Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Ajaz triggers late India slide after Jadeja five-for keeps New Zealand to 235

Mitchell and Young hit half-centuries for New Zealand, while India lost three wickets in two overs just before stumps

01-Nov-2024•Sidharth Monga

Bittersweet moment for India, as one of cricket's great winning streaks ends

This is a team heading into transition. While the players who built India's invincibility at home are still around, let's celebrate what they have achieved instead of chastising them for how it ended

27-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Santner takes 13 to hand India their first home Test series defeat since 2012

New Zealand now completed their first-ever Test series win in India after wins in Bengaluru and Pune

26-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Santner, Latham give NZ a shot at maiden series win in India

NZ captain scored 86 after Santner bagged 7 for 53, with visitors ending day two 301 runs ahead

25-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Washington Sundar's career-best 7 for 59 spins out New Zealand

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra scored half-centuries before India's offspinners took complete charge

24-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Rachin Ravindra headlines NZ's first Test win in India since 1988

Jasprit Bumrah threatened to take a wicket every second delivery, but NZ eased their way to the target of 107

20-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

India flex batting muscle before collapsing to set New Zealand 107

India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years

19-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Batting magic in Bengaluru as India threaten something special

They went behind by 356 runs but responded to it brilliantly to leave the Test fascinatingly poised

18-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

India's counterattacking instincts backfire like never before

It was an unfortunate toss to win, but India will look back at how they faced up to the challenge and question their methods

17-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

India 46 all out as Henry and Conway create New Zealand's dream day

A spectacular day's play in Bengaluru ended with the visitors 134 runs in the lead

17-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Rain washes out first day in Bengaluru

Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200

16-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

India start as favourites, but Bengaluru weather could level the playing field

There has been a lot of rain in Bengaluru and the pitch has been under covers, so the teams might wait till late to finalise their XIs

15-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Samson's epic, Suryakumar's innovation hand Bangladesh a shellacking in Hyderabad

A firing lower middle order almost took India to 300 before Bishnoi and Co completed 133-run thumping

12-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Nitish Kumar Reddy makes an all-round splash as India seal the series

India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells

09-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

New-look India blow away Bangladesh to take 1-0 lead

Arshdeep, Varun ran through Bangladesh's batters before India got home with 49 balls to spare

06-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Women's cricket is the ideal playground for swing

Because of the slower pace of the game, big, banana swing is far more common in the women's game, almost defining its entire vocabulary

03-Oct-2024•Sidharth Monga

Ashwin's double act of hundred and six-for secures 1-0 lead for India

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's 82 kept the bowling at bay, but Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared nine wickets

22-Sep-2024•Sidharth Monga

Gill, Pant and Ashwin boss day three at Chepauk

Bangladesh went to stumps four down and 357 adrift of their mammoth target on a dominant day for the hosts

21-Sep-2024•Sidharth Monga

Bumrah, Jadeja back Bangladesh into a corner on 17-wicket day

India did not enforce the follow-on after skittling Bangladesh for 149, and finished the day more than 300 ahead with seven second-innings wickets in hand

20-Sep-2024•Sidharth Monga

Sparkling Ashwin-Jadeja rearguard hurts Bangladesh

Their unbroken 195-run stand lifted India from 144 for 6 on an unusual day of Test cricket in India

19-Sep-2024•Sidharth Monga

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