Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

'We failed to capitalise' - Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori on the fifth and final ODI in Auckland

14-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

Why Ryder was a good investment

Jesse Ryder is not your everyday cricketer - on the ratio of natural talent to hard work, he relies heavily on the side of talent

14-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

Scotty and Baz fly, Jesse and Ishant fight

Plays of the day for the fifth ODI between New Zealand and India in Auckland

14-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

India win battle of part-timers too

Between them Yuvraj and Yusuf have bowled 34.4 overs for 190 runs and seven wickets. In 39.1 overs, Oram, Ryder and Elliot have gone for 311 runs and two wickets. There's only one winner when you compare economy-rates of 5.23 and 7.94

13-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

Warm-up games not essential - Kirsten

Gary Kirsten has joined Virender Sehwag in saying that a warm-up game is not really necessary on a tour

13-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

A lot at stake for New Zealand bowlers

New Zealand's bemused bowlers play a dead rubber in Auckland on Saturday that has a lot at stake for them. A win will help them restore some credibility, Daniel Vettori had said minutes after Virender Sehwag smote his side into submission in Hamilton on W

12-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

It's very tough for NZ bowlers to stop me - Sehwag

Only Virender Sehwag can say that he felt sorry for the bowlers, without sounding arrogant. The arrogance is for on the field, which he showed a plenty of against New Zealand at Seddon Park today

11-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

A century with a six

Plays of the Day in the fourth ODI between New Zealand and India in Hamilton

11-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Bowlers aim to avoid another battering

Oh seaming pitch, where art thou? It has been painful to watch batsmen v batsmen v rain so far. The first three one-dayers have been like matches in India, the only difference being the greener and smaller grounds

10-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Where have all the dibbly-dobblies gone?

New Zealand's slow-medium men ruled ODI bowling in the nineties, but their time seems to have passed

10-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

'We never gave up hope of trying to win' - McCullum

It was a baptism by fire for the new man in-charge, Brendon McCullum, who was left to pick up the pieces after yet another disappointing bowling performance from New Zealand

08-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

'I just want to go out and enjoy my game' - Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar wouldn't rate his unbeaten 163 against some of his other hundreds

08-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Momentum with a magical touch

So just how did Tendulkar set himself into a position to aim at the first ODI double-century before he had to retire hurt after 45 overs?

08-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Sixes galore

Plays of the Day in the third ODI between New Zealand and India in Christchurch

08-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

New Zealand brace for Sehwag storm

Three sixes off the first three balls in New Zealand. There could be no clearer statement of intent. Virender Sehwag was in form and wanted to impose himself on the hosts

07-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

The shower surprise

Everybody hopes that the next three matches go the full distance, but don't rule out contingency plans for rain intervals being discussed in team meetings

06-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

BCCI needs to talk with players' reps - Mills

Heath Mills, the head of the New Zealand players' body, has said the Indian board, which runs the IPL, needs to sit immediately with players' associations and address their concerns about security during the tournament

05-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

'We can bounce back pretty quickly' - Vettori

In the first ODI in Napier, the Indian batsmen played to a plan and the bowlers took early wickets as they thoroughly outplayed the hosts. New Zealand's carefully executed plans, which derailed India during the Twenty20s, came unstuck.

05-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

Will India's No. 3 please stand up?

So who is India's No. 3 for ODIs? Gautam Gambhir? Only when Sachin Tendulkar doesn't play. But wait a minute, didn't MS Dhoni feature one-down in the Napier ODI with Tendulkar opening with Virender Sehwag? Gambhir didn't even get to bat then

05-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

Lahore casts IPL shadow in New Zealand

Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore has heightened anxiety among the New Zealand players over touring India for next month's IPL

04-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

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