Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Wickets galore at the Kotla

The trip to the Feroz Shah Kotla would have been worth it for every bowler who has toiled for years on the Indian domestic cricket

29-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

India stars prepare for capital action

The teams would not have wanted it this way but the upshot of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai is that Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are at full strength for their fifth-round matches in the Ranji Trophy

28-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

The champions' curse, and a bowling free-for-all

Highlights of the third round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

20-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

From No. 11 to No. 1 to middle order

In an exhibition of responsible defence followed by clean hitting, Vidyut punished the Karnataka bowers and scored 193 to put Tamil Nadu on the way to three points

15-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

Triple trouble, and the hat-trick man

Highlights of the second round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

14-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

Karnataka cling on for a draw

Having been bowled out cheaply in the first innings, the Karnataka batsmen applied themselves better and hung on for one point from their Group B match against Tamil Nadu

13-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Spinners leave Karnataka in trouble

Getting wickets was hard work on the slow Chinnaswamy turner. Tamil Nadu did just that to come within one good bowling day of taking six points

12-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Vidyut and Suresh Kumar keep TN in control

S Vidyut, who got his first first-class century as a No. 11 batsman, punished the lacklustre Karnataka bowlers ruthlessly on day two at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

11-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Arun Karthik puts TN on top

Arun Karthik, playing his first first-class match, rescued them in an incredibly positive manner to run Karnataka ragged

10-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Hello, Lord's to farewell, lads

Sidharth Monga looks back at seven moments in Sourav Ganguly's career

10-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

Tamil Nadu better placed in south Indian derby

The days of 20,000 spectators coming to watch the prime rivalry in south India are gone, but once the teams are on the field there is still some needle

09-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

A happy divorce and a timely nudge

Highlights of the first round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

07-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

Rivalry needs a boost in series-decider

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy heads for a climax with much more at stake than the bragging rights in cricket's most enthralling current rivalry

05-Nov-2008•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Sohal century props Punjab

On a typically testing day, Delhi's perseverance and a special century by Punjab's Sunny Sohal made sure no team ended with a clear advantage

03-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

India haunted by past failures

For all the strides Indian cricket has made, every now and then they seem they can't move over from the past

14-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga

A strange and sublime rivalry

How does India, a team that has never consistently staked a claim to No. 2, repeatedly manage to look the mighty Australians in the eye and not flinch?

07-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga

Kirsten pleased with pre-series camp

Coach says he was happy that he could get most of the team together for a considerable period of time before the important series against Australia, as the five-day pre-series camp ended on Friday

03-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga in Bangalore

'Forced' retirement talk only in the media - Kumble

Anil Kumble has rubbished reports that the seniors in the side are being forced into retirements by the BCCI and the selectors

02-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga in Bangalore

Indian camp hits high intensity

Players sweat it out for more than four hours in an open-wicket session on the third day of the pre-series camp in Bangalore

01-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga in Bangalore

The hype is justified - Dhoni

Wicketkeeper says previous series, which were keenly contested in both countries, have led to so many expectations about an India-Australia series, surpassing the hype surrounding the Ashes and India v Pakistan encounters.

30-Sep-2008•Sidharth Monga in Bangalore

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