Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Strong India face shaky South Africa in key build-up to T20 World Cup

India have a largely settled side, while this series may give us our first glimpse of the kind of XI SA hope to play in the 2026 tournament

08-Dec-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Five ways India can regain Test stronghold, especially at home

With India's next WTC fixture slated for August 2026, here are five ways they can bounce back after the bruising at the hands of SA, and earlier, NZ

28-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India's Test team - a whole too full of holes

Sometimes, small gaps and weaknesses in personnel and strategy can add up to disproportionately bad results

26-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Harmer flips Test cricket in India upside down

He out-bowled Jadeja and Washington and revealed gaps in India's spin-bowling cupboard

25-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India suffer 68 balls from hell in a hellish year at home

India haven't done much wrong in terms of strategy, but very little has been going right for them on the field

24-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India confront the steepest of challenges

India have staged draws and even wins after conceding big first-innings totals at home. But this team is in transition, with Gill out injured

23-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India's bowlers show off their long game on classical pitch

With conditions in Guwahati nowhere near as bowler-friendly as Kolkata, India were skilful enough to keep South Africa in check on day one

22-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rishabh Pant's battle with Simon Harmer could define his first Test as captain

India's stand-in captain wants to keep it simple during a Test they must win to avoid losing the series to South Africa

21-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

What type of pitch will India want in Guwahati?

A red soil surface at a new Test venue, an early start, and the possibility of bad light in the evening awaits India and South Africa

20-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Gill set to miss Guwahati Test against South Africa; Pant to stand in as captain

India's Test captain has been advised more rest to avoid recurrence of neck spasms

20-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Gambhir's India - close fights, costly calls, and a growing Test crisis

Eighteen Tests into his tenure, a world-class attack and a promising batting group haven't yet translated into results, and questions may grow louder if India lose this series

19-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Left-hand or left-field - who fills in for Gill in Guwahati Test?

There are two spare batters in the squad - B Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal - and Nitish Kumar Reddy is available too. Which way will India go?

18-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Kolkata minefield: Bavuma stands tall, Washington stands longer

A treacherous pitch made runs scarce, but Washington's serene control at No.3 quietly outshone the chaos around him

17-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India face reality check for their bull-headed belief in pitch preparation

India have once again returned to demanding early turn, but they could be underestimating how much more aware and better equipped visiting teams have become

16-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Thrills vs skills: Are Test pitches sacrificing balance in favour of results?

Extreme pitches have minimised the chance of draws and levelled the playing field, but what about the contest between ball and bat, and between runs, wickets and time?

15-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Irresistible force Bumrah bosses percentages and moments at Eden Gardens

On an unusual day-one pitch in Kolkata, he bowled with 'patience', with a wicket ball coming along with an extra bit of something

14-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Are India mulling Kuldeep vs allrounder?

Kuldeep was the Player of the Match in India's last Test but he knows that does not guarantee anything

13-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Eden Gardens conditions could weaponise India, SA quicks

While the pitch may only start turning on day three, both captains will look to unleash their fast bowlers in the early exchanges at a venue where the new ball usually swings

12-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

'He's certain to play' - Dhruv Jurel set to retain place in India's Test XI

Reddy has been released from India's squad for the first Test while Pant is back from injury, having missed the West Indies series

12-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Dhruv Jurel: too good to keep out, too good to just keep

He has made himself impossible to drop, pushing India towards the rare move of picking him as a non-keeping middle-order batter

11-Nov-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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