Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Introducing Jais-ball: contemporary yet timeless

So early in his Test career, Yashasvi Jaiswal has already shown incredible and effortless range in his batting - a product of the Bombay school of batting but also the IPL

19-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rohit and India keep faith in their methods to gain record-breaking reward

They lead England 2-1 having stayed calm in the face of an early onslaught in Rajkot

18-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Crafty Kuldeep undoes Bazball in 12-over spell for the ages

With India missing Ashwin and the series delicately poised, Kuldeep stood up and turned the tables around England

17-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

For Ashwin, process trumps outcome in the face of England's risky business

All his experience and self-belief told R Ashwin at the end of day two that the Rajkot Test was more delicately poised than the scoreboard suggested. Here's why

16-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sarfaraz and his abbu live their dream

Naushad Khan has always been with his son on the long and twisty road from school cricket to international cricket

15-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India brace for Bazball rhythms on a possibly flat Rajkot pitch

If the look of the surface is anything to go by, it could worry India, but Jadeja says bowlers shouldn't "react" to England's batting style

14-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India's selection puzzle for Rajkot: is there room for both Kuldeep and Axar?

Who goes out if Jadeja is fit to return, and will Rahul's unavailability have any bearing on the selection?

12-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Can India's batters restore the balance of power against England's spinners?

They have done it before but will have to do it with a shuffling batting order finding its feet

12-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Can shell-shocked India even the odds vs Bazball?

India have been in this kind of position many times before and gotten themselves out of trouble, but England will be no pushovers

01-Feb-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Bazball vs India's spinners, or Bazball vs England's spinners?

India are going into a Test without Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara or Ajinkya Rahane for the first time since November 2011

24-Jan-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Expect big runs in T20I series finale, but don't go looking for World Cup answers

It's India last T20I game before the World Cup, but the tournament is only in June and there's a whole IPL to get out of the way first

16-Jan-2024•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India, South Africa move on from World Cup heartbreak as Wanderers turn pink

Sandwiched between a T20I series in a T20 World Cup year and a Test series, the ODI series will see teams missing several big names

16-Dec-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Crazy, stupid, love: a Tendulkar fan's complicated relationship with Kohli

The comparisons will continue till the end of time, but for now, this is just a moment to plunge into, emotions and all

15-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Kuldeep bounces back in time for the game he missed four years ago

His resilience and ability to think on his feet while under extreme pressure have been a big part of his success in recent times

14-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rahul flicks switch to finally show the World Cup his full range

There was no need to consolidate or firefight against Netherlands - and a 62-ball hundred was the result

12-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Never mind the short ball, Shreyas is superb at No. 4

Look beyond the short-ball trouble and Shreyas Iyer possesses many qualities that make him a superb ODI batter

11-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

How Santner slows it up to get the drop on batters

The left-arm spinner took 2 for 22 in ten overs against Sri Lanka, varying his pace masterfully once again

09-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Trent Boult: A World Cup great who isn't having a great World Cup

Bowling in the powerplay is his forte, but the leader of New Zealand's attack hasn't enjoyed his usual success in the first ten overs of this World Cup

08-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

The beautiful desperation of Kane Williamson

New Zealand's captain gave a rare and revealing glimpse of his emotions while playing a brilliant, tone-setting innings

04-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Pluck or luck: New Zealand trust in the 'Kiwi' way

Every team wants to be the one that's spoken of as era-defining; the one that is expected to lift World Cups, but New Zealand aren't that team

03-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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