Krishna Kumar

Are we losing our love for Test cricket?

Are we losing our love for Test cricket?

T20 has dulled our senses to the more subtle charms of the long format, as is evident from watching youngsters react to the game

05-Jun-2015•Krishna Kumar

The freakish delight that is AB de Villiers

The freakish delight that is AB de Villiers

When he displays his outlandish repertoire of manufactured strokes, dumbfounded bowlers and captains are left questioning their own skills

01-Apr-2015•Krishna Kumar

India need to be flexible with their bowling

India need to be flexible with their bowling

Opening with a spinner and rotating the slower bowlers against specific teams could be a sensible ploy for an attack that is struggling for consistency

19-Feb-2015•Krishna Kumar

The effect a team's bowling has on its batting

The effect a team's bowling has on its batting

A penetrative bowling attack puts their batsmen in a freer state of mind, which only does the team's match-winning abilities good

08-Jan-2015•Krishna Kumar

Have India buried the pace hoodoo?

Have India buried the pace hoodoo?

Dravid, Tendulkar and Co set the template, and their successors seem to have been emboldened by their example

27-Dec-2013•Krishna Kumar

All hail India's new order

All hail India's new order

The likes of Dhawan, Kohli and Pujara are a study in contrasts and similarities to the men they hope to replace in India's Test line-up

02-Dec-2013•Krishna Kumar

Outsource the tampering

Outsource the tampering

There has been enough talk about looking kindly on tampering, but what if it was done off the field?

07-Nov-2013•Krishna Kumar

A yorker state of mind

A yorker state of mind

Your early cricketing experience hugely influences your ability to consistently pitch it in the blockhole as an adult

29-Oct-2013•Krishna Kumar

The art of air cricket

The art of air cricket

Is there a cricket fan alive who hasn't paid tribute to his heroes without bat or ball in hand?

10-Oct-2013•Krishna Kumar

The Atlas who doesn't shrug

The Atlas who doesn't shrug

From a thrill-a-minute swashbuckler to a captain whose trademark is his calm, Dhoni has come a long way

19-Sep-2013•Krishna Kumar

Remembering the Sahara Cup

Remembering the Sahara Cup

Fans at a military airfield, meeting Garry Sobers, Gandhian pronounements, and other memories from an exotic tournament

06-Sep-2013•Krishna Kumar

Once upon a red-clay wicket

Once upon a red-clay wicket

Learning the virtues of pitching it on a good length is easy when you end up breaking light fixtures every time you don't

20-Aug-2013•Krishna Kumar

Mind the criticism, please

Mind the criticism, please

Why do we insist on castigating cricketers - particularly batsmen - as careless, lazy or lacking strength of character?

07-Aug-2013•Krishna Kumar

Shane Anderson, anyone?

Shane Anderson, anyone?

James Anderson mesmerises with skill, Graeme Swann outwits with subtle variations. Not unlike another combination from a few years ago

16-Jul-2013•Krishna Kumar

Viva Rohit Sharma

Viva Rohit Sharma

His consistently assured batting versus the short ball at the top of the innings made for pleasant viewing in the Champions Trophy

03-Jul-2013•Krishna Kumar

The radio years

The radio years

Cricket commentary never felt better than it did on radio - particularly short wave

17-Jun-2013•Krishna Kumar

The thrill of Umesh Yadav

The thrill of Umesh Yadav

Seeing him run in to bowl makes you sit bolt upright in your chair and watch the game

02-Jun-2013•Krishna Kumar

All hail the box

All hail the box

There's no one better to sing the praises of the abdomen guard than someone who grew up playing without one, or wearing one with an infernal buckle

19-May-2013•Krishna Kumar

1

Showing 1 - 18 of 18

Most Read

Badoni replaces injured Washington in India squad for NZ ODIs

Badoni replaces injured Washington in India squad for NZ ODIs

12-Jan-2026 • 23 hrs ago•PTI and ESPNcricinfo staff

No specific threat to Bangladesh team in India, says ICC security assessment

No specific threat to Bangladesh team in India, says ICC security assessment

12-Jan-2026 • 18 hrs ago•ESPNcricinfo staff

Fourteen-year-old sensation Sooryavanshi among players to watch from Group B

Fourteen-year-old sensation Sooryavanshi among players to watch from Group B

12-Jan-2026•Abhijato Sensarma

Kohli revels in a new, delightful version of himself

Kohli revels in a new, delightful version of himself

11-Jan-2026•Sidharth Monga

How Nabi and his son Eisakhil prepared to play a BPL match together

How Nabi and his son Eisakhil prepared to play a BPL match together

12-Jan-2026•Mohammad Isam

Writers