Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

'Want to be consistent in all the three formats' - Rahul

KL Rahul, who completed his third Test hundred and went on to score a career-best 158, reckoned that West Indies' bowling discipline on day two had made it difficult for India's batsmen to score quickly

01-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

'Speed variation and bounce did the trick' - Ashwin

R Ashwin, whose 5 for 62 helped India dismiss West Indies for 196 on the opening day of the second Test at Sabina Park, said he was "pretty surprised" by Jason Holder's decision to bat first

31-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Blackwood and Samuels: A contrasting double-act

The conches blared briefly during a thrilling counter-attack against pace and spin alike to give India something to think about. But almost inevitably, the challenge was short-lived

31-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Kohli hints at sticking to five-bowler combination

Virat Kohli has suggested India are likely to stick to a five-bowler combination for the second Test in Jamaica, despite the "bounce and carry" that its green-tinged pitch promises

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Pujara unconcerned by squandered starts

Cheteshwar Pujara is not unduly worried by his recent inability to convert starts to big scores, pointing out that some of those starts were important contributions to the team's cause

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Fresh Sabina track to refresh West Indies?

The likes of Alzarri Joseph and Miguel Cummins could narrow the gap between the two sides in Jamaica, on what looks set to be a green pitch

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Youth no excuse for West Indies, says Samuels

Test cricket is "big-man cricket" and West Indies cannot use their youth and inexperience as a crutch to deflect against poor performances, according to Marlon Samuels

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Love and longing at the Rec

As the Carnival brings life to the Antigua Recreation Ground, nostalgia for its cricketing legacy envelopes you

27-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Loose West Indies succumb to Ashwin's wiles

One after another, the hosts' batsmen attempted questionable flicks and drives in their second innings, disregarding the drift and dip the offspinner was generating

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

'I don't think we executed well enough' - Holder

Jason Holder defended West Indies' selection, and said it was the execution of the bowling attack's plans that had gone wrong, and not its composition

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

'Learning phase over, time to start dominating' - Kohli

Virat Kohli said India's players had reached a stage where they could no longer be content with learning from every performance, but needed to start dominating Test matches regularly to become a better team

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Shami bounces back with new weapon

Returning to Test cricket after a long layoff, Mohammed Shami ran up with noticeably shorter strides and dismantled West Indies' top order with pace and bounce

24-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Ideal conditions help Ashwin grab chance at No. 6

Working on initial movements and having a slightly more open stance have helped Ashwin rediscover his batting mojo

23-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

'Going to be a long struggle' for West Indies bowlers

In the absence of Jerome Taylor and Kemar Roach, West Indies' fast bowlers are still "learning the art", their bowling coach Roddy Estwick said

23-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Kohli insures five-bowler strategy with determined ton

While his team-mates were prone to losing concentration on the cusp of breaks in play, Virat Kohli steeled himself to stay until stumps and brought up another Test ton

22-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Holder backs inexperienced WI squad to step up

West Indies captain Jason Holder said on the eve of the first Test match against India that he was confident in the abilities of the young group he was leading

20-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Kohli hints at Dhawan over Rahul for opening slot

Shikhar Dhawan is likely to partner M Vijay at the top of the order, with KL Rahul missing out, in the first Test of India's tour of the West Indies starting in Antigua on Thursday

20-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

West Indies need to paper over bowling cracks

The hosts' pace attack, with a combined experience of 31 Tests and 56 wickets, is a candidate for being their weakest ever, yet India cannot simply show up and expect to win

20-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

India preach patience and ponder combination

Net sessions in Antigua indicate that India had narrowed their squad down to 13 for the first Test with Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur possibly missing out

19-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Kumble reintroduces Wright's 'buddy programme'

In only his first week in the job as India coach, Anil Kumble has already re-introduced one of Wright's key concepts: a buddy system

02-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bangalore

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