Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Mercurial England chase stability

When you are finally done with the league stages of this tournament, when you are getting yourselves ready for the real exciting parts of the World Cup, please take time to send a note of gratitude to England

08-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga

Tamim says Mirpur incidents won't affect Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal says Bangladesh's players are mentally fine and the fans' reactions to their loss against West Indies would not affect them since they had seen similar things before

07-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Shakib, Siddons hit back at criticism from former players

Bangladesh's captain and coach have hit back at the former players who have been criticising the team in newspaper columns and on talk shows on news channels

06-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Bangladesh are devastated - Siddons

Jamie Siddons has said that Bangladesh are devastated and shell-shocked after their performance against West Indies

06-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Sammy leads from the front

West Indies shouldn't get carried away after their huge victory over Bangladesh but there were promising signs as they hunt a quarter-final spot

04-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Bangladesh bus was also hit, says Ian Pont

Ian Pont, Bangladesh's bowling coach, has told ESPNcricinfo that, in addition to West Indies' bus, the Bangladesh team bus was also hit on its way back from the Shere Bangla Stadium

04-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

A collapse too far provokes the fans to fury

While what followed outside the stadium was an unacceptable reaction, it should not be forgotten that a vast majority of the people in Dhaka have been extremely well-behaved

04-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

West Indies team bus stoned in Dhaka

The West Indies team bus has been stoned on its way back to the team hotel

04-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

'Not a must-win game' - Shakib

Ireland's victory over England has thrown Group B wide open, but the match between Bangladesh and West Indies in Mirpur is still a crucial one, and both captains think they can win

03-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Time for Sammy to stand up

A significant performance from Sammy would go a long way in increasing West Indies' standing

03-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Razzak 'ready' for Gayle challenge

Abdur Razzak has promised to not take a backward step when he comes up against Chris Gayle in Bangladesh's crucial game against West Indies on Friday

02-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Richardson feeling very confident about West Indies

Richie Richardson has said he is very confident that the West Indies can win this World Cup

02-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Kenya hope to avoid mismatch

The last time Sri Lanka played Kenya in a World Cup, the Associate nation caused an upset, but given the progress of both sides since then, a similar result this time around is far-fetched

28-Feb-2011•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Porterfield rues batting lapses

The words 'spirited' and 'plucky' will again be used to describe an Ireland performance, but this was a game they really should have won

25-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Tigers let themselves roar

Bangladesh celebrated their victory against Ireland as though they'd won more than one cricket match, but the significance went beyond a single result

25-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Shakib's generosity, and Coldplay's Irish connection?

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group B game between Bangladesh and Ireland in Mirpur

25-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga at the Shere Bangla Stadium

'It is a must-win situation' - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan and William Porterfield know that if their team loses this game, they can pretty much bid farewell to the quarter-finals, barring rare permutations of course

24-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

A match crucial to quarter-final qualification

On paper, this is a match between two lowly ranked sides in the ODI hierarchy, but it will have huge implications in terms of progress to the next round

24-Feb-2011•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Average Joes who want to be so much more

The Ireland side are a better-prepared side this tournament because 2007 happened. They have been able to focus on cricket without having to bother about their other jobs, because 2007 happened. Now they will need to make 2011 happen

23-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Minor injury worries for Bangladesh

Shafiul Islam fell badly on his shoulder when going for a catch, and Imrul Kayes was hit on his right forearm when batting though both are expected to be fit by Friday

23-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

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