Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Kohli advocates flexibility in team

India's Test captain showed a willingness to shake up his XI in St Lucia, and, he said, it's a trend he won't shy away from setting - though it might have more to do with the bowling attack going forward

14-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Gros Islet

Indian pacers seek out West Indies' technical faults

In a race against time to bowl out West Indies on day five, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma probed away with ruthless efficiency to help secure victory with a session to spare

13-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

The long, hot summer of Viv Richards

Forty years ago today, the master put the finishing touches on his most dominating performance in an uncharacteristically sultry English season filled with them

13-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Bhuvneshwar's swing makes for appointment viewing

Plopping down in front of a TV set, rather than in the stands at Darren Sammy National Stadium, provided a sensational view of Bhuvneshwar Kumar's swing bowling exhibition

13-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Cummins 'fights hard' before maiden Test strike

West Indies quick Miguel Cummins has said he did not let the long wait for his first Test wicket fluster him

11-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Ashwin says altering approach helped him at No. 6

India allrounder R Ashwin said his promotion up the order had induced a conscious change of approach with the bat

11-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Saha's patience pays off in maiden Test ton

More than six years after making his debut, Wriddhiman Saha's maiden Test century was an innings symbolic of the substance over style grafting that helped him earn his spot

11-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Vijay and Pujara conspicuous by their absence

By leaving out M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara, India have compromised the solidity of their top order and perhaps affected the mindset of the omitted batsmen

10-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Tide begins to rise for West Indies pace unit

West Indies opened the four-Test series in Antigua with a not-so-fast bowling attack ground down by India's batsmen, but the promising debuts of Miguel Cummins in Jamaica and Alzarri Joseph in St Lucia have them riding a new wave out of that early trough

10-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

India's St Lucia Test batting selection riddle

M Vijay missed the second Test but is back to full fitness after his injury replacement KL Rahul scored 158 in Jamaica. Will Vijay come back into the XI at the expense of Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara... or not at all?

09-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Holder focused on bowling, but maintains all-round ambitions

Jason Holder, the West Indies captain, has said he is focused on performing the role assigned to him in the side with bowling as his "first priority", but has admitted he would prefer batting higher up the order

09-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in St Lucia

Eat like a West Indian

Our correspondent chows down on local delights on the first leg of his tour

08-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Shami and Ishant - a tale of two bowlers

On his return from a long injury lay-off, Mohammed Shami has executed plans, induced edges and taken wickets. Ishant Sharma, meanwhile, still grapples with familiar concerns

08-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

'Roston showed why he should be playing Test cricket'

Roston Chase's unbeaten, match-saving 137 was a bolt out of the blue to most observers, but not to his captain Jason Holder

04-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

The middle-order quartet that saved West Indies

Four young batsmen in West Indies' lower middle order showed fight, application and skill - and perhaps provided a beacon of hope for the future

04-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

India unravel Bravo's short-ball frailty

Darren Bravo's dismissal on Tuesday was a triumph of planning, another area in which India have revealed their superiority over the hosts

03-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

'I was not thinking about my hundred' - Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane, who scored an unbeaten 108 to lift India to a declaration with a lead of 304, believed there was still more than enough time left for his team to force a win

02-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Holder exemplifies West Indies' discipline

In a Test that has lost 43 overs to rain, and is expected to lose even more, West Indies' bowling discipline, exemplified by their captain Jason Holder, could prove the difference between losing and drawing

02-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Pujara's malaise, Rahul's ton puts India in awkward spot

Cheteshwar Pujara's curious loss of form and KL Rahul's impressive conversion rate leaves India in a top-order selection conundrum when M Vijay returns to full fitness

01-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Bowlers learning about being patient in Test cricket - Simmons

Phil Simmons, West Indies' head coach, has said his bowlers have done well to keep India's batsmen quiet on day two of the Sabina Park Test

01-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

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