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Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

When India's fast-bowling wise guys got together and said 'so what'

For the first time in the series, India's fast bowlers bowled poorer lengths than England's. But they regrouped quickly to script a turnaround

01-Aug-2025 • 13 hrs ago•Sidharth Monga

Series of unfortunate events tests India's resolve

India have had to battle bad luck, worse timing, and one too many misadventures in what has simply been "that kind of a series"

31-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Do India's bowlers have a leg-side problem?

England have been able to score a lot of runs there, but it isn't necessarily because of bad balls

30-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Washington Sundar: India's next No. 1 allrounder?

There's still a lack of clarity on his exact role in the team right now, but he has what it takes to be an elite allrounder

29-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Cricket must be played by the rules, not Stokes' moral code

England's conduct in the last hour of the Manchester Test came across as moral posturing, and it's regrettable that it came on the watch of an otherwise great ambassador for the game

28-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

India's grit outlasts England's endurance to make 2-2 a possibility

Despite looking like the better team, India were in threat of being 3-1 down. Thanks to the riveting draw in Manchester, they now have a chance at 2-2

27-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Gambhir: All fast bowlers, including Bumrah, are fit for Oval Test

At the start of the summer, the management had said Bumrah would play three Tests but with a series on the line, he could play a fourth

27-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Batting time, battling time - Gill and Rahul duel with the clock

Head coach Gambhir and batting coach Kotak have done it in the past but they can only share the experience, not make time move faster

26-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Morkel: 'We're trying our best to find ways for Kuldeep to get in'

"I think it's finding when he comes in, how we can find balance and get the batting line-up to be a little bit longer and stronger"

25-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

India's tactics, selection and bowling depth all fail them in Manchester

This is a team that has a lot of talented players, but not an understanding on how they want to win Test matches

25-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

The bravery and the outrageousness of Rishabh Pant

There were chances he could do more damage to a fractured foot, yet he came out, not at No.11 but at a time when the ball was doing things

24-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

$Pant bats with fractured foot to add crucial runs at Old Trafford$

Pant bats with fractured foot to add crucial runs at Old Trafford

Having retired hurt on the first day, Pant came out on the second morning, hit Archer for a six, completed his fifty and helped India cross 350

24-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Sai Sudharsan brings calm to India's chaos at No. 3

B Sai Sudharsan brought grit, composure and a glimpse of permanence to India's most unsettled slot

23-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Lightmare at Lord's - the events that led to India's collapse

As the fourth evening drew to a close, the setting sun caused a glare off the sightscreen that made the ball difficult to pick out of Carse's hand

22-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Manchester brings up old ghosts as India battle to stay alive

This is the birthplace of "45 minutes of bad cricket" that cost India the 2019 World Cup semi-final and once again they are down in a series they have done well

22-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

'England openers came out 90 seconds late' - Gill on Lord's sledging

"They were 90 seconds late to come to the pitch. Not 10, not 20. Ninety seconds late."

22-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Injured Akash Deep ruled out of Manchester Test

In his absence, India will have to make a choice between the uncapped Anshul Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna

22-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

High intensity, low reward, big impact - the Mohammed Siraj spellbook

He continues to outbowl his numbers, beating the bat, testing patience, and proving that impact isn't always measured in wickets

21-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Bumrah to play fourth Test; Pant on track to keep as well

The news is a boost for India who had suffered injuries to several players following the Lord's Test

21-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Is worrying about over rates... overrated?

We tend to measure over rates in terms of overs lost per day; it belies a lack of both empathy for players and understanding of the issue at hand

20-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

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