Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2024 men's T20I batting winner: Rohit Sharma goes for broke

The India captain came into the match with history heavy on his shoulders. He batted like none of it mattered

13-Feb-2025•Alagappan Muthu

England dream of old glory but bowling issues persist

Their run-scoring methods haven't worked on this tour and part of that is due to the variety in the Indian bowling attack

11-Feb-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Who will make way for Kohli as India target series win?

There is an opportunity for both teams to use this series as a kind of laboratory ahead of the Champions Trophy

08-Feb-2025•Alagappan Muthu

India did many good things, but the less-good things outweighed them

India's on-field performance deserves scrutiny, but they were dictated by the decisions they made off the field

05-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Do Kohli and Rohit have a future in Test cricket? 'It's up to them,' says Gambhir

Gambhir makes it clear that he wants Test hopefuls to take domestic cricket seriously, and play the Ranji Trophy if they are not committed elsewhere

05-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

India find other heroes with Bumrah forced to the back seat

But the question for Sunday remains the same as it has all series: if India are without Bumrah, do they have what it takes to get the job done?

04-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Bumrah leaves SCG for scans after experiencing back spasms

"The medical team is monitoring him. So we will know whenever the medical team gets back to us," says Prasidh Krishna when asked if Bumrah will bowl in the final innings

04-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Pant: 'Sometimes you have to play more sensible cricket'

After a fighting 98-ball 40, Rishabh Pant looks back at his innings and shares his thoughts on the Rohit Sharma situation

03-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

India's day of futility, until Bumrah catches fire

There was physical courage, there were technical tweaks, and nothing really worked. But the final act showed not all was lost

03-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

'Everything under control,' says Gambhir amid reports of dressing-room dressing down

India coach says he had "honest words" with the team after the defeat in Melbourne

02-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Will Rohit play in Sydney? Gambhir doesn't say yes

"We're going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it [the XI] tomorrow," says the coach when asked if India's out-of-form captain will play

02-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Akash Deep and Marsh out of Sydney showdown

Australia will have another debutant in their XI, while India will make at least one change in their bid to draw the series

02-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Virat Kohli gears up for the final reckoning of a tour defined by misjudgments

Can the new year bring us a glimpse of the old master?

01-Jan-2025•Alagappan Muthu

Rohit Sharma and the ties that are a fraying

There are reports the India captain may retire from Tests after the tour of Australia, but what about his place in the XI in a must-win game at the SCG?

31-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Rohit on Bumrah's bowling workloads: 'We've been very careful'

The leading wicket-taker of the Test series has also bowled the most overs among seamers across both teams

30-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

No Gabba 2021 at MCG 2024 as India lose a Test they needn't have

More than anything else, it was a chance for India's two most celebrated batters - Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma - to do something big. They failed, as did India

30-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

India, and Bumrah, fall short in compelling push for perfection

Bumrah did Bumrah things. Australia wobbled. Catches went down. Australia rallied. And, to close things out, Bumrah overstepped. It was a day of promise and pain for India and their relentless spearhead

29-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Allrounder Reddy wants more: 'Not happy with the way I'm bowling'

Nitish Kumar Reddy happy to have already proven his doubters wrong with the bat, but he wants to fill the allrounder's role better for India

29-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

Advantage Australia as batting gets harder at the MCG?

India will need to pull off the highest successful chase at the MCG to win the Boxing Day Test

29-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

'Bahubali' NKR is a box-office hit at the MCG

He did it all with the bat on Saturday, leaving observers salivating over what he had already done and what he can still do

28-Dec-2024•Alagappan Muthu

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