Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Tendulkar, Gambhir, dead pitch frustrate Sri Lanka

Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and a dead Ahmedabad pitch (21 wickets and seven centuries in five days) put paid to Sri Lanka's dream of a first Test win in India

20-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Gambhir keeps Sri Lanka at bay

Sri Lanka gave themselves a minimum of 134 overs and an ample cushion of runs to try and register their first Test win in India, but the Ahmedabad pitch got deader and deader every passing minute

19-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Jayawardene double flattens India

Mahela Jayawardene ground the Indian bowlers into Ahmedabad dust, almost ruling out a defeat for Sri Lanka

18-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Dilshan ton leads confident Sri Lankan reply

Tillakaratne Dilshan became the first Sri Lankan to score a century in India since 1997 as the visitors finished the second day with the upper hand

17-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Dashing Dravid carries India's comeback

Rahul Dravid's 27th century - and 10th 150-plus score - carried more intent than probably any of his Test innings, and led India's remarkable comeback from 32 for 4

16-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Plenty to prove in heavyweight clash

Both sides have dashing openers, heavyweight middle-orders, crafty spinners. It should make for an intriguing series

15-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

The eighty-niners

Twenty-eight players made their international debuts the same years as Sachin Tendulkar. We look at what 20 of the better-known ones went on to do

14-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

Sunny in Indore but not in New Delhi

Cricinfo picks out the highlights of the first two rounds of the Ranji Trophy 2009-10

14-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

Honeymoon's over, the kids need help

The youngsters need to recapture the fearlessness and clear-headedness that drove India to an impressive one-day record over the past two years

12-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

Sreesanth and Zaheer Khan recalled for Tests

Temperamental fast bowler Sreesanth has been given one more chance to resurrect his stop-start career, after being selected in India's 15-man squad

10-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

A most Australian win

Australia's series win has been among their most characteristic - and least. And Ponting has been at the heart of it all

10-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

Australia survive terrific Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar almost chased a target of 351 on his own, but with the target within sight, he got out and the rest choked

05-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Australia look to defy odds again

Who told Australia they could compete once their players started going down one by one after the first ODI?

04-Nov-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Mendis arrives

The man who made every ball compelling

01-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

Fighting Australia fall short

Though Australia lost, Ricky Ponting was proud of the manner in which his team battled in tough conditions

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

A partnership made in batting heaven

Yuvraj is stylish and makes batting look easy; Dhoni works hard without bothering about aesthetics. And yet, when they combine, they produce something special

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Shaking off jet lag, and red umpires

Plays of the Day from the third ODI between India and Australia in Delhi

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Tim Nielsen and the art of the good areas

A cliché contest thought up by Australia's coach? Go on, pull the other one

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga

Who's the force with?

Two days ago, Australia were mauled in Nagpur without Lee and Hopes, and are now 'Paine-less' as well

30-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

No flat track at the Kotla

The Feroz Shah Kotla is almost certain to bring to halt the runathon that this series has been so far

30-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at Feroz Shah Kotla

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