Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

@the_kk

Talking Points - A stop-start innings from Chris Gayle

The Kings XI opener's unbeaten 99 followed an old-fashioned ODI template, featuring a distinct middle-overs slowdown

13-Apr-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

IPL's soft signal on Dhoni is a chance put down

The game's most high-profile league and its most successful player came up against each other. Here was a chance to set a fitting precedent; in the end the league blinked

13-Apr-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Talking Points - What was MS Dhoni thinking?

In the final over of the match, the Chennai Super Kings captain stormed onto the field to debate an umpiring decision

11-Apr-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Talking Points - What's up with the zing bails in IPL 2019?

For the third time this season, a batsman got away thanks to the bails refusing to fall off the wicket

07-Apr-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy and Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - The Ishan Kishan run-out, explained

ESPNcricinfo runs an analytical eye over the key moments of the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians

06-Apr-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Talking Points - Did Kolkata Knight Riders pick the right opening pair?

Sandeep Lamichhane made a belated first appearance of the season, and made an immediate impact, but did KKR play into his hands?

30-Mar-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Can Super Kings work their magic away from spin-friendly Chepauk?

The nature of the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch will be of utmost interest, given Delhi's potent seam attack and Super Kings' wealth of spin options

25-Mar-2019•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mumbai Indians face pace worries as rebranded Delhi Capitals press restart

Jason Behrendorff hasn't arrived in India yet, while Lasith Malinga and Adam Milne are already unavailable for the two-time champions

23-Mar-2019•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Neil Wagner and Trent Boult bowl New Zealand to series win

The hosts needed only one extended session on day five to blast out the last seven Bangladesh wickets and wrap up victory by an innings and 12 runs

12-Mar-2019•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Ross Taylor double-ton gives New Zealand a shot at victory

The hosts declared with a first-innings lead of 221, before taking three Bangladesh wickets in the last 23 overs of the day

11-Mar-2019•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

New Zealand wrap up victory after defiant tons from Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah

A counterattacking 235-run partnership for the fifth wicket could not deny the hosts victory, but it delayed it significantly

03-Mar-2019•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Nathan Coulter-Nile and Glenn Maxwell make the difference in low-scoring thriller

Australia's fast bowlers executed a short-of-good-length plan to perfection on a two-paced pitch, but nerves nearly undid their chase of 127

24-Feb-2019•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Hazratullah Zazai's 162* leads Afghanistan's record-shattering display

The opener made the second-highest T20I score, and propelled his team to the biggest total in all T20s

23-Feb-2019•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

What Rahane's numbers don't tell you

India's No. 5 had hit his lowest point at the start of the England tour last year, but has his utility to the world's top Test team been understated?

29-Jan-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

When Vinay Kumar met Cheteshwar Pujara

One wanted to do something big, the other had a job to finish - a fortunate few at the ground witnessed a classic contest

29-Jan-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Pujara 'wants it more than any one of us' - Unadkat

In the Ranji final for the third time in seven seasons, Saurashtra are eager to win the title but not afraid of losing it, says their captain

28-Jan-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Cheteshwar Pujara stays unbeaten to steer Saurashtra into final

Sheldon Jackson also completed a century to help them set up a title bout against defending champions Vidarbha

28-Jan-2019•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy at the Chinnaswamy

Behrendorff, Richardson bowl Perth Scorchers to first win of season

On a spicy Perth pitch, the Scorchers' potent pace attack shot Adelaide Strikers out for 88

26-Dec-2018•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sri Lanka collapse against pace after Tom Latham's 264*

Latham became the first New Zealand batsman since Glenn Turner in 1972 to carry his bat through a completed Test innings

17-Dec-2018•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

The enigma of Gautam Gambhir

Was he a potential great who underachieved for most of his career, or was he a good Test cricketer who enjoyed one glorious spell of over-achievement?

05-Dec-2018•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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