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Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Bhuvneshwar inching towards comeback

Three days before the Boxing Day Test, Bhuvneshwar Kumar batted in the nets. He has been bowling since Brisbane

23-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Back home in Adelaide, boiling in Brissie

Our correspondent takes in experiences familiar and new on the first leg of India's tour down under

23-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

India need to guard against siege mentality

India can complain about the quality of practice pitches and facilities, and the standard of umpiring in Australia, but they cannot afford to take refuge in a siege mentality

22-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Gaining experience will boost India, says Dhoni

Captain MS Dhoni spoke about those "20 minutes" in each Test in Australia so far where collapses cost India, and said that the team needed more experience to deal with such situations

21-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

India could revisit DRS stance

India could give up on their demand of 100% accuracy if their reservations against umpire's-call decisions in lbws are addressed

20-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

'Unrest in dressing room' over Dhawan injury - Dhoni

India captain MS Dhoni has said the decision to send Virat Kohli in in place of Shikhar Dhawan on the fourth morning was a late one, which resulted in "unrest" in the dressing room

20-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

India's attack: rare intensity before regular inanity

For the first hour on day three, despite the heat and the largely unhelpful pitch, India's fast bowlers showed a level of intensity and penetration rarely seen from them; in the second hour, things mostly reverted to type

19-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

What ails Rohit and Watson?

Both batsmen seemingly have buckets of talent at their disposal and the backing of their captains, but soft dismissals relentlessly follow both around the Test arena

18-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

Vijay unburnt by Brisbane furnace

Brisbane was hot and humid and the insides of the Gabba even more so. M Vijay battled the hostile conditions and a testing attack to make a memorable hundred

17-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

India's best chance or worst?

It's just to say that while India don't stand a chance on normal bouncy pitches, the seaming tracks give their bowlers a chance to take 20 wickets

16-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Karn struggles to stay afloat

The failed gamble of handing Karn Sharma a Test debut despite him having a moderate first-class record means India have to rethink who their spinner will be

15-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Rick Darling: bouncer magnet

Listening to the former Australia batsman talk about being hit by short balls is to realise how perilous batting was back in the day

14-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

BCCI's argument against DRS not 100%

Turning your back on a system that the whole cricketing world wants a discussion on, refusing to discuss it because it is not 100%, is not good enough

14-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

Kohli attains batting nirvana

Virat Kohli's innings on the final day transcended the conditions, the bowlers and his batting partners, and when it was all in vain, he displayed remarkable grace in defeat

13-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

'I wasn't thinking of a draw at any stage' - Kohli

India came into the final day in Adelaide knowing it was going to be a hard day's cricket, with Australia setting a stiff target. At no point, though, was stand-in captain Virat Kohli going to settle for a draw

13-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

Tensions rise as players lose cool

The unnatural calm that existed between these two teams evaporated in the Adelaide heat when the umpires had to intervene on at least two occasions to separate the squabbling players

12-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

'Can't score double-centuries all the time' - Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara got out for 73 when he was looking good for a lot more, but he isn't too disappointed that he missed out on a hundred

11-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

Johnson and Kohli fight their demons

From the bouncer that struck him on the badge of his helmet to the bouncer that dismissed him, Virat Kohli's century, and his duel with Mitchell Johnson, made for compelling human drama

11-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

Charitable India wait for another declaration

Australia still had work to do when they began day two, but it all turned too easy for them as Michael Clarke and Steven Smith feasted on a choice selection of dropped catches, long-hops and length balls on the pads

10-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

India's bowling plans go awry

India began with plans that were off, and continued with them for too long. To add to that, their fielding was lethargic in that first hour

09-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

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