Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Indian selectors look to work around fatigue and injuries

The selection committee meets on Wednesday to pick the team for the four ODIs against West Indies

16-Jun-2009•Sidharth Monga

Charismatic Pakistan live to fight

Umar Gul became the first bowler to take a five-for in Twenty20 internationals, helping Pakistan stay alive

13-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

All-round Bravo floors defending champions

An under-tested India ran into a red-hot West Indies

12-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

First big test for India with Gayle likely to return

Business is about to pick up for India, who have gone into the Super Eights under-tested

11-Jun-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Zaheer, Rohit hand India clinical win

India's bowlers and batsmen combined to hand Ireland their first defeat in Twenty20 internationals

10-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

India look to hand Ireland first defeat

India won't want to go to the next round having lost to an Associate nation, nor will Ireland want to go without a fight

09-Jun-2009•Sidharth Monga

Yuvraj and Ojha fashion strong win

Yuvraj Singh and Pragyan Ojha proved the game-changers as India became the first team to successfully defend a total

06-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Gayle and Fletcher blast past Australia

West Indies fielded pathetically, but that was sandwiched between superb opening bowling and explosive batting

06-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

India begin title defence against dangerous floaters

India v Bangladesh is most likely to count for nothing - unless Ireland spring up a surprise

05-Jun-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Rohit and Gambhir script emphatic win

Finally India and Pakistan played out a one-sided Twenty20 game, with India cantering home by nine wickets

03-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

The loyal blues

Uncertainty surrounds the future of the ICL players who have decided to stay put aboard the sinking ship

02-Jun-2009•Sidharth Monga

Deccan snatch title in tense finish

Deccan Chargers took the bull in their emblem too seriously, as they came out charging to defend a modest total

24-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Efficient Bangalore outplay Chennai

Manish Pandey followed up his century with a 35-ball 48 to ensure Royal Challengers Bangalore chased a below-par target with ease to reach the final

23-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Langeveldt and Shukla knock defending champions out

The much-ridiculed underdogs of this year, Kolkata Knight Riders, have ended the tournament for the defending champions, but not before they almost made a mess of the chase

20-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

More elbow room for Chennai

Chennai can still afford one more mistake, but with their negative net run-rate Punjab have made their last mistake if they are to error if they are to enter the final four

19-May-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Hayden struggles, but pushes Chennai over the line

Some of the most bizarre stats you will ever see in Twenty20 games added excitement to the chase, but in the end Chennai Super Kings pushed Mumbai Indians out of the tournament

16-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Canny Bhatia steals one for Delhi

Rajat Bhatia was canny and deadly at the death, taking four wickets for four runs as Deccan Chargers choked to lose once again to Delhi Daredevils

13-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Hayden and Badrinath mastermind tricky chase

Matthew Hayden and S Badrinath batted smartly, attacking clinically in between, and took Chennai through a tricky chase and to the top of the table

09-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Resurgent teams look to continue winning

Chennai and Rajasthan have made superb comebacks in the middle stages, but now one team will have to give up its winning streak

08-May-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Gul and Afridi demolish Australia

Umar Gul took a wicket first ball, Shahid Afridi took two in first two balls, and Australia imploded bizarrely to lose the only T20 comprehensively

07-May-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

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