Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

India's ODI gameplan tested in pacy Perth

Their tactics of stacking the batting at the expense of attacking bowlers will be tested in Australia more than it was during the Champions Trophy

19-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

The wait for 'Ro-Ko' is over and it's okay to be a bit emotional about it

Their warring fans have united and are now railing together against the team management, while we wait, series on series, to see if they can make it to the 2027 ODI World Cup

17-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

India complete 2-0 sweep in Gill's first series win

Rahul anchored the chase, ending up unbeaten on 58; India still at No. 3 on WTC points table

14-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

India 58 runs away from 2-0 sweep of West Indies

Having been set 121 to win, India only briefly tried to finish the match on the fourth evening, ending on 63 for 1

13-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

Hope and Campbell fight back after Kuldeep five-for forces WI to follow on

India ended day three in Delhi still in the lead by 97 runs

12-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

Jadeja, Kuldeep strike after Gill ton propels India to 518

West Indies gave a better account of themselves with the bat than in Ahmedabad, but India remained in control of the Delhi Test

11-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

Jaiswal 173 and Sai Sudharsan 87 carry India into a dominant position

On a slow Delhi pitch, the West Indies bowling was disciplined without being penetrative

10-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

Blog - India sweep series 2-0

Follow rolling coverage of the second Test between India and West Indies in Delhi

10-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

India look for clean sweep in cool Delhi as West Indies continue search for solutions

India are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI, but West Indies might be tempted to bring in the left-arm pace of Jediah Blades

09-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

Tough but fair: selectors have prioritised future over sentiment

For the last two years Ajit Agarkar's selection panel has done the thankless job of picking India's teams with fairness and transparency

07-Oct-2025•Sidharth Monga

All eyes on India's bench in Super Fours dead rubber

India's batting order will be of interest given all the shuffling they have done so far

25-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

India go in as strong favourites against upbeat Bangladesh

Bangladesh will hope to create an upset after beating Sri Lanka in their first Super Four game

23-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

Abhishek smashes 74 off 39 as India ease past Pakistan

Abhishek and Gill added 105 in just 59 balls as India chased down 172 with seven balls to spare

21-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

Live blog - India and Pakistan meet again in Super Four

Live updates, analysis and chatter from the Asia Cup Super Four clash between India and Pakistan

21-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

Kuldeep, Axar and Abhishek lead India to thumping win

India dominated from start to finish to extend their dominance over Pakistan to 11-3 in T20Is

14-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

India vs Pakistan LIVE BLOG - Can arch rivals give Asia Cup its first close match?

It's the biggest game of the first round of the men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 - get the latest news, analysis, numbers and buzz from India vs Pakistan right here

14-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

UAE look to script upset of the year against T20 world champions India

UAE coach Lalchand Rajput will be up against the team of his country of origin, whom he coached to the T20 World Cup truimph in 2007

09-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

Tax rates on IPL tickets go up to 40%, will be more expensive

However, international cricket gets a respite and sees a reduction in its GST rate from 28% to 18%

04-Sep-2025•Sidharth Monga

R Ashwin brings curtain down on 'my time as an IPL cricketer'

"My time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today," R Ashwin says

27-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

India have almost every base covered, but No. 8 issue persists

Their batting is so good that Yashasvi Jaiswal can't find a place, but the lack of frontline bowlers who can hit sixes continues to worry them

19-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

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