Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

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

Kohli tour de force earns India lead

India's captain batted through the third day to remain 147 not out to carve out a 51-run advantage over England on a turning pitch in Mumbai

10-Dec-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Vijay, Pujara anchor India's reply to England's 400

The duo put on their seventh century stand in Test cricket as the hosts finished the second day 254 runs behind in the Mumbai Test

09-Dec-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Jennings' debut century gives England edge

With big first-innings runs being the template for wins in India, the visitors have made a grand start at Wankhede stadium, making 288 for 5 on the first day

08-Dec-2016•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

England on the brink, India look for five

England have buckled at all the wrong times, but they have to mount a better challenge to stop India from winning their fifth series on the trot

07-Dec-2016•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Batman Kohli has all the gadgets

India have had a good two years in Test cricket. A lot of that comes down to having a squad that offers options, and a captain who knows how to maximise his players' threat

30-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Parthiv could be retained as batsman

Virat Kohli praised Parthiv Patel's contribution with the bat after the wicketkeeper, playing his first Test in eight years, made scores of 42 and 67 not out opening the innings in Mohali

29-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Mohali

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