Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round II, Day 4

Finally an end to the round that produced three results and nine draws

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Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round II, Day 3

That's a wrap on the third day

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Ranji Trophy, 2012-13, Round II, Day 2

5.20pm That's a warp on the day

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Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round II, Day 1

5.15pm No five-fors today, but centuries for Maharashtra's Kedar Jadhav, Rajasthan's Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Vineet Saxena, and Tripura's Abbas Ali

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I, Day 4

Those three close finishes bring to an end the first round of Ranji Trophy 2012-13

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I, Day 3

5.05pm End of another fruitful day's cricket in Ranji Trophy, a day before the team is selected for the first Test against England

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Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I, Day 2

5.20pm Another good day of Ranji Trophy comes to an end

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Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I, Day 1

5.10pm What a satisfying first day for Ranji Trophy 2012-13

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Twenty20 complicating a simple game?

In an entertaining outburst in the Dominion Post , Hamish Bidwell rips into some of the unnecessary "tactical" moves made by teams in this World Twenty20

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Remember the man in the Panama hat?

Cricket is not quite the US Open when it comes to fashion statements, but it has had its share of quirky helmets, head bands and occasional pinks

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T20 should be seen as a separate sport

On his blog, A Cricketing View , Kartikeya Date argues that 20 overs is too short a duration to maintain the fine balance between bat and ball, which has helped Test cricket endure for so long

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Ian v Greg at the Chappell backyard

The Chappell brothers' has to be the ideal childhood, one every lover of cricket would commit heinous crimes to enjoy

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Here lie Trumper and Fingleton

Waverley Cemetery in the Bronte suburb in Sydney is a picturesque and peaceful resting place

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Tales of the Don

Neil Dansie was one of the last men to see Don Bradman get out from 22 yards away

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The cricketers' chef

It is the high point of India's ugly tour of Australia four years ago. The teams have landed in Perth. Before the Test, they go for their respective group dinners. Turns out they are both looking to eat at Gogo's Madras Curry.

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Going easy on the kids

With trepidation I headed to the "Test Series Christmas" celebration on Southbank in Melbourne only because the official press conferences were supposed to happen there.

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Memories of cricket in Australia

Long flights can sometimes be good, especially when you have spent the last couple of days thinking of foreign exchange, malfunctioning credit cards, lost keys, and generally lived through Murphy's Law

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A Very Very Special advertisement

The modern trend is for batsmen to celebrate their centuries in a way that, through accident or design, gives prominence to the back of the bat – and the sponsor's logo on it

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The last revolutionary standing

“We knew we were all going to die,” he says, casually.

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Fans' flowers can't mask the bigger picture

Hundreds of Bangladeshis gathered outside the team hotel in Dhaka on Saturday to apologise to the cricketers for the actions of some "fans"

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