Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

@the_kk

Spin questions for England as India try on new big-hitting avatar

Series a dry run for October's T20 World Cup in India

11-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Shastri, empathy and glory: How India rose out of lockdown

India's head coach explains the secrets behind a high-performing unit that beat Australia in Australia and then humbled England

07-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Washington Sundar: A batsman blossoming in a bubble of serene self-assurance

He may have gained wider attention as a clever, restrictive offspinner in T20s, but he has always been a batsman first

06-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

The audacious, and gloriously disrespectful Rishabh Pant

You don't do what he did to James Anderson. But then, you're not Rishabh Pant.

05-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mohammed Siraj, five Tests old with the nous of a veteran

There's nothing raw or naive about the India quick, even though he's barely two months old in Test cricket

04-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

'Brutally honest' Virat Kohli plays down World Test Championship hype

"If you're not motivated to play a normal game but extra-motivated to play a game with some incentive, that's unacceptable"

03-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Home-Test specialist Umesh Yadav carves out his own niche

The quick, who has some nifty tricks up his sleeve, is four strikes away from 100 Test wickets at home

02-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

The full range of Rohit Sharma

That he has been India's best batsman in the ongoing series against England is a sign of how he has evolved in Test cricket

01-Mar-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Let's talk about the beauty of R Ashwin's bowling

The near-identical dismissals of Pope in Ahmedabad highlight Ashwin's mastery of flight, drift and dip

26-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

When Singh was king

Twenty years on: the improbable story of how a young offspinner bounced out the mighty Aussies

26-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Motera pitch could be a backhanded compliment to England

India have come closest to achieving truly balanced pitches, but a loss in the first Test must have stung

25-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

The secret to Axar Patel's success: go straight and undercut

What he has achieved since slotting into India's attack is to make viewers almost forget that Jadeja is out injured

24-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Twilight zone: What can we expect from the pink ball at Motera?

Day-night Tests have traditionally favoured seamers, but there's every chance Ahmedabad may throw up another turner

22-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Ishant Sharma - from unlucky workhorse to master quick

The career of only the second Indian fast bowler to reach 100 Tests is a truly fascinating one, and we are witnessing its best chapter

22-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India's XI for Chennai Test: Four bowlers or five? Who will replace Ravindra Jadeja?

Also, will Rishabh Pant continue to keep wickets?

02-Feb-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2020 Debutant of the year: the towering inferno

Menacingly tall, lethal with the ball, handy with the bat - our debutant of the year is all that

21-Jan-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

As it happened - Australia vs India, 4th Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the fourth Test

18-Jan-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Tough ask for India as Australia set them 328 on a tricky track

Siraj takes five but Australia still have enough time to push for series victory

17-Jan-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

As it happened: Australia vs India, 4th Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Updates, analysis and colour from the second day of the fourth Test

16-Jan-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rain wipes out final session with India trailing by 307

Having bowled Australia out for 369 by lunch, India made a solid start before losing Rohit Sharma against the run of play

15-Jan-2021•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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