Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

'It's all about partnerships' - Dhoni

There were two clear differences in the Indian team's approach from the Twenty20 internationals, and both come down to clear thinking. First Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the highest run-getter ODIs for over a year, batted higher up in the order

03-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Improvising Indians, and Dhoni's back-up plan

Plays of the Day for the first ODI between New Zealand and India in Napier

03-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

E-ticket to ride

The joys of auto-check in. Chess in a public square with giant pieces. And meeting an international cricketer who also happens to be colleague… sort of

03-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

McCullum sets unlikely example of graft and grit

India, yet to adjust to the pitches and conditions in New Zealand, can emulate Brendon McCullum's sensible batting

02-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Ryder on the storm

New Zealand's wild child may finally be getting the method his madness needs

01-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Dhoni looks at the bright side of double defeat

India have now lost nine of their last 11 matches in New Zealand but MS Dhoni sees the positives in batting and bowling

27-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

Vettori wins with brain in brawn man's game

Vettori has become the captain at the right time, in the prime of his bowling career, and can look forward to at least a few more years at the helm

27-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

Gully cricket, and 'Mills and Broom'

Plays of the day for New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington

27-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

Sans 'tache, plus cab

He used to partner Richard Hadlee for New Zealand; now Ewen Chatfield drives a taxi around Wellington

27-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga

The bar's been raised, so have the stakes

Vettori will want more of the same from Wednesday night: precise bowling, quick fielding and sensible batting

26-Feb-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Wellington

BCCI in a spot over Tendulkar Twenty20 appearance

The Indian board faces embarrassment after letting Sachin Tendulkar appear for a Twenty20 match where he will play alongside Hamish Marshall, who featured in the unauthorised ICL last season.

26-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga

Match-winning McCullum salutes fellow batsmen

Brendon McCullum seems to have taken the senior batsman's responsibility, and has curbed his aggressive instincts to anchor an inexperienced batting line-up. Today, he was returned the favour by the other batsmen, especially Martin Guptill, who surprised

25-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Sehwag hits New Zealand for six

Plays of the Day of the first Twenty20 international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch

25-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

NZ target Sehwag and Gambhir

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori believe a major part of the upcoming tour will come down to the conditions, alien to most of the travelling Indian team

24-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

A whole set of unknowns

India may have got perfect facilities at the academy to train but it can never replicate the actual venue and the actual match timings

24-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

NZ stay positive over Taylor, Oram

New Zealand are expecting good news over two of their injury worries - Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram. Taylor suffered a hamstring injury during the Chappell-Hadlee Series in Australia, while a spate of injuries in the recent past have kept Oram out

23-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Star-struck NZ gear up for big summer

Two days before the first Twenty20 international, New Zealand assembled for what is perhaps their most important summer of cricket in recent times

23-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Buchanan backs 'resurgent' India to win series

John Buchanan, the former Australia coach, believes India are favourites to beat New Zealand in the upcoming series

22-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

India get first taste of windy conditions

This training session was India's first tryst with the windy conditions, on an otherwise perfect day - sunny and mildly warm.

22-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Intense first training session for Indians

India have brought rains with them, locals in Christchurch claim. But when it came to India's first practice session, the clouds made way for the sun, and India trained in ideal conditions at the picturesque Bert Sutcliffe Oval

21-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

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