Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Super Kings show off their depth

Chennai Super Kings have maintained their dominance in the IPL as a result of a host of their players standing up when needed

23-Apr-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

CSK target final-overs bite, RCB early boosts

Chennai Super Kings' finishers haven't functioned to full potential, much the same as Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling outfit

21-Apr-2015•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Mumbai rob the wind out of Gayle

He was stifled by slower balls, tucked up by short ones and undone by a straight one by which time Royal Challengers were well on their way to losing the game

19-Apr-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

Unbeaten teams aim to end each other's run

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, on current form, is the contest of the IPL and the best case for the drawing board to gather dust. If only to keep from being reminded of the opposition's strengths

18-Apr-2015•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Spotlight on Sunrisers and Daredevils' domestic players

Both teams are heavily dependent on Plan A and much of that is down to local talent that hasn't translated into trustworthy resources

17-Apr-2015•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Sunrisers heed Warner's war cry

His blazing fifty put the seal on a dominating performance, but David Warner had already made his mark on the game with some inspired bits of captaincy

13-Apr-2015•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

The catch that will break the internet

Plays of the day from the match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Pune

10-Apr-2015•Alagappan Muthu

Electric Faulkner and Royals sink Kings XI

Kings XI batting line-up was overpowered by a mix of enterprising bowling and electric fielding and James Faulkner was at the epicenter of it all

10-Apr-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Morkel's role reversal and Yuvraj's relief

Plays of the day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils in Chennai

09-Apr-2015•Alagappan Muthu

Daredevils fall short despite Morkel fifty

Chasing 151, Delhi Daredevils were suffocated by their own safety-first approach and fell an agonising one run short against Chennai Super Kings

09-Apr-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Mumbai brace for dynamic Knight Riders

A well-rounded Kolkata Knight Riders have very little to worry with Sunil Narine back in their ranks, while Mumbai Indians' ability to work as a team will be in focus

07-Apr-2015•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Underachievers RCB look for substance over style

Royal Challengers Bangalore, like they usually do, boast one of the most explosive line-ups in the IPL, but they will need to be at least as good as the sum of their parts of they are to end their trophy drought

04-Apr-2015•Alagappan Muthu

The controversies of the World Cup - Mooney's catch, Rohit's no-ball

ESPNcricinfo looks at the controversies of the 2015 World Cup

30-Mar-2015•Alagappan Muthu

WI win big, reach quarters thanks to Pakistan

West Indies needed to overhaul a target of 176 in 36.2 overs or less to make the quarter-finals barring a tie in Adelaide and they did that without much incident

14-Mar-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Starc's four dismantles Scotland

Rain kept Australia nervous during a two-hour delay, more nervous than Scotland who's innings lasted only half an hour longer

14-Mar-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

De Villiers, Behardien thump UAE

AB de Villiers' rapid 99 and Farhaan Behardien unbeaten 64 off 31 balls took South Africa to 341 for 6 and thumped UAE by 146 runs

12-Mar-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Vettori, Guptill topple Afghanistan

New Zealand bowled Afghanistan out for 186, becoming the first team to dismiss five opposition teams in the World Cup

07-Mar-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Warner 178 loads it up, Maxwell 88 blows it up

David Warner cruised to 178, Steven Smith collected 95 and Glenn Maxwell clobbered 88 to propel Australia to a World Cup record 417 for 8 in Perth, paving the way for a 275-run win, the second largest in ODI history

04-Mar-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Lessons in hurt may help West Indies

Roger Harper remembers West Indies' one-wicket defeat to Pakistan at the 1987 World Cup

20-Feb-2015•Alagappan Muthu

Miller, Duminy madness sinks spirited Zimbabwe

David Miller and JP Duminy lifted South Africa from 83 for 4 to 339 for 4 with a world-record fifth-wicket partnership, which proved too much despite Zimbabwe's batsmen rallying impressively

15-Feb-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

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