Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Williamson hits record ton, but Test in balance

With an unbeaten 148, the New Zealand captain pushed his team into the lead in a match he has to win to level the series

27-Mar-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

NZ openers solid after South Africa 314

Half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis took South Africa's total to 314 - from 5 for 2 and 190 for 6

26-Mar-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Rain diminishes New Zealand advantage

New Zealand's discipline gave them four South African wickets on a pitch that was rather seamer-friendly on a day marred by rain

24-Mar-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Lyon eight-for bundles India out for 189

Remarkable control from the Australian bowlers resulted in massive pressure being built up which led to a steady supply of wickets as India folded for 189 on the first day

04-Mar-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Renshaw, Starc fifties guide Australia on a turner

They contributed nearly half of the visitors' total on a Pune pitch where the ball spinning sharply was the norm rather than the exception

23-Feb-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Keeping your ear on the ball

Blind cricket looks and sounds very different to its mainstream counterpart, but it is just as much of a batsman's game

14-Feb-2017•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

Rashid's relief and a dying dream

Plays of the day from the opening T20I between India and England in Kanpur features some good fielding and the ball boy menace

26-Jan-2017•Alagappan Muthu

England cruise to 1-0 series lead

England's bowlers restricted India to 147 on a good pitch in Kanpur and then knocked off the target with seven wickets and 11 balls to spare

26-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Hales takes the pain, England take the gain

Four runs when the ball hits the stumps, and a toe-crusher that actually hurt the bowler feature in the plays of the day for the second ODI between England and India in Cuttack

19-Jan-2017•Alagappan Muthu

India win series with Yuvraj and Dhoni tons

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni turned the clocks back, adding 256 runs for the fourth wicket to pull India from 25 for 3 to 381, a score which helped them seal the three-match series against England

19-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Williamson century caps New Zealand's come-from-behind win

New Zealand completed a stunning final-day win in Wellington, after Bangladesh slumped to 160 all out in their second innings

16-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Late strikes dent Bangladesh's standing

A hectic last half-hour when Bangladesh lost three wickets in six overs has hurt their standing in the Wellington Test against New Zealand

15-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Latham hundred leads NZ fightback

A sixth Test century from the opening batsman has helped his team reduce the deficit to 303 runs by the end of the third day

13-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Bangladesh 542, Shakib 217, Mushfiqur 159

The visitors' highest partnership in Test cricket - 359 - led them to the ascendancy in the Wellington Test against New Zealand

13-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Mominul, Tamim sparkle on rain-hit day

Nearly 50 overs were lost to bad weather, but Bangladesh would feel confident after getting to 154 for 3 having been put in to bat on a green pitch

11-Jan-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Masters blasting (and grinding)

Fierce, measured and everything in between: all in our shortlist of the best Test batting performances of 2016

10-Jan-2017•Alagappan Muthu

India's new faces make it a series to remember

From the emergence of Jayant Yadav and Karun Nair to Virat Kohli's stunning new heights, ESPNcricinfo rates India's players after their 4-0 win over England

21-Dec-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Wounded England stand in way of big Indian records

Though the final Test of the series is a dead rubber, both India and England have something to gain

15-Dec-2016•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Ashwin takes 12, India take series with an innings win

Ashwin picked up his 24th five-for to wrap up the Mumbai Test by an innings and 36 runs and the series 3-0 for India

12-Dec-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

India close in after Kohli's epic double-hundred

After posting 631, a lead of 231, India chipped away at England's line-up to leave them six down and in need of miracle to save the Mumbai Test

11-Dec-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

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