Shashank Kishore

Bangalore

Senior Correspondent at ESPN Cricinfo

Allrounder @ESPNcricinfo. Aspiring author.

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Articles

Iyer: 'We're finding it difficult to assess the wicket batting first'

4 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

Shreyas Iyer thinks Punjab Kings are suffering from a middle muddle in IPL 2025, especially at home in New Chandigarh - where they've played their final game at IPL 2025 - with surfaces having thrown up a number of questions at their batters. On Sunday, PBKS managed just 157 in their 20 overs; the last five overs produced just 38 as Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar put on a superb exhibition of death bowling.
Indian Premier League

5 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

Lucknow Super Giants 180 for 5 (Markram 66, Badoni 50, Hasaranga 2-31) beat Rajasthan Royals 178 for 5 (Jaiswal 74, Avesh 3-37) by two runsFor the second game in a row, Rajasthan Royals stumbled in a seemingly straightforward chase, unable to score nine off the final over. In Jaipur on Saturday night, Avesh Khan's ice-cold death bowling turned a cruise into chaos, as Lucknow Super Giants clinched victory from under RR's nose.
Suryavanshi kicks off his IPL career in style

5 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

At 14 years and 23 days, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became IPL's youngest debutant when he was brought in as an Impact Sub in Rajasthan Royals' chase of 181 in their quest to overturn three successive losses, against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur on Saturday. He began his IPL career with an extraordinary six off his first delivery.
Markram, Badoni fifties give RR a 181-run target

5 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

Aiden Markram kicked a stuttering Lucknow Super Giants innings into high gears, helping them recover from 54 for 3 in the eighth over to post 180 after opting to bat against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Markram top-scored with 66, combining superbly with Ayush Badoni, who made a 33-ball half-century.
Josh Hazlewood: RCB has been 'a bit slow' on learning at home

5 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is "feeling better" with every passing game but continues to work on his rehab, having just returned to full fitness from a calf and side strain prior to the start of IPL 2025. Hazlewood, like rest of the RCB squad, will have had less than 36 hours to recover between the end of their home game against Punjab Kings (PBKS) and the start of the reverse fixture in Mullanpur.
LSG's Pant opts to bat first; Mayank and Suryavanshi among potential impact players

5 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

At 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi could become the youngest to make his IPL debut. Rajasthan Royals' stand-in captain Riyan Parag said that Suryavanshi is slated to replace the injured Sanju Samson in Rajasthan Royals' XI against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). However, with LSG captain Rishabh Pant winning the toss instead and opting to bat in Jaipur, Suryavanshi's official debut would have to wait, as he finds himself on the bench in RR's bowl-first XI.
The hex of the exes - another old boy returns home to take RCB down

6 days ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

"I am a bit confused about the Impact Player, but we're playing the same team."That was Rajat Patidar after losing his third straight toss in IPL 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a rain-shortened match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) held back an eighth batter - Devdutt Padikkal wasn't named in the XII - against a batting-heavy Punjab Kings (PBKS), a decision that raised eyebrows after Patidar's remark. Was it oversight or sheer audacity?
Maxed out? Glenn Maxwell needs to 'wake up' before it's too late

1 week ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore

Nearly a year ago, Glenn Maxwell took a mid-season break during a lean run for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), having scored just 32 runs in six innings at an average of 5.33. He need time to refresh and reboot. Maxwell had entered IPL 2024 in red-hot form, with 552 runs at 42.46 and a 185.85 strike rate in his previous 17 T20s. He also had a strong BBL season - 325 runs in nine innings at a 186.78 strike rate. A year on in IPL 2025, things are eerily similar.
Axar Patel: 'I am not following a template' as captain

1 week ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy |Shashank Kishore

If a captain is only as a good as his results, Axar Patel is the class-topper at IPL 2025. He has led Delhi Capitals (DC) to five wins in six games so far - in what is his first season as captain of a team in the competition - and, crucially, has found the right people to do the right jobs for him in crunch situations. Mitchell Starc on Wednesday evening, for example. And a lot of the success is down to "trusting my instincts", Axar said after the Super Over win over Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Did RR choose the wrong batters for the Super Over? Bishop and Pujara think so

1 week ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy |Shashank Kishore

Did Rajasthan Royals (RR) get their choice of batters wrong in the Super Over against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Delhi? After Mitchell Starc tied the game for DC in regular time, RR sent in Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag - a left-right combination - for the Super Over, with Yashasvi Jaiswal as the third batter. Starc once again took the ball for DC and conceded only 11, with Parag and Jaiswal run out on the fourth and fifth deliveries, respectively.