Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Pujara profits from self-enforced limitations

At the venue of his memorable debut where he guided a tricky chase, Pujara applied the hard grind to expertly steer India out of choppy waters against the same opposition

06-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

In the game if we get them for another 25-30 runs - Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara has said the pitch in Bengaluru gets better as the day progresses, and hence India are well in the game if they can bowl the visitors out early on the third day

05-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

India's problems amplified by match situation

India's decision to go with four bowlers meant each of them had to step up - a job they did and would have felt happier about had the match situation been different

05-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

The two phases of Rahul's innings

KL Rahul stood out for India on the first day of the Bengaluru Test, and he showed how he could change gears against spinners, especially with wickets falling around him

04-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Where is India's intent?

While Australia have come for the series well prepared, India seem to have gone in with the belief that winning the series would only require their players to repeat the same processes that have won them so much in the recent past

04-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Opportunity to learn rather than setback - Kohli

Virat Kohli has said the team is preparing for the second Test the way they usually do for a match, and hinted towards a "few surprises" with respect to the XI that will play on Saturday

03-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

'No question of dropping Rahane' - Kumble

Coach Anil Kumble has said India's failure to adapt in Pune cost them the game, and that Ajinkya Rahane's spot in the team is not in question

02-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Rahul's altering approach to different pitches

KL Rahul is probably the only batsman in India's top five who can play the lofted shots as well as the sweeps and reverse sweeps and is unlikely to tone his game down on raging turners

02-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Will Bangalore produce a flat and slow turner?

India are perhaps at their best when they can keep opposition bowlers out in the sun and test their ability to keep coming back for long spells in good batting conditions. Bangalore could produce that kind of contest

01-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bangalore

Why today's Test opener isn't a Sehwag

Test teams are looking for solidity at the top, and batsmen are comfortable specialising in the format that suits their style

12-Feb-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy

New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion

New Zealand wrapped up a 2-0 series win, sealing the Christchurch Test by nine wickets after Bangladesh imploded in the second innings for the second time in successive Test matches

22-Jan-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Persistent rain washes out day three

Persistent rain ruled out any chance of play on the third day of the second Test at Hagley Oval

22-Jan-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Test in balance after Shakib's triple-strike

Rain brought day two to an early end after three wickets in two overs from Shakib Al Hasan had left the second Test delicately poised

21-Jan-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Southee five-for bowls Bangladesh out for 289

Tim Southee and Trent Boult were responsible for nine of the ten Bangladesh wickets to fall on a flat Hagley Oval surface on the first day

19-Jan-2017•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Broad wrecks, Herath befuddles

Sharp spin, searing swing and more in our pick of the best Test bowling performances of 2016

10-Jan-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Yuvraj's ODI recall a backwards step

Recalling the 35-year-old after three years out of the ODI side may have made sense if India did not have young batting contenders, which was not the case here

06-Jan-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy

No captaincy, no problem

Five players who remained key members of their teams after losing the captaincy

04-Jan-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Blade runners

Highlights from cricket's annals of facial hair

02-Jan-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Abbott hastens South Africa's crushing win

South Africa made full use of the second new ball to rip through Sri Lanka's last five wickets and complete a 206-run win in Port Elizabeth, an hour and 10 minutes into day five

30-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Loose dismissals harm Sri Lanka in 488 chase

A succession of soft dismissals left Sri Lanka in danger of a big defeat in the first Test despite their batsmen, almost without exception, looking comfortable at the crease in their pursuit of 488

29-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

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