency for Finch in chase

Gujarat Lions batsman Aaron Finch said that the team's poor net run rate at this stage of the season provided the motivation for him to complete a swift chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore

27-Apr-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Bengaluru

Daredevils eye turnaround against rampaging Mumbai

Back-to-back defeats have stalled Daredevils after a good start, but to put that behind, they need to find a way past a Mumbai side that is reveling in its best-ever IPL start

21-Apr-2017•The Preview by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Rampaging de Villiers stands alone

Returning from a back injury, AB de Villiers single-handedly revived a sinking Royal Challengers Bangalore innings with a stunning 89 not out off 46 balls

10-Apr-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Smith seeks winning start at venue of Test success

In February, Steven Smith led Australia to a famous Test win in Pune. Now, he returns to the city as Rising Pune Supergiant's new captain

05-Apr-2017•The Preview by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Pace-heavy Daredevils look to change fortunes

Delhi Daredevils have several fast-bowling options this season but will be without JP Duminy and Quinton de Kock. Their domestic players will have to fill that void

03-Apr-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Kevin O'Brien 72* helps Ireland draw level

Kevin O'Brien fought through a hamstring injury and launched a fine counter-attack to give Ireland a come-from-behind win that helped them level the series

22-Mar-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Dawlat, Rashid fire Afghanistan to fighting win

Dawlat Zadran and Rashid Khan took four wickets each as Ireland faltered from a dominant position in a chase of 293 to concede the first ODI to Afghanistan by 30 runs

15-Mar-2017•The Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

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