Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Seamers star, but India kept waiting

India were on the verge of taking a massive lead and possibly bowling England out short of the follow-on mark before Joe Root averted the danger along with the lower order

11-Jul-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Last-wicket heroes lift India

India lost four wickets for four runs immediately after lunch before Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami restored their advantage with a 111-run last-wicket stand that extended India's total to 457

10-Jul-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Vijay ton takes India past setbacks

M Vijay's fourth Test century, his first away from home, held India's innings together on a first day full of momentum shifts on an atypically slow and lifeless Trent Bridge pitch

09-Jul-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

West Indies back to format they relish

Yet again, West Indies' limited-overs specialists are tasked with salvaging a win or two after their team has suffered a Test series defeat

04-Jul-2014•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Weather threat looms over India, Bangladesh

After a rain-shortened first ODI, Bangladesh and an experimental India side will hope the weather stays clear and allows them to fulfill their objectives from the remainder of a brief ODI series

16-Jun-2014•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

The best bowling v the best batting

Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders have met three times this season, but the IPL is yet to witness a genuinely explosive meeting between its two best sides. That might well change in Sunday's final

31-May-2014•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

The run-out that changed the game

Plays of the Day from the second qualifier match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab

30-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Kings XI survive Raina scare to win runfest

A century from Virender Sehwag laid the platform for Kings XI Punjab to enter their first IPL final, after they survived a scare sparked by Suresh Raina's 25-ball 87

30-May-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Too much tinkering topples Royals

Rajasthan Royals were in a pretty much unassailable position to reach the playoffs with five matches to go, but their season collapsed dramatically amid a raft of odd tactical decisions

26-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Can KKR stop Kings XI's batsmen again?

Kolkata Knight Riders kept Kings XI Punjab's power-packed batting line-up quiet in both their league meetings. With form and home advantage on their side, can Knight Riders do it again?

26-May-2014•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

The Karnataka run-out squad

Plays of the day from the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata

24-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Yusuf smashes fastest fifty to power KKR to second

Yusuf Pathan smashed the fastest-ever IPL fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders chased 161 in 14.2 overs to knock Chennai Super Kings off second place

24-May-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mumbai's last-minute change

Plays of the day for the match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils in Mumbai

23-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Hussey, bowlers keep Mumbai alive

Mumbai Indians lost their last eight wickets for 33 runs but did enough either side of that to beat Delhi Daredevils by 15 runs and stay alive in the tournament

23-May-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Gambhir's rage and Uthappa's slip

Plays of the day from the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad

18-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

KKR make it four wins in a row

Sunrisers Hyderabad began brightly, but faded in the second half of their innings, allowing Kolkata Knight Riders to ease to a seven-wicket win

18-May-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Holding back Duminy, Jadhav hurting Daredevils

Certain teams have been very conservative with their batting order, giving their biggest hitters little crease time. The approach has backfired on Delhi Daredevils the most

15-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Du Plessis' lucky escape

Plays of the day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Ranchi

13-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Super Kings complete typical last-over win

After a good start, Rajasthan Royals fell short of setting a challenging target and Chennai Super Kings completed a comfortable chase even though they left things late

13-May-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

No shaking off the albatross for Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh, the 2014 IPL auction's most expensive buy, has made for terrible viewing so far in the tournament. Maybe it's time, for the sake of the player as well as his franchise, to bench him

11-May-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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