Matches (5)

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AUS vs IND (1)

PAK vs SA (1)

WCL 2 (1)

New Zealand

West Indies

Tomorrow

6:15 AM

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Australia

India

Tomorrow

8:15 AM

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Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Bowlers allow Dhoni to breathe again

Usually India's bowlers are ridiculed for letting Dhoni down but on a day that Dhoni let them down, they kept their spirits up, didn't let England run away with it, and came up with their best bowling day in a long time

18-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Bhuvneshwar thanks Praveen's advice

On a day that Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept India in the Test with 4 for 46 in 23 testing overs, he acknowledged Praveen Kumar's contribution to his success

18-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Rahane quietly bedding in as India's No. 6

Tough enough to score crucial runs, prepared for innings that don't have proper structure, content with not cashing in on flat ones, Ajinkya Rahane could be just the man for India

17-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Dhoni implacable on Anderson

James Anderson has riled many opponents in an illustrious Test career, but when it came to his disagreement with Ravindra Jadeja, India's captain MS Dhoni saw a chance to make a stand

16-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

'It was good Jadeja did not retaliate' - Dhoni

Having initially deflected questions about India's official complaint against James Anderson, MS Dhoni opened up in the pre-match press conference and came down strongly on the England fast bowler

16-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Being on the Beeb and other stories

In which our correspondent is remembered by a former international cricketer, befriends a librarian, and talks horses with Ravindra Jadeja

16-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

Stuart Binny set to play again

India's preparations at the nets, coupled with their policy of not dropping a player after just one game, suggest that Stuart Binny could keep his place in the team at Lord's

15-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Lord's

Keith the Pipe Man honours tradition, like Lord's

Keith the Pipe Man has marked attendance at Lord's for more than four decades. Life-threatening illnesses may have forced him to quit smoking, but the 'Pipe' still remains his celebrated companion

15-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

India out-reversed on dry pitch

England consigned India to two reverse-swing-induced collapses whereas India bowlers mainly relied on the new ball's movement and uneven bounce by hitting the deck hard

15-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

Dhoni pleased with lower-order resistance

Despite failing to close out the match, MS Dhoni looked at the positives and reflected on the lower order stand that rescued India

13-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Binny's selection does not prove trivial

Why had Stuart Binny been picked in this Test? It was probably not with a match-saving innings in mind, but that's what he produced just when India were threatening to topple apart

13-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Pujara concerned at plans for tail

Cheteshwar Pujara expressed concern that England's last three wickets added 294 runs after the bowlers had done all the work to have the hosts down at 202 for 3.

12-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Dhoni's instincts fail him

Like George Costanza once did, India's captain went against his normal ahead of the first Test but on the fourth day, with a match still winnable for India, he went back to a familiar game plan

12-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Ishant's rewards for the dirty work

Ishant Sharma is an odd sort of 'attack leader', averaging over 37 in Test cricket and not given the new ball, but extracting England's middle order on a docile pitch showed why he is persisted with

11-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Change of attitude aids remarkable stand

India's recent track of record of lower-order runs is poor, but they began correcting that with a mammoth 10th wicket stand which showed the application and mindset that has often been lacking

10-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

In Larwood country

Our correspondent makes his way from Trent Bridge to Nuncargate to find out more about one of England's most fearsome fast bowlers

10-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga

Vijay the millionaire meets Vijay the coal-miner

In recent times, fortune has conspired against M Vijay and runs have been lacking. At Trent Bridge, though, after a small slice of luck at the start, he combined flair and patience to great effect

09-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

India are improving overseas - Dhoni

MS Dhoni believes he has seen enough on the tours of South Africa and New Zealand to be convinced his side are heading in the right direction

08-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

India threaten to shed conservatism

The signs are that Stuart Binny has a very strong chance of making a Test debut at Trent Bridge which would signal a significant change in mindset by India overseas

08-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

'Excited' Kohli focused on his goals

Virat Kohli said the 4-0 thrashing in 2011 was not discussed and that only the positives from that tour are being talked about ahead of the Test series

07-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga in Nottingham

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