Vishal Dikshit

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Buttler admits to IPL v ODI dilemma

Jos Buttler has admitted that he is facing a clash of priorities between his IPL stint with Mumbai Indians and the home ODIs against Ireland in May.

18-Jan-2017•Vishal Dikshit in Cuttack

Buttler relishes fear factor as England look to battle back

Far from being downcast after a chastening defeat in the first ODI, Jos Buttler believes England have the batting firepower to bounce back at Cuttack

18-Jan-2017•Vishal Dikshit in Cuttack

Does Rahane's ODI repertoire warrant his selection?

Currently, Ajinkya Rahane doesn't quite have the body of work in ODIs that merit his inclusion. What can he do to press for selection in the Champions Trophy?

18-Jan-2017•Vishal Dikshit in Cuttack

The coach who plays guitar

John Wright talks about his other life, as a musician and songwriter, and his first album

21-Dec-2016•Vishal Dikshit

The Mumbai hand behind Hameed's rise

Vidyadhar Paradkar knew Haseeb Hameed would go far when he first met him. He has, and it's due in no small part to Paradkar

05-Dec-2016•Vishal Dikshit

'People are going to be scared of bowling to Pant in the future'

The current Ranji season is proving to be a breakout one for Delhi's Rishabh Pant, who is aiming to make it big for his mentor, Tarak Sinha

29-Nov-2016•Vishal Dikshit

Pant focused on road ahead after maiden triple-ton

Having set out wanting to score at least one double-century in the season, Rishabh Pant has already achieved the goal in only his second match, but wants to continue scoring as much as possible

17-Oct-2016•Vishal Dikshit

Kohli's run-spree and Morris' manic assault

ESPNcricinfo picks out the best individual performances of IPL 2016

30-May-2016•Vishal Dikshit

A record-breaking year, but no title for RCB

Led by the batting feats of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame a poor start to the season and went all the way to the final, only for their bowling weaknesses to resurface

30-May-2016•Vishal Dikshit

Lessons in spin for South Africa's young hopefuls

Fourteen South African players - a mixture of spinners and batsmen - visited Mumbai for a spin camp organised by CSA and overseen by Indian domestic veterans Amol Muzumdar and Nilesh Kulkarni

27-May-2016•Vishal Dikshit

Would prefer middle-order spot in Test side - van Zyl

South Africa batsman Stiaan van Zyl has stated that he would like to return to the middle order of the Test side

20-May-2016•Vishal Dikshit

Race in Visakhapatnam to not finish last

As the playoff competition intensifies at the top of the table, there's going to be a race at the bottom too - between Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiants, for who will not finish last

20-May-2016•The Preview by Vishal Dikshit

Gambhir stars in the mix-up menace, and Gayle strikes back

Plays of the day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens

16-May-2016•Vishal Dikshit

RCB top order proves too hot for KKR

Royal Challengers Bangalore's top order made short work of the 184 target as fifties from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, after Chris Gayle's 31-ball 49, gave them a nine-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders

16-May-2016•The Report by Vishal Dikshit

Kings XI's chances to stay alive fading

Kings XI, whose chances of making the playtoffs are bleak, face the in-form Mumbai Indians in Visakhapatnam

12-May-2016•The Preview by Vishal Dikshit

The debutant and the typo

Plays of the day from Rising Pune Supergiants' seven-wicket win against Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla

05-May-2016•Vishal Dikshit

Bolstered Supergiants secure vital win

Against Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla, an injury-stricken Rising Pune Supergiants fell back on the reliable shoulders of Ajinkya Rahane, Rajat Bhatia and a brisk innings from IPL debutant Usman Khawaja to hand the hosts a seven-wicket defeat

05-May-2016•The Report by Vishal Dikshit

De Villiers gives three catches in a match

Plays of the day from Sunrisers Hyderabad's 15-run win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad

30-Apr-2016•Vishal Dikshit

David Warner's dominant 92 leads RCB rout

Another swift fifty from David Warner, this time a 50-ball 92, led Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 15-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and put them in the top half of the points table

30-Apr-2016•The Report by Vishal Dikshit

Up-and-down Sunrisers sweat over key players' form

While Yuvraj's injury will be a major blow, the poor form of Warner and Dhawan, and lack of match practice for Boult have left the Hyderabad thinktank with several issues to ponder over

08-Apr-2016•Vishal Dikshit

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