Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

@the_kk

Ashwin's rare double, and stellar comebacks for Shami, Bhuvneshwar

India's marks out of ten after they beat West Indies 2-0 on their Caribbean tour

23-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Gap between Test and domestic quality causing inconsistency - Simmons

Phil Simmons, the West Indies head coach, has expressed concern over the up-and-down nature of the team's performances over the course of the Test series against India

22-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Port of Spain

Kohli praises Ashwin, Saha contributions in series win

India captain Virat Kohli has said the runs scored by R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha in the lower middle-order are the biggest positives to emerge from India's 2-0 Test series win in the West Indies

22-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Port of Spain

Similar failings mar Tests at historical venues

The lack of play in Port-of-Spain and Durban over the last four days points to a disregard for common-sense scheduling and a failure to equip grounds to deal with bad weather

22-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Port of Spain

Authorities exposed by lack of covers

Foolish logistical planning paired with inadequate drainage infrastructure meant no play on days two and three at Queen's Park Oval despite mostly sunny skies

20-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Port of Spain

From West Indies opener to law degree candidate

Once a hard-hitting opening batsman, Philo Wallace had a fleeting time in the spotlight for West Indies, and now has turned his attention to becoming a lawyer

19-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Port of Spain

West Indies need Samuels to be more responsible

Marlon Samuels is supposed to be the senior batsman guiding the youngsters around him. It's hard to say, however, what kind of example his batting in the series has set

18-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Threat of rain interruptions looms over Test

Rain washed out close to four sessions of the second Test, and an entire day's play in the third. It is likely to interrupt play, by all appearances frequently, in the fourth Test as well

18-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Versatile Rahane quietly shows his worth

Ajinkya Rahane has shown himself to be a batsman adept at dealing with a variety of situations and tailoring his game to the team's cause

17-Aug-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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

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