Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Players struggle to adjust to one-off Twenty20

Playing a single Twenty20 between a Test and ODI series makes it hard for the players to adjust to the format

08-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Tendulkar endures, Sehwag disappoints

For the first time, India were not beaten in a Test series in South Africa, but they also squandered their best opportunity to win

08-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga

A stalemate to savour

Shouldn't the most anticipated Test series since the 2005 Ashes have been decided over five Tests?

08-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in South Africa

The player who cheered everyone up

Makhaya Ntini made a specialty of putting smiles on people's faces. During his last game, the Twenty20 against India, the emotions on show may be rather different

07-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Dhoni upbeat despite missed opportunity

MS Dhoni, while conceding this was a really good chance of registering that elusive series win in South Africa, said he wasn't bitterly disappointed.

06-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Gambhir defies pain to grind down South Africa

For an attacking batsman, Gautam Gambhir shows a surprisingly liking for situations where dour defending is the need of the hour

06-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Harbhajan rues lack of support from seamers

Harbhajan rued the lack of support from the seamers on the fourth day of the Newlands Test

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Injured Kallis out-thinks India

Jacques Kallis faced more adversity on the fourth day than he did in the first innings and came up trumps again, winning the mental battle against the Indians

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Defensive India pay the price

Both teams have been guilty of taking a backward step in what has otherwise been an enthralling series, but India's tactics on the fourth day could prove decisive in the outcome

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Gambhir to bat, but out of ODI series

Gautam Gambhir will bat for India on the fifth day at Newlands, but he has been ruled out of the ODI series

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Harbhajan's lucky bail

ESPNcricinfo brings you the plays of the fourth day of the third Test between South Africa and India at Newlands

05-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Harbhajan the right man for a scrap

Harbhajan Singh may have struggled with his bowling over the last year, but when it comes to a scrap, you want him in your corner

04-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Tendulkar and Steyn sizzle in a battle for the ages

To appreciate Sachin Tendulkar's effort today - his fourth century off his first innings in each of the last four years - it is important to appreciate the most exciting bowler in world cricket at his best

04-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

The defiant bail and Paul Harris' multi-talented fingers

ESPNcricinfo brings you the plays of the third day of the third Test between South Africa and India at Newlands

04-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

A year of comebacks

India showed the sort of toughness and determination that they have rarely displayed previously

04-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga

A tussle between talent and temperament

Sreesanth's spell reiterated the importance of carrying along a difficult member in the team through the bad days, since he has the talent to produce magical moments out of nowhere

03-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Atrocious running and a modern captaincy moment

ESPNcricinfo brings you the plays of the second day of the third Test between South Africa and India at Newlands

03-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Life after the blender

By 28, Paul Adams had gone from school kid to superstar to struggling bowler to has-been. Now, he's a commentator and spin coach

03-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

India pay for inconsistency

On a day when the quality of India's bowling swung as wildly as the weather fluctuated, the visitors failed to capitalise on a rare toss that was won by MS Dhoni

02-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

The calm before the storm

India have gone in to a final Test with the series level once before in South Africa, but this side has a mental calm that inspires confidence, and MS Dhoni says the dressing-room atmosphere is the best he's even experienced

01-Jan-2011•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

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