Nagraj Gollapudi

News editor, ESPNcricinfo

This is Virat

A long chat (or two) with India's Test captain and the world's hottest cricket star

03-Jun-2015•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Massive boost to have Shastri around team - Kohli

Virat Kohli, India's Test captain, has backed Ravi Shastri as the team's director, saying that the latter's presence is a "massive boost" for the side.

02-Jun-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Taufel wants change in attitude to Indian umpiring

Simon Taufel has expressed disappointment by the general perception prevalent not just among fans but importantly also among the Indian players that the Indian umpires were not meeting the global standards

28-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi and Gaurav Kalra

MI thrill with typical bouncebackability

In the second half of the tournament, at every training huddle, players were told treat each match as a final. That resonated with Mumbai's talismans who lifted their games admirably

25-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Mumbai's not-so-secret weapons

Mumbai Indians don't lack for resources to pull off a second IPL trophy and here are five of them that they would hope to fire at Eden Gardens against Chennai Super Kings

23-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Kolkata

'I like getting in people's faces'

Mitchell McClenaghan talks about how being aggressive makes him stand out, why being a team man is important, and his World Cup and IPL journeys

23-May-2015•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

'I've never believed in the switch hit'

Garry Sobers talks about batting innovations and what T20 does to young players

19-May-2015•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

BCCI mulls revamping Ranji points system

The BCCI's technical committee, in an attempt to make the Ranji Trophy more exciting and competitive, has proposed to revamp the existing points structure

19-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

'I've been a bit of a T20 pioneer'

Brad Hodge on the difficulty of sledging opponents you're friends with, being an old-timer, and losing his pants on the field

18-May-2015•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

CSK, Kings XI and the five degrees of difference

This match exposed the deep chasm between a consistent champion team like Chennai Super Kings and the desperate and frazzled Kings XI Punjab unit. Here are five moments from the game that underline the differences.

16-May-2015•NAGRAJ GOLLAPUDI IN MOHALI

Stubborn approach drags Kings XI to rock-bottom

A sameness to their approach, and a stubborn adherence to last year's strategies were the main reasons for Kings XI Punjab's slide in IPL 2015

16-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

BCCI to meet CA, CSA over CLT20 future

The fate of the Champions League Twenty20 will be decided in a meeting that will take place on the sidelines of the IPL final in Kolkata on May 24

16-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Super Kings chase top-two finish

One team is already through to the playoffs and the other is out of the reckoning, but the meeting is important nonetheless, with Chennai Super Kings looking to seal a top-two finish

15-May-2015•The Preview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Hales replaces Corey Anderson for Mumbai

England batsman Alex Hales will join Mumbai Indians as a replacement for injured New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson

14-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Saha, Hendricks silence RCB

A frustrating wait due to the preceding rain robbed fans of a full fare but they were not entirely short-changed in the end. Here are five men and moments which kept fans entertained

13-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

Johnson and Marsh to leave IPL early

Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Marsh have been granted permission by their IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab to return home after Monday's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad

11-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Marauding Gayle stumps Kings XI

Stirring. Racy. And seemingly easy. Chris Gayle's 117 off 57 balls - the fastest century of this IPL - floored Kings XI Punjab. Here are five takeaways from his innings

07-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Bangalore

Ten minutes of Maxwell v Johnson

Spontaneous? Deliberate? Outrageous? Mad? Glenn Maxwell does not care what you think, or what Mitchell Johnson bowls

05-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

'An opening partner is a bit like your brother'

Barry Richards, Justin Langer, Graeme Smith and Andrew Strauss on life at the top of the order

04-May-2015•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

'A good T20 bowler consistently makes batsmen take risks'

Shane Bond on how fast bowlers can outsmart batsmen in T20s if they trust their variations and take their time plotting their moves

04-May-2015•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

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