Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Mumbai rest bowlers after assuring progression

Mumbai began the day needing five good balls or mistakes from Baroda; they got more than that by lunch, to establish a firm hold over the quarter-final

09-Jan-2013•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Agarkar shines as Mumbai squeeze Baroda

Mumbai buried Baroda under a mountain of runs on a flat track, and then watched irresponsible Baroda batsmen crumble under the weight

08-Jan-2013•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Nayar hundred takes Mumbai past 500

The presence of a possible sixth day and the flat nature of the Wankhede pitch meant both Mumbai and Baroda set themselves up for the long haul in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final

07-Jan-2013•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Jaffer, Tendulkar centuries crush Baroda

Wasim Jaffer and Sachin Tendulkar scored centuries to take Mumbai to a position of strength in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Baroda

06-Jan-2013•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Tendulkar, Yusuf add to clash of surviviors

ESPNcricinfo previews the Ranji Trophy quarter-final between Mumbai and Baroda

05-Jan-2013•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

The matches that defined the league stage

Ranji Trophy is not all about first-innings point. Here are five of the best matches this year

05-Jan-2013•Sidharth Monga

Cold India, hot Pakistan, chilly Delhi

A preview of the third India-Pakistan ODI, in Delhi

05-Jan-2013•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Hello KP, goodbye you other lot

Lots of Pietersen and SLC and plenty of fond farewells in our look at the top dogs and bottom feeders of the year gone by

02-Jan-2013•Sidharth Monga

Karnataka through after a thriller, take Baroda along

A wrap of the final day of the ninth round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group B

01-Jan-2013•Sidharth Monga

Jharkhand qualify after curious day in Group C

A wrap of the final day of the ninth round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group C

01-Jan-2013•Sidharth Monga and Siddhartha Talya

Zaheer, Nayar keep Mumbai alive with thrilling win

Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh by seven runs to stay alive in this year's Ranji Trophy

25-Dec-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Too many passengers

ESPNcricinfo looks at the players India used during a largely disappointing series against England

18-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Crisis 'nowhere close to 2007 World Cup loss' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni admitted that India were in a rebuilding stage and going through a difficult period having recently seen several senior players retire

17-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Waiting and hoping

Excessive caution has hurt India several times in recent memory but in the morning session it reached new heights of absurdity

16-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Kohli takes pride in 'learning innings'

Virat Kohli admitted that his painstaking hundred against England in Nagpur was a learning experience

15-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

India's gritty boys

For contrasting reasons, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli were under pressure but they responded in the best possible manner to keep India in the Test

15-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Hello, Rahane here, anyone listening?

My first-class average is 63.35. I have travelled a lot with the Indian team. When openers fail, I am not picked; when middle order fails, I am still not picked. I wonder if I am good enough for this beast called Test cricket

14-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Chawla assures it's not time to panic

Piyush Chawla believes the Indian batting hasn't failed, the bowling unit has been doing well, and that there is no need to panic.

14-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

A day of anti-cricket

This was just the sort of pitch that MS Dhoni has said he doesn't want, but it may just have given his side a chance after the slowness helped them contain England's scoring

13-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

India's last bit of pride at stake

The home side enter the final in hope rather than expectation and need either a massive improvement, or a lot of luck, to draw the series

12-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

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