Shashank Kishore

Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Hamza, Nabi help Afghanistan defend 131

Two halves of contrasting nature brought out all the elements associated with a low-scoring thriller, which Afghanistan clinched by 49 runs as Zimbabwe slumped to 82 all out in Sharjah

25-Dec-2015•The report by Shashank Kishore

Parthiv, Axar guide Gujarat through in nervy chase

Gujarat sealed a nervy chase with the help of a 36-run ninth-wicket stand against Vidarbha in Alur, to book their place in the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

24-Dec-2015•The Report by Shashank Kishore in Alur

Punjab fail to shrug off bridesmaid tag

Punjab were bolstered by the presence of four members from the national squad in the Vijay Hazare trophy this season, but only managed to finish as contenders again. Instead of kicking on to secure the title

23-Dec-2015•Shashank Kishore in Alur

Bist ton seals Himachal's place in semi-final

Robin Bist's unbeaten century to beat Punjab in Alur was a good primer of how to overcome top-order trouble and it led Himachal Pradesh to the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final

23-Dec-2015•The Report by Shashank Kishore in Alur

A week of new generation and regeneration

With no international cricket being played currently, the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will include a host of stars and a pitch for their return to the national side

22-Dec-2015•Shashank Kishore

India's new picks rewarded for domestic form

ESPNcricinfo looks at the domestic cricket journeys of Rishi Dhawan, Hardik Pandya and Manish Pandey, after they were picked in India's ODI and T20 squads for Australia

20-Dec-2015•Shashank Kishore

Axar, Jadeja and the spinning wheel

Axar Patel has come into his own as an ODI bowler, but Ravindra Jadeja's irrepressible form means India's selectors have a tough job on their hands

12-Dec-2015•Shashank Kishore

Dhoni subdued in breezy Gujarat win

Apart from a scratchy 44 from MS Dhoni, there were few meaningful contributions from Jharkhand's batsmen as they set Gujarat a target of 178 that they easily chased down

11-Dec-2015•The Report by Shashank Kishore in Alur

India players lend boost to Vijay Hazare Trophy

The likes of MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma taking part in this year's tournament will pull more eyeballs

09-Dec-2015•Shashank Kishore

What went wrong for Karnataka?

ESPNcricinfo looks at the various factors that affected the run of the eight-time champions

04-Dec-2015•Shashank Kishore

Punjab, TN face must-wins; Karnataka seek innings lead in tight group

A look at what each team must do to secure a berth in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals

30-Nov-2015•Shashank Kishore

Assam's inspirational rise from the abyss

Assam's resurgence despite sub-standard infrastructure, absence of big names, limited talent pool and lack of a proper club culture within the state is inspirational

22-Nov-2015•Shashank Kishore

Old-school Chatterjee flourishes in T20 era

Sudip Chatterjee has scored four hundreds already this Ranji season and his insatiable hunger for batting long is flourishing in an age where IPL influences many batsmen's strokeplay

18-Nov-2015•Shashank Kishore

Record-breaking Saxena targets knockouts

Jalaj Saxena, who produced the joint second-best figures in the Ranji Trophy, hoped to carry Madhya Pradesh into the knockouts

09-Nov-2015•Shashank Kishore

'I was determined to prove to everyone I could bat'

Shreyas Iyer on his initiation to cricket, going for big bucks in the IPL auction, and the impact Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had on his career

06-Nov-2015•Shashank Kishore

Brijesh Patel rules out shifting Karnataka's Mysore games

Karnataka players will have to live with "appalling" crowd behaviour in Mysore when they take on Odisha in their Group A Ranji Trophy match starting Saturday

06-Nov-2015•Shashank Kishore

Sehwag illuminates Mysore's <i>Dussehra</i>

It's not often that cricket hogs the limelight during the festive season in Mysore. Unless, of course, Virender Sehwag is in town

22-Oct-2015•Shashank Kishore in Mysore

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