Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Plunket Shield round-up: Nicholls' hundred, Eden Park thriller and Conway-watch

A look at the things that caught the eye as New Zealand's first-class got underway

25-Oct-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Missing Dale-a in the time of India v South Africa

Scenes from an alternate universe where Dale Steyn is playing Tests, and charging in to bowl at Virat Kohli

29-Sep-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Shubman Gill gets maiden call-up to India Test squad, Rohit Sharma picked as opener

KL Rahul and Umesh Yadav are the only players to be left out from the squad that beat the West Indies recently

12-Sep-2019•Alagappan Muthu

'Don't think us batsmen have lived up to the standard' - Virat Kohli

The India captain also believes competition in Test cricket has gone up at least two-fold over the last couple of years

20-Aug-2019•Alagappan Muthu

'No one is probably going to get closer to winning the World Cup or losing it as us' - Boult

What if it's July 14 again. What if England v New Zealand had gone another way. It's not just the fans who are wondering all that could have been

18-Jul-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Kane Williamson's is the hand that steadies New Zealand's ship

On paper he's in at No. 3, but he often pretty much ends up opening - and sticks around for ages, come juicy pitches or skilled bowling

08-Jul-2019•Alagappan Muthu

'The 2015 World Cup semi-final made me realise that sport can change a nation'

Former New Zealand allrounder Grant Elliott looks back at the biggest moment of his career

20-Jun-2019•Interview by Alagappan Muthu and Deivarayan Muthu

The Boult v Bumrah subplot in overcast Nottingham

If the rain stays away, two of the best bowling units may be able to coax the ground away from its high-scoring ways

12-Jun-2019•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Mitchell Santner - the X-factor is in his instinct and his bravery

You might underestimate the left-arm spinner, but New Zealand don't; he creates pressure at one end so his mates can strike from the other

12-Jun-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Dhawan 117 and Bhuvneshwar's three-for secure India's victory

Australia's bowlers conceded their highest total in World Cup cricket and their batsmen were unable to bail them out

09-Jun-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Live Report - Australia v India

Catch all the action and analyses from the Australia v India match

09-Jun-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Bumrah, Rohit and Chahal give India winning start

Meanwhile, South Africa slumped to their third straight loss in the World Cup

05-Jun-2019•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Live Report - India v South Africa

ESPNcricinfo's Live Report of India's first World Cup 2019 match, against South Africa in Southampton

05-Jun-2019•Alagappan Muthu

As it happened: England v South Africa

30-May-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer lead England to imposing win

The hosts began their World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, with four half-centuries, an astonishing boundary catch, and the birth of a new superstar

30-May-2019•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Clinical Super Kings set up finals date with Mumbai

MS Dhoni's men kept Delhi Capitals to 147 and that total proved far too small the moment Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson got going

10-May-2019•Alagappan Muthu

It's Dhoni v Pant again with everything on the line

It's youth v experience. It's a team learning to revel under pressure v a team that repels it. It has fun written all over it

09-May-2019•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Talking points - How Mumbai beat the CSK spin threat

They took a few balls to settle down, and for the most part, tried hitting with the turn. Sounds simple, doesn't it?

07-May-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Talking points - When Uthappa lost all control

So off was his timing that he was not in control of 26 of the 47 balls he faced

05-May-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Talking points - Riyan Parag, the youngest to hit an IPL fifty

The 17-year old made the best of a bad situation and also lived up to Steven Smith's high praise earlier in the tournament

04-May-2019•Alagappan Muthu

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