Nagraj Gollapudi

News editor, ESPNcricinfo

Knight Riders bowlers miss the smart card

In a match reduced to 10 overs, the key for the fast bowlers was to mix quicker deliveries with slower bouncers. But when it came to the crunch moments, Knight Riders forgot about their well laid out plans and paid the price

02-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Bangalore

In-form RCB still in search of first home win

Royal Challengers Bangalore are still looking for their first home win of the season against a confident Kolkata Knight Riders side, who toppled Chennai Super Kings in their last outing

01-May-2015•The Preview by Nagraj Gollapudi

'If you dominate, you go to the next level'

Ajinkya Rahane on his aggressive mindset, talking cricket with Sachin Tendulkar, and how karate helped him develop a competitive streak

01-May-2015•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi and Sharda Ugra

Narine undergoes testing for offbreaks

Embattled West Indies and Kolkata Knight Riders offspinner Sunil Narine has once again retested himself, this time for his offbreak which the BCCI had banned him from bowling on Wednesday

30-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Five reasons to keep an eye on Sarfaraz

The youngest man to play in this IPL, Sarfaraz Khan displayed his cricketing nous with an unbeaten 45 off 21 balls

30-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Kartik warns against rushing Narine back to bowling

Murali Kartik, the former India spinner, said the ban on his offbreaks is a setback for Sunil Narine but added rushing him back into bowling could be detrimental to Narine and his team Kolkata Knight Riders

29-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Narine to undergo test in Chennai again

Kolkata Knight Riders have decided to send Sunil Narine for another test of his bowling action after the match officials expressed "concerns" over "fair amount" of deliveries the offspinner bowled in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday in V

24-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Maturing Iyer grins and bears it

While Mumbai's batting lineup has been unable to recover from its early season stumbles, Daredevils batsman Shreyas Iyer has found a way to get up and fight through the pain

23-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Delhi

Can Iyer be Daredevils' X-factor?

The leading run-getter for Delhi Daredevils so far, Shreyas Iyer's confidence and his ability to score at a quick pace will serve him well, says his coach Pravin Amre

22-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Indecision holds Delhi back

Daredevils entered the match on the back of successive victories and spoke about building the winning momentum. But for that to happen they need to have a settled plan

20-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Delhi

Bengal player dies after on-field accident

Anikt Keshri, a former Bengal Under-19 cricketer, died on Monday morning in Kolkata having encountered a freakish accident on the cricket field last Friday

20-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Pace is a big factor - Donald

Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling coach Allan Donald has said the team is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Australian World Cup hero Mitchell Starc

17-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Karthik targets turnaround after early failures

In a line-up of big-hitters in the Royal Challengers Bangalore line-up, Dinesh Karthik plays the role of a safety belt and he is eager to put his early failures behind him and succeed in his designated role

16-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Shami likely to miss IPL

Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Mohammed Shami is likely to be ruled out of IPL 2015 because of a knee injury

16-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Board panel has 82 questions for BCCI bosses

The RM Lodha committee appointed by India's Supreme Court has sent an 82-point questionnaire to top board administrators seeking clarity on the way the richest sports body in India functions

14-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Hooda extends Daredevils' hoodoo

Deepak Hooda handled a tough situation with a clever strategy and showed that the Delhi Daredevils are yet to fill those small margins required for victory in T20 cricket

12-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Delhi

Six swings of the pendulum

A close encounter between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore turned several times before a number of decisive blows from Chris Gayle won it for the visitors. ESPNcricinfo plots the various twists in the tale

11-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Kolkata

Finisher de Villiers deserves more freedom

The lack of batting depth has always been an issue with Royal Challengers Bangalore and has often held back as good a finisher as AB de Villiers. What he needs is more time at the wicket. And this time, his team is willing to offer him that

10-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Kolkata

Kohli hurt by critics going personal

Virat Kohli has said that he was "disappointed" and "hurt" by the extreme reactions from sections of the media which were critical of him after he failed in the World Cup semi-final against Australia

10-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi in Kolkata

Polished Suryakumar's transformed role

These days every player is handled particular roles. Last season, Suryakumar Yadav was performing the finisher's role. This season it is more flexible where he has been asked to bat in the middle order and play according to the match situation

09-Apr-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

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