Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja star in India's biggest Test win by runs

Sarfaraz Khan played the perfect supporting act in a stand of 172 off 26.2 overs with Jaiswal to set up India's 2-1 series lead

18-Feb-2024•Sidharth Monga

Jaiswal's blistering century caps India's day of dominance

Earlier in the day, India's bowling attack roared back to bowl out England for 319 despite Ben Duckett's 153

17-Feb-2024•Sidharth Monga

Duckett leads charge as India feel the force of Bazball

A sensational century by Ben Duckett, at 88 balls the third fastest against India in India, left the hosts shell-shocked in Rajkot

16-Feb-2024•Sidharth Monga

Rohit, Jadeja tons and Sarfaraz's 62 drag India out of trouble on day one

Sarfaraz's 66-ball innings lit up the afternoon but ended in heartbreak after he was run-out with Jadeja seeking a 100th run

15-Feb-2024•Sidharth Monga

Live Report: Ind vs Eng, 3rd Test, 1st day

It's 1-1 as we head into round three of India vs England. Who will come out on top in Rajkot? Get your blow-by-blow updates on ESPNcricinfo's live blog

15-Feb-2024•Sidharth Monga

Pope 196, Hartley seven-for script sensational England win

India fell short by 28 despite having a first-innings lead of 190

28-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Ollie Pope sweeps England out of deep trouble

Scores 148* as visitors turn first-innings deficit of 190 into a lead of 126 with four wickets in hand

27-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Rahul and Jadeja take the lead to push England against the wall

India are already 175 ahead by the end of the second day, with Jadeja and Axar in the mood to add the tally

26-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Yashasvi Jaiswal and spinners make it India's day

Stokes' 70 earlier took England to 246 and India wiped out 119 of those by stumps

25-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Live Report - India vs England, 1st Test, Hyderabad

This is the place for analysis, views, updates and colour through the first day of the Test series

25-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

India's home dominance: Cherish it, and don't take it for granted

Ashwin, Jadeja and a group of quality fast bowlers have made India near-unbeatable in home Tests, but it won't last forever

19-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

India win epic contest after two Super Overs against Afghanistan

After hitting his fifth T20I ton, Rohit starred again in the Super Overs to wrap up India's clean sweep

17-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

India's Kohli and Rohit-shaped elephant in the room

Both have been selected for the Afghanistan T20Is, and look set to make the World Cup squad too. But should they feature in India's best T20 XI?

08-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

India prove their golden age still has plenty of kick left

They came to Cape Town under fire and responded to it brilliantly

04-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Rohit calls out ICC for supposed double standards in rating pitches: 'Hope they keep their ears and eyes open'

He took aim at the match referees and the ratings some of the pitches received at the 2023 World Cup, held in India

04-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Versatile Kohli provides another mini-classic in dodgy conditions

Back in South Africa, and arguably batting the best he has ever done, Kohli is still making adjustments to his game

04-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

Cape Town pitch turns batting into a lottery

Three innings took place on day one with 26 batters trying their luck, but only four made it to double-figures

03-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

How India can bowl better in the second Test against South Africa

They need to do more damage with the new ball and be better at damage control with the old one

01-Jan-2024•Sidharth Monga

India's bowling woes in Centurion a symptom of a larger problem

With Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur proving ineffective, the lack of depth in bowling reserves is a concern

29-Dec-2023•Sidharth Monga

Rohit backs under-fire bowlers after three-day loss in Centurion

"Prasidh has played a lot of white-ball cricket for us in the last two or three years, and he has shown that he has got a lot of potential"

28-Dec-2023•Sidharth Monga

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