Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

'We also won 2-0 in India'

India continue to keep bringing up their home record in response to their back-to-back 0-4 whitewashes in England and Australia

28-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

No need for anyone to retire - Sehwag

None of the senior players is retiring as of now, the India team has said

28-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

India 'disappointed' not 'embarrassed' - Ashwin

R Ashwin has clarified that India are not embarrassed by their showing in Australia, rather they are disappointed

27-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Rigid India falter again

Even after seven batting failures on tour, the visitors didn't try to break the rut by experimenting with the batting order

27-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

Kohli shows he belongs in Tests

A breakthrough innings that was played against a similar backdrop to VVS Laxman's Sydney symphony in 1999

26-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Kohli pleased to perform despite verbal battle

Virat Kohli has said his first Test century is all the more special because he had to go through a verbal barrage from Australian fielders to get there, and that he gave it back verbally and still got there

26-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Kohli's aborted celebration

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third day of the fourth Test between Australia and India in Adelaide

26-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

Ankle 'perfect' after injection - Ishant

Ishant Sharma, the India fast bowler, has said the problem with his ankle has gone away and that he will consider undergoing surgery only if it troubled him again

25-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

A ruthless yet respectful Clarke works for Australia

Michael Clarke hasn't let things go stale on the field; he has surprised even the most cynical of cynics and has managed to get the right results without changing his ways drastically

25-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Ishant, unlucky or incomplete?

It is argued that it is too simplistic to label Ishant Sharma an unlucky bowler who will get the proverbial rub of the green one day, but it might be too simplistic a view

24-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Bowlers not carrying a mental block - Ashwin

R Ashwin admitted that India rued letting Australia off the hook, but insisted it wasn't a block in their minds

24-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

The not-obstructing-the-field saga

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the fourth Test between Australia and India in Adelaide

24-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Can the inviting Adelaide Oval revive India?

Apart from wondering why the series did not begin at the friendly Adelaide Oval, there will be much more running through Indian minds as they try to avoid a second straight overseas whitewash

23-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

Sehwag not ruling out move down the order

Virender Sehwag, the India opener, has not ruled out shifting down to the middle order once some of the senior batsmen retire

23-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

'I never feared the ball'

At a time when batsmen the world over broke into a sweat at the thought of the West Indies' quicks, Graeme Wood relished the challenge

23-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga

Prepare 'rank turners' for visiting teams - Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir has called for "rank turners" when teams visit India after India have lost seven consecutive away Tests on pitches that he reckons had lot of grass on them

22-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Yadav stands tall amid the rubble

On a disastrous tour, Yadav's good days have been overshadowed by other bigger events. Under the shadow of the bigger picture is India's rare positive from this tour

21-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

Typical Adelaide track might give India respite

The Adelaide Oval might provide the under-the-pump Indian batting line-up some respite with a typical Adelaide pitch, which is usually good for batting without monsters in it

20-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Saha's chance to right farcical debut

Since playing as a batsman in 2010, Wriddhiman Saha has been a perpetual standby. But with MS Dhoni under pressure, and his peers failing to make an impact, Adelaide could be his chance to impress the selectors

20-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

Kohli on an emotional rollercoaster

Virat Kohli doesn't keep his emotions to himself - it is a dangerous route and leaves him open to many judging eyes

19-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Adelaide

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