Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar trump Dananjaya's 6 for 54

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and MS Dhoni added an unbroken 100, an Indian record for the eighth wicket, to turn the tables on Sri Lanka and lead India to a three-wicket win

24-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Dhawan leads brutal rout of Sri Lanka

After India's spinners dismissed the hosts for 216, Shikhar Dhawan smashed an unbeaten 132 of 90 balls to finish the chase in 28.5 overs

20-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Pollard fifty undone by Tridents' shoddy display

Their captain produced a fine half-century, but the Barbados Tridents kept shooting themselves in the foot against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

19-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Jadeja's five-for wraps up India's first innings win in Sri Lanka

The fastest left-armer to 150 Test wickets helped his team to a series victory away from home in eight days of cricket

06-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Mendis hundred and Karunaratne 92* defy India

After meekly folding for 183 all out in their first innings, Sri Lanka put forward a much better reply after they were made to follow-on

05-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Ashwin stars as India establish massive advantage

Having become the fastest to the double of 2000 Test runs and 250 wickets, India's premier offspinner had Sri Lanka's batsmen in a spin

04-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Pujara, Rahane tons power India to 344 for 3

High-quality centuries from two high-quality India batsmen have put them in command of the Colombo Test

03-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

A series showdown at Sabina Park

Sabina Park might possibly provide the best batting pitches in the Caribbean, but it has not been the luckiest ground for India. Can the ninth-ranked West Indies pull off a grand upset?

05-Jul-2017•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

WI's last chance to stay alive in series

If the hosts lose on Friday, they will go 0-2 down with only two matches left

29-Jun-2017•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

One eye on weather, one on India's middle order

Rain is expected again in the afternoon in Port-of-Spain where India would want to assess the strength of the batsmen they employ at No. 4 and below

24-Jun-2017•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Onus on WI batsmen with series on the line

The hosts have struggled against the concerted discipline of Afghanistan, but if they want to go 2-1 up, they need to attack

13-Jun-2017•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Amir pulls off double duty in style

He had bowled one of the spells of the tournament and then Pakistan stumbled so spectacularly that he had to pull off heroics with the bat too

12-Jun-2017•Alagappan Muthu

Mumbai's bench strength bosses the IPL

They had a whole host of World Cup and World T20 winners and finalists on their roster. Is it any wonder they won the IPL?

22-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu

Krunal's bolt from the blue

With his more established team-mates falling to Rising Pune Supergiant's traps, it was up to a man playing his first IPL final to take control of it

21-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu

Mumbai face the Pune jinx in final

Pune's bowlers have been the reason for their 3-0 head-to-head against Mumbai. They have only allowed one half-century to the most prolific middle-order in the tournament

20-May-2017•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

How Dhoni spooked Mumbai Indians

For nearly 15 overs of the Rising Pune Supergiant innings, the run-rate was going nowhere. Then Dhoni changed everything in the space of 12 balls

16-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu

Give internationals context before public gets 'fed up' - Watson

Shane Watson has spoken strongly of the need to provide more context to international cricket, for the fan and the player to retain interest in it in the long run

14-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

Pune rout Kings XI for 73 to book second place

Led by their bowlers who exploited a pitch with just enough moisture to make driving on the up difficult, Steven Smith and his men booked a place in the playoffs

14-May-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Delhi keep Pune waiting for playoff spot

A fine display of death bowling led Delhi Daredevils to a seven-run victory at home over Rising Pune Supergiant

12-May-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

This year has been my worst IPL - Watson

The Royal Challengers Bangalore allrounder wants the team to win its final game against Delhi Daredevils, in a bid to give their fans something to cheer about

10-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu

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