Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Great at 38

Rahul Dravid has just had his second-best year in Test cricket. It has been, most of all, about meeting his own high expectations

03-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga

Premature to write us off - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has admitted that five straight losses away from home have hit the self-belief of his side a bit, but that to write them off no-hopers on fast pitches would be premature

02-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga

Time running out for India

After five straight away losses, India need to turn the trend around sooner rather than later

02-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Sydney

Australia's green attack silences India's 'big three'

Rookies against ramparts is promising to light up the summer. It's 1-0 rookies, now it's up to the veterans to respond

01-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga

Rohit ready should he be picked

Rohit Sharma has said that he is mentally ready should he be asked to make his Test debut at the SCG on Tuesday

01-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

India need to rethink strategy against tail

Australia's last four wickets outscored India's by 79 runs over both innings at the MCG. In a series that could be decided by lower-order contributions, MS Dhoni may need to change his defensive tactics

31-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

Dhoni backs umpires over DRS

India will not support the DRS until they are convinced that the technology is 100% perfect, captain MS Dhoni has reiterated

30-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

India must learn to get tail out - Dhoni

After India's 122-run loss at the MCG, India's third first-Test loss on their last four tours, MS Dhoni said it was the batting that let the side down

29-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Cowan pokes Siddle, Tendulkar leaves for four

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

29-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Old dogs, new homages, and the conspiracy theories of the year

Simon Katich didn't go quietly, and neither are Rahul Dravid or Shane Warne going to. There was a new flippin' murder in town, and a Binga-Fred photo op that wasn't taken

29-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

'The best bowling attack I've played with' - Sehwag

India's bowling department has been over-reliant on Zaheer Khan in recent times, but Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav's impressive performances in Melbourne have given the attack a sense of completeness

28-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Comfortable chasing under 300 - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting feel the Test is finely balanced going into the fourth day, which could also prove to be the final one

28-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The segway strikes again

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between Australia and India in Melbourne

28-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Tendulkar's promise of a glorious summer

Sachin Tendulkar batted with fluency and control to help India break the trend of batting failures that had blighted their start to overseas tours in recent times

27-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The helmet that took out Joe the Cameraman

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Australia and India in Melbourne

27-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The man who finished reading Hughes' statement

Kim Hughes never completed reading the statement he'd prepared for the press during his emotional resignation in 1984. The person who did recalls that most poignant day

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

Not a bad first day for poor starters

It was a day when both teams' weaker suits - Australia's batting and India's bowling - came face to face, and India didn't come out looking out of place

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The lethal drizzle and Cowan's distinction

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

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

'We need a deep point. What if he gets four?'

In recent times captains have been obsessed with trying to contain the run-scoring when a specialist batsman is batting with a tailender

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

Can India overcome the first-Test ghost?

On three of their last four tours, they have lost the first Tests, all rain-affected games. The weather in Melbourne doesn't promise anything different

25-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

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