Karthik Krishnaswamy

Bangalore

Assistant Editor at ESPN Cricinfo

Photographer at Freelance

He/him. Cricket writer by day, photographer by night. Except when I work night shifts. Which is often.

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Indian Premier League

1 week ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

Chennai Super Kings 183 for 8 (Brevis 52, Dube 45, Urvil 31, Arora 3-48, Varun 2-18) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 179 for 6 (Rahane 48, Russell 38, Pandey 36*, Noor 4-31) by two wicketsThree players who came into Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) squad as injury replacements during IPL 2025 were part of their XI in their 12th match of the season, and two of the three made decisive contributions to all but end Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) playoffs hopes.
Nos. 16-14: Nicholas Pooran, Faf du Plessis, Suryakumar Yadav

1 week ago | thecricketmonthly.com | Karthik Krishnaswamy |Deivarayan Muthu |Shashank Kishore

Scream for me, Dallas: Pooran set the inaugural MLC final alight with a lightning-quick hundred No. 16, Nicholas Pooranby Deivarayan MuthuIf Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine are first-generation T20 legends from Trinidad and Tobago, Pooran is the next-generation short-format superstar from the region. Like his seniors, Pooran has been there and done that in every T20 league around the world.
Indian Premier League

1 week ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

Match abandoned Delhi Capitals 133 for 7 (Stubbs 41*, Ashutosh 41, Cummins 3-19) vs Sunrisers HyderabadRain put an official end to Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) IPL 2025 playoffs hopes and gave Delhi Capitals (DC) what could be a valuable point in their bid to finish in the top four. It certainly looked like a point gained for DC rather than one lost, after Pat Cummins took three new-ball wickets to put SRH in the driver's seat at the innings break.
A spell from hell: Arshdeep finds a new high in Dharamsala

1 week ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

It helps to swing the ball both ways, but if you're a left-arm quick in a world dominated by right-hand batters, you don't have to. Most left-arm swing bowlers only shape the new ball into the right-hander, with their usual angle - across the batter from over the wicket - allowing them to test the outside edge should the odd ball refuse to swing, or swing less than expected.
Powerplay malfunction puts SRH on the brink

1 week ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

There are partnerships that go at more than two runs per ball, and there are partnerships that delight cricketing purists. Rarely do you get one that ticks both boxes. The 87-run stand between Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan in Friday's game between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was a rare example. It came off just 41 balls, and it included 13 fours and two sixes.
Nos. 25-23: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahid Afridi, Dan Christian

2 weeks ago | thecricketmonthly.com | Karthik Krishnaswamy |Danyal Rasool |Tristan Lavalette

Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 49 wickets at a strike rate of 14.4 and an economy of 7.2 in the 2016 and 2017 IPL seasons Twenty-five years into the 21st century, we're ranking the greatest players in the game's most popular format. Here, counting down from 25, are the cricketers we think are and have been the finest in the history of T20 leagues so far.
Indian Premier League

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

Punjab Kings 194 for 6 (Shreyas 72, Prabhsimran 54, Khaleel 2-28, Pathirana 2-45) beat Chennai Super Kings 190 (Curran 88, Brevis 32, Chahal 4-32) by four wicketsA four-wicket 19th over from Yuzvendra Chahal, including his second IPL hat-trick, turned a topsy-turvy game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, putting Punjab Kings (PBKS) on the road to a four-wicket win and sealing the end of Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) playoffs hopes.
Curran 88, Chahal hat-trick, CSK 190 all out

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

Chennai Super Kings 190 (Curran 88, Brevis 32, Chahal 4-32) vs Punjab KingsA 47-ball 88 from Sam Curran put Chennai Super Kings on course to breach 200 for only the second time in IPL 2025 and the first time at home, only for Yuzvendra Chahal to send their innings spiralling to an early close with four wickets in the 19th over including a hat-trick.
A star is born (to bat): Echoes of Sachin 1989 in Vaibhav's record-shattering spectacle

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

Speed is distance divided by time, and in that equation rests a partial answer to a question you may have asked yourself again and again on Monday night, when you watched Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in Jaipur. How can a 14-year-old hit the ball that far? Vaibhav Suryavanshi's bat traces remarkable distances in remarkably brief timespans. When he winds up, he lifts his bat so high that his gloves are at shoulder level behind him.
Indian Premier League

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 165 for 4 (Krunal 73*, Kohli 51, Axar 2-19) beat Delhi Capitals 162 for 8 (Rahul 41, Stubbs 34, Bhuvneshwar 3-33, Hazlewood 2-36) by six wicketsA sensational all-round display from Krunal Pandya led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of the IPL 2025 table as they outbowled and outbatted Delhi Capitals in a tense clash on a tricky, two-paced surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.