Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Mithali Raj fifty steers India to victory

Her 16th T20I half-century wrapped up India's victory over Pakistan with six balls and seven wickets to spare

11-Nov-2018•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Big Jase shines bright for beleaguered West Indies

From not getting places to train to losing key players, it has been a difficult tour for West Indies but their captain has stood up to the challenges on and off the field

14-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu In Hyderabad

Shaw, Umesh get Kohli's vote of confidence ahead of Australia tour

Prithvi Shaw's fluid attacking style and Umesh Yadav's fitness are attributes that India will find useful down under, says India captain

14-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Umesh Yadav, India's go-to pacer at home

Along with his incisiveness, Umesh showed his ability to shoulder extra load in the absence of Shardul Thakur, producing a career-best performance against West Indies

13-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Rahane tames his demons, Rahul revisits them

In Rahane's bloody mindedness was a lesson for Rahul in turning around his form and confidence

13-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Umesh Yadav also upset with quality of SG ball

The fast bowler joined R Ashwin and Virat Kohli in complaining that it goes too soft too early

12-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Roston Chase masters spin and shows the way

While the other batsmen struggled to score runs or played reckless shots, West Indies' No. 6 rescued them with a near-spotless 98 not out

12-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Shardul Thakur suffers groin strain on Test debut

The 26-year old bowled only 10 balls on the morning of his Test debut and will not take the field for the rest of the day

12-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Virat Kohli criticises quality of SG ball, and prefers the Dukes for Test cricket

The India captain said the SG ball was getting scuffed up and going soft too early

11-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

Family man Carl Hooper returns to cricket via commentary

The former West Indies batsman talks about the time he spent outside the game, and the faith that brought him back

10-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu

Hard to build something if team dynamics keep changing - Holder

With the resignation of Stuart Law, West Indies are set to lose their third coach in four years

10-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu In Hyderabad

'Gayle's probably tapering off a bit' - Holder

But the West Indies captain was confident that Gayle would be part of the team's World Cup plans next year

10-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Hyderabad

A case for India to play all three openers in Hyderabad?

If India have decided that KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal will be their three openers in Australia, it's prudent to pick all three in their last Test before the tour. But who sits out?

08-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu

Kuldeep Yadav craves red-ball success

The left-arm wristspinner, who became the seventh bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in all three formats, says Test cricket is "very close to my heart"

06-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Kraigg Brathwaite wants West Indies batsmen to trust their defence

R Ashwin said he was "surprised" by the visitors' high-risk shots against the spinners

06-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Calm self-belief takes Ravindra Jadeja to long-awaited milestone

Batting with the confidence of a man who averages 50 over the last two years, the hometown hero shepherded the tail expertly to reach his maiden Test hundred

05-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Bowlers didn't build enough pressure, says West Indies bowling coach Corey Collymore

He said they let the game slip away on the first day, allowing India "a fantastic start"

05-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Kohli's focus the next lesson for carefree Pant

The pitch, the opposition, the heat were all peripheral to Kohli's single-minded pursuit of runs - while Pant made batting fun to watch

05-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Jason Holder injured ankle in West Indies' pre-season camp - Nic Pothas

West Indies' captain pulled out on the morning of the first Test, leaving Shannon Gabriel to lead a highly inexperienced pace attack

04-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

'I wanted to dominate as much as I could' - Prithvi Shaw

The 18-year-old opener, who became youngest India player to make a century on Test debut, dedicated his 154-ball 134 to his father

04-Oct-2018•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

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