Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Blog - India begin their campaign with win

India are favourites but brush Bangladesh aside at your own peril

20-Feb-2025•Sidharth Monga

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2024 men's T20I bowling winner: The World Cup final goes boom

When the lights seemed to have gone out for India, their MVP got the party restarted

13-Feb-2025•Sidharth Monga

In the Gambhir era, it's all about middle-overs mastery for India

England have been nowhere near India all series, and the way they have been outplayed in the middle overs has a lot to do with it

12-Feb-2025•Sidharth Monga

Rohit reminds us, and perhaps himself, that he isn't done just yet

Amid all the noise that swirled around him, he produced a 32nd ODI hundred that was as clinical as it was exhilarating

09-Feb-2025•Sidharth Monga

India aren't the perfect T20I team, but they might be the greatest ever

The only gap in their line-up is bowlers with the ability to hit sixes, and that's something they might have to live with for the moment

04-Feb-2025•Sidharth Monga

Compromise may be needed with concussion subs to ensure player safety

There has been uproar over India getting to play Harshit Rana as a concussion sub for Shivam Dube

01-Feb-2025•Sidharth Monga

Hardik, Dube, spinners hand India series win

England were favourites at a point but then went on to lose six wickets to India's spinners

31-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

Tilak Varma carries India home in nail-biter

England were proactive and stayed in the game but could not dislodge India's No. 3

25-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

Powerhouse line-ups clash in a series that could test T20's limits

India. England. High-scoring venues. Dew. No batting record will be safe over the next fortnight

20-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

India's CT25 squad takeaways: Future focus on Gill, Siraj left to wait and watch

Also, a bucketful of allrounders with many left-hand batting options included

18-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

India A to play three four-day games against Lions before England Tests

This is a chance for Test regulars to find form or hopefuls to stake claim for selection

16-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: What ball-tracking and control data tell us

Bumrah could have been the difference, but he wasn't in the end. Instead, it was in the lengths and the Pujara model that the series was won and lost

11-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

Is it too late for Virat Kohli to fix his weakness outside off stump?

While he has tinkered with his game to some extent, he seems to not have explored his back-foot play as much as he could have

08-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

The use of Hawk-Eye

In one area, cricket has surprisingly been ahead of the curve

04-Jan-2025•Sidharth Monga

R Ashwin: the great problem-solver who played cricket for cricket's sake

He finishes as one of India's finest in Test cricket, having built his 13-year career on performances, not promise or popular appeal

18-Dec-2024•Sidharth Monga

Give it up for 2024: Test cricket has had few better years

The five-day game has produced exciting, sometimes astonishing, results all through the last 12 months

04-Dec-2024•Sidharth Monga

Why Australia vs India is Test cricket's premier rivalry

South Africa have been worthy opponents for Australia in recent times, and there have been standout Ashes contests, but one match-up has consistently been the most competitive

18-Nov-2024•Sidharth Monga

Why rank turners actually reduce India's home advantage

Pitches on which batting is a lottery bring the opposition's less-skilled spinners into the game

04-Nov-2024•Sidharth Monga

New Zealand do the unthinkable and hand India their first 3-0 whitewash at home

Ajaz and Phillips combined for nine wickets to defend 146 despite Pant's 64 off 57

03-Nov-2024•Sidharth Monga

Jadeja, Ashwin run through New Zealand to hand India the advantage

Knocks from Gill and Pant and a quick cameo from Washington helped India resurrect their innings

02-Nov-2024•Sidharth Monga

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