Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Move up the order unlocks Rohan Mustafa's potential

On Sunday, Rohan Mustafa made this demand of his coach Aaqib Javed: 'Just give me opening and I can do something for UAE'. Three matches into his new role, he has become the country's new record holder for the country's highest score in T20Is

19-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Fatullah

Afghanistan's pedigree, Oman's debut

ESPNcricinfo's guide to the four teams vying to emerge out of the Asia Cup's qualifying group

18-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Carnage in Christchurch, and a World Cup for the ages

ESPNcricinfo picks out some of Brendon McCullum's best limited-overs innings

07-Feb-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Growing teams in need of collective display

Afghanistan are poised to capture a second trophy on this tour unless Zimbabwe, who have lost two matches on the trot now, can get themselves out of their funk

09-Jan-2016•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2015 T20I bowling nominees: the wild west in the Middle East

Flattened stumps were a regular occurrence for our T20 bowling nominees

08-Jan-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Shahzad in the line of fire

Plays of the day from the second ODI between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in Sharjah

29-Dec-2015•Alagappan Muthu

Shahzad's record ton helps Afghanistan to 2-0 lead

Mohammad Shahzad recorded the highest score by an Afghanistan batsman in ODIs - 131 not out - to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets

29-Dec-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

'King' Williamson seals 2-0 series sweep

Kane Williamson struck 108 not out to lead New Zealand to victory by five wickets over Sri Lanka and seal the series 2-0

20-Dec-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Williamson takes NZ closer, but SL keep fighting

Kane Williamson is batting on 78 not out with New Zealand needing another 47 runs to win the Hamilton Test, but Sri Lanka kept the contest alive with a few late wickets

19-Dec-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

SL close in on lead after Chameera's five

Dushmantha Chameera's bouncers punched massive holes in the New Zealand batting line-up and left Sri Lanka with a great chance of securing a first-innings lead in Hamilton

18-Dec-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

India lead by 142 after Ashwin's five-for

R Ashwin took his 13th five-wicket haul, and his 150th Test wicket as well, as South Africa were bowled out for 184 and India built their lead to 142 by the end of the day with Cheteshwar Pujara's half-century

06-Nov-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

SA under pressure by spin after India 201

On a pitch that looked more like it was four days old, India crumbled to 201 all out thanks to Dean Elgar's part-time spin. But the hosts' own spinners had a strong say in the final moments of the day to keep the Mohali Test even

05-Nov-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Domingo not worried over slow-pitch struggles

South Africa coach Russell Domingo is not unduly worried about his batsmen's aptitude on turning pitches despite four of the top six batsmen falling to spin in Chennai

22-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Chennai

Dhoni hails Kohli's mindset, approach in the heat

Virat Kohli's 23rd ODI century was the cornerstone of India's series levelling victory in Chennai and it was also a sign of his evolution as a batsman according to MS Dhoni

22-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Chennai

New rules have made slogging difficult - Dhoni

India's captain MS Dhoni believes that the presence of an extra fielder outside the ring during the slog overs has made it "difficult" for batsmen to find the "big shots"

22-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Chennai

India working on mixing singles with big shots - Harbhajan

Attacking mindset key for spinners, while batsmen need to show little more restraint in order to sustain consistency, says India offspinner

21-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Chennai

'Can't put too much pressure on youngsters' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni had intended to bat at No.4 in the ODI side after his Test retirement, but he decided to stay at No.5 to help the development of the junior players. His finishing ability was again on show in India's win in Indore.

14-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu

Calm Dhoni towers above the chaos

After a difficult week in which his very place in the team was being questioned, he answered back with an innings of hope, skill and defiance

14-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Indore

Rahane and the No. 3 jigsaw puzzle

Ajinkya Rahane is well equipped at No. 3 to play the role Kane Williamson does for New Zealand, but with Virat Kohli having established himself in that position the team management has a tightrope to walk

13-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Indore

Rohit, de Villiers hold their own in Kanpur furnace

In the face of testing conditions, Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers produced memorable hundreds, and on that day, neither was better than the other

11-Oct-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Kanpur

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