Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Dravid: We were under pressure but individual performances kept us in the game

India coach feels they left a "few runs on the board" and that the young batters will get better with experience

05-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

'The choice is his' - Dravid happy to wait for Kishan to return to cricket

Dravid pleased with Bharat's keeping, but expects more with the bat: "He's had the opportunity to make better contributions"

05-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

A Gill century that showed his struggle and growth

He survived a few close calls before showing the mettle that had been missing in his Test-match game

04-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

'No demons in the wicket,' says Bumrah after wrecking England

Which of his six wickets did Bumrah think was the best? It wasn't Ollie Pope, bowled by a devastating yorker

03-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Bumrah calls forth thunderbolts from a clear blue sky

On a pitch that didn't have much in it for fast bowling, Jasprit Bumrah boomed through England's middle order

03-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Jimmy vs Jaiswal: a who-is-gonna-do-it thriller

A batter renowned for his attacking prowess, taking on a bowler revered for his ability to hoop the ball around. Did we expect anything less than a blockbuster?

02-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

History weighs Rohit down as Stokes walks on water

India's besieged leader is discovering how much scrutiny there is of every move made by every captain who goes up against Bazball

01-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Batters could have a party on traditional Visakhapatnam pitch

"It might play a little bit better initially than it did last week," feels Ben Stokes

01-Feb-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Patidar vs Sarfaraz takes centre stage at India nets

The bowlers were also seen practising how to stop a batter trying to sweep and reverse-sweep them

31-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

India's battle is with themselves

They're 0-1 down and their batting line-up has been ripped of its usual experience

30-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

India's No.4 conundrum, the Siraj question, and more

With both KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of the second Test, the hosts have to make some big selection decisions

29-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Where did India fall short in Hyderabad? Dravid points to the first innings

Dravid on Ollie Pope: "I haven't seen a better exhibition of sweeping and reverse sweeping in these conditions against that quality of bowling"

28-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

India fall short in the Hyderabad sweep-stakes

One team used the reverse-sweep to maximum effect, while the other tried to play their normal game in an abnormal Test match

28-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Hyderabad erupts as Bumrah collides with Bazball

The crowd went wild as the fast bowler gave full vent to his emotions during a thrilling burst of reverse-swing

27-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

The spectacle at No. 4 featuring KL Rahul

India have had some famous names occupying that spot in Test cricket and their latest - albeit stopgap - option looked the part too.

26-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

How disciplined India attacked England's defence

For a while, Bazball was on show, and then the spinners came in, and then Jaiswal took it up a notch

25-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

The stakes in play for India, England and Test cricket

This is one of three long-form series taking place at the same time, but the only one with two full strength teams participating

24-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Rohit: Kuldeep 'a very tempting option' as third spinner

"It was a bit of a headache for us to decide who it was going to be," India captain on Axar-vs-Kuldeep debate

24-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

A chance for Shubman Gill to level up against England

The India batter is a game changer on his day but he needs to string more days like that together in Test cricket

23-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Dravid expects Hyderabad pitch for England Test to offer turn

India coach says that one of KS Bharat or Dhruv Jurel will play as wicketkeeper against England

23-Jan-2024•Alagappan Muthu

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