Shashank Kishore

Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Scenarios : Five quarter-final spots up for grabs

Mumbai, Jharkhand and Karnataka are assured of a knockout berth, irrespective of how they fare in their last league game. At least 12 other teams are in with a chance to join them

02-Dec-2016•Shashank Kishore and Bharath Seervi

Hardworking Bundela makes Ranji history

Madhya Pradesh captain Devendra Bundela, who is poised to become the most-capped Ranji cricketer, credits his success to his discipline and work ethic

28-Nov-2016•Shashank Kishore

When Dickwella played the 'Dilscoop'

Niroshan Dickwella's scoop, Kusal Mendis' missed opportunity and West Indies' poor running in plays from the penultimate tri-series fixture

23-Nov-2016•Shashank Kishore

Sri Lanka survive Lewis' 148 for thrilling win

Nuwan Pradeep defended nine runs off the final over to bowl Sri Lanka to the tri-series final with a one-run win

23-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

'Surfaces of this kind take skills out of the picture' - Tiwary

Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal captain, has called for surfaces of the kind that hosted the India-England Tests in Rajkot and Visakhapatnam to be prepared for the Ranji Trophy

22-Nov-2016•Shashank Kishore

Raval and Williamson seal solid eight-wicket win

Debutant opener Jeet Raval batted with focus to overcome a testing period against the new ball and took New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory in Christchurch

19-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Wagner, Boult swing Test New Zealand's way

Pakistan were ahead by 56, but had just three wickets standing at stumps, with Neil Wagner and Trent Boult opening up the Test courtesy a hostile burst in the second session

19-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

De Grandhomme, Raval make it New Zealand's day

Alex Moir had taken 6 for 155 against England in Christchurch in 1951. Sixty-five years later, Colin de Grandhomme took 6 for 41 to finish with the best figures by a New Zealander on debut; Pakistan were bowled out for 133

17-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Persistent rain washes out opening day

Jeet Raval may have to wait little longer for his first taste of Test cricket after intermittent rain meant no play was possible on the opening day in Christchurch

17-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Herath caps series sweep with 13-for

Sri Lanka took under an hour on day five to wrap up a 2-0 series whitewash of Zimbabwe with a 257-run win

10-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Young India seek game time with eye on World Cup

Mithali Raj's team are playing their first international game in nine months, and with the series against Pakistan up in doubt, the ODIs against West Indies could be their last chance to identify combinations for the Women's World Cup next year

09-Nov-2016•Shashank Kishore

Herath ten-for puts Sri Lanka on the brink

Rangana Herath's seventh ten-for in Tests put a depleted Sri Lanka side within touching distance of a 2-0 Test series sweep in Zimbabwe

09-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Herath five-for gives SL first-innings cushion

After losing their last five wickets for 19 runs to concede a 232-run first-innings lead to Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe took four wickets by stumps

08-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Chari, Ervine fifties lift hosts after SL's 504

An unbroken third-wicket stand of 109 between Brian Chari and Craig Ervine led Zimbabwe's recovery after tons from Dhananjaya de Silva and Asela Gunaratne hauled Sri Lanka to 504

07-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Dhananjaya ton leaves Sri Lanka ahead on absorbing first day

Dhananjaya De Silva's second Test century and a serene 79 from Upul Tharanga helped Sri Lanka fight back from 112 for 4 to end the opening day of the second Test in Harare on 290 for 5

06-Nov-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Zimbabwe in need of top-order solidity

Graeme Cremer's efforts with the bat somewhat covered up for Zimbabwe's top-order failure in the first Test. With the team management insisting on consistency in selection, there's an opportunity for them to make a mark in the second Test

05-Nov-2016•The preview by Shashank Kishore

'Not too fussy about batting positions' - Nair

Karun Nair has been part of India's Test dressing room before, but a debut seems ever closer with his inclusion as one of only six batsmen in the squad to take on England; he says he is prepared to bat anywhere when his turn comes

02-Nov-2016•Shashank Kishore

Hyderabad send Himachal crashing to 36 all out

Fifteen wickets fell on day two at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, where Hyderabad bowled Himachal Pradesh out for 36, the fourth-lowest total in the Ranji Trophy since 2000

28-Oct-2016•Shashank Kishore

Youngsters have led Karnataka's renaissance - Arunkumar

Karnataka coach J Arunkumar believes taking "tough selection calls on seniors" and decision back youngsters despite the match-by-match scrutiny has transformed Karnataka from an 'almost there' side to a team that won successive Ranji Trophy titles

23-Oct-2016•Shashank Kishore in Kolkata

Coach Bhaskar blasts Delhi's disorganised system

Delhi coach KP Bhaskar has hit out strongly at the lack of a proper system in Delhi cricket - especially off the field - which is costing the team in the Ranji Trophy

22-Oct-2016•Shashank Kishore in Kolkata

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