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Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

India need to give longer rope to No. 4 aspirants

India's struggle to find a long-term No. 4 in ODIs is illustrated by the fact that they have tried 11 batsmen in that position since the 2015 World Cup. Manish Pandey and KL Rahul are now vying for that role, and it is imperative India give them time to f

22-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu

Collapses happening 'a bit too often' - Smith

Australia's captain Steven Smith has conceded that the team's batting collapses are becoming too frequent, and something needs to be done to arrest the slide

22-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Kolkata

Unrelenting bowling line-up offers India fresh edge

With a genuine swing bowler, a tearaway quick with an unusual action, two wristspinners and a hit-the-deck allrounder, India no longer fade away after a spearhead finishes his spell

21-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Kolkata

The Pandya incident - caught and run-out, but not out

Hardik Pandya thought he was caught, the Australians thought he was definitely run-out, but it turned out that neither of those dismissals applied to the delivery

21-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu at Eden Gardens

Warner puts pressure on himself against me - Kuldeep

The India left-arm wristspinner says he bowls to the explosive Australia opener confident of being able to dismiss him

20-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Kolkata

Kuldeep, Chahal, and cracking the India XI

The two wristspinners lend edge and variety to the attack but they might be in direct competition with each other in a settled Indian team

19-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Kolkata

Bad ball a useful ploy when under attack - Zampa

The legspinner, who was bashed for three consecutive sixes by Hardik Pandya in the first ODI, feels bowling bad balls willfully could sometimes buck the pressure off bowlers

19-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Kolkata

Eden Gardens' preparation for second ODI hit by rain

Questions remain over pitch preparation as the ground remains covered

19-Sep-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Kolkata

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

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