Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

India game behind us, says Tamim

"We still have five matches left, and everyone is looking ahead," - Tamim Iqbal

21-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Ireland to let their cricket do the talking

The top Associate nation doesn't want to contribute verbally to the current debate; they want to give the ICC reasons to include them through their performances on the field

21-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

'I didn't think about the double-century' - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag said he was not aiming to get to a double-century but just wanted to bat out the 50 overs in the World Cup opener in Mirpur

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

Beware of Sehwag 2.0

Today Virender Sehwag gave a glimpse of what can happen if he bats 50 overs in an ODI, and on evidence, the bowlers need to be afraid. Very afraid.

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

Debutants and sadistic cheers

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup Group B match between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur

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

Bullish Bangladesh ready for battle

A day before Bangladesh kicked off their much-anticipated World Cup campaign, they were visited in the nets by two World Cup heroes

18-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Time for us to do our job - Shakib

Playing at home, Bangladesh's players will expect themselves to put it past at least one of the four big teams and make it to the quarterfinals

18-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

Passionate Bangladesh provides perfect opening

For a sport that has a bad history with opening ceremonies, nothing could have been more welcome than the sheer enthusiasm and passion with which Bangladesh had put together its show

17-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga at the Bangabandhu Stadium

Siddons disappointed, but upbeat after defeat

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons, always a forthright talker, didn't look to hide what went wrong, but said he wasn't too concerned with what happened in the warm-up game against Pakistan

16-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2010 Test batting winner: The tough get going

The conditions were the most difficult Laxman had encountered in his career. Tailor-made, in other words

14-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga

Odds on batsmen to deliver in familiar conditions

ESPNcricinfo previews India's chances in the 2011 World Cup

13-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga

Flea-market bargains, and Morne Streisand

Also, Dhoni's frank but unscientific knowledge, what to say in Port Elizabeth to show dislike, and why Jozi is like Delhi, kinda, in part three of the South Africa tour diary

24-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga

You have got to fear Yusuf Pathan

Yusuf Pathan has shrugged off blows to the shoulder, rescued India from dire situations, and proven himself to be a force to be reckoned with

23-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Kirsten won't renew India contract after World Cup

BCCI sources have said Gary Kirsten will not renew his coaching contract with India, which expires at the end of the 2011 World Cup

23-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga

An effortless catch and some senseless running

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fifth ODI between South Africa and India, in Centurion

23-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Dhoni pleased with end-over bowling

MS Dhoni has said that the bowling in the end overs and the late-order hitting of Yusuf Pathan have been the big positives for India to come out of the ODI series against South Africa

23-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Tough competition but still no winner

While the ODI series has not matched the three Tests in terms of quality of cricket, the fact that it has gone down to a decider provides a fitting end to a closely-contested tour

22-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Duminy is the real thing

JP Duminy's second successive half-century, both coming when South Africa were on the back foot, proves he is ready to take on responsibility in the middle order

22-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at St George's Park

Powerless PE, and confusion on the pitch

Plays of the Day from the fourth ODI between South Africa and India in Port Elizabeth

21-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at St George's Park

'Harbhajan is bowling as well as he has in his career' - Dhoni

India captain MS Dhoni says the performance of Harbhajan Singh and the part-time spinners has been a big positive that has come out of the on-going ODI series in South Africa

20-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in Port Elizabeth

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