Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

One-day battle kicks off amid poor ground realities

The Chinnaswamy Stadium outfield is clearly affected, the IPL is the talk of town. Deodhar Trophy? What Deodhar Trophy?

13-Mar-2008•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Bangalore

Tense win hands India trophy

The Indian bowlers first blew the South African top order away and then, after heavy rains had reduced the match to 25 overs, held their nerves to win their second Under-19 World Cup

02-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Brendon's blinders, Sharma's sizzlers

Odd dismissals and frenzied fifties, scorching spells and last tangos ... they're all in our look back at the on-field highlights of the month gone by

01-Mar-2008•Sidharth Monga

'Lee's toughest to face'

The joys of playing at Lord's, favourite openers, Ranji v Duleep, and more

23-Feb-2008•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Dhawan guides North to title

Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten 94 led North Zone to their second consecutive Duleep Trophy title

22-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga at the Wankhede Stadium

North need 92 more to clinch trophy

West were bowled out in two sessions to set North Zone an easy 166 to get, with two days and a session to go

21-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga at the Wankhede Stadium

The day cricketers sold like stocks

On-field action aside, we could have just witnessed the most eventful day in cricket's history, one when players were bought like stocks at a share market

20-Feb-2008•Sidharth Monga in Mumbai

Brave decision to bowl first

Mithun Manhas made a brave decision in putting West Zone in on the Wankhede track which is reputed to be a good bat-first pitch

19-Feb-2008•Sidharth Monga at the Wankhede Stadium

VRV five-for gives North the edge

VRV took his second five-wicket haul in two Duleep Trophy matches since his return from Australia, while Ajinkya Rahane followed his 172 in the previous game with an aggressive 91

19-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga at the Wankhede Stadium

Both sides anxious over depleted bowling

Both teams are battle-ready, after having fought their way into the final from a difficult corner in their respective final league matches

18-Feb-2008•The Preview Sidharth Monga in Mumbai

To bowl, perchance to lead

Top-level international cricket now has two bowler-captains, Anil Kumble and Daniel Vettori, which is a whole lot more than there have been in recent times. We take a look at a little-understood breed

18-Feb-2008•Sidharth Monga

Odds and elevens

A mixed bag of the quirky and the routine

17-Feb-2008•Sidharth Monga

Same difference

Sidharth Monga traces Uttar Pradesh's rise over the last three years, and finds that they're still an underdog story

12-Jan-2008•Sidharth Monga

Pitching it right

Sidharth Monga looks into the reasons why domestic batsmen come up short on sporting pitches

07-Jan-2008•Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Seamers bowl Uttar Pradesh to final

Uttar Pradesh picked off the remaining three Saurashtra wickets to win by 48 runs and book their place in the Ranji Trophy final

07-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Saurashtra in trouble chasing 162

Shitanshu Kotak and the Saurashtra tail stood between Uttar Pradesh and a place in the Ranji Trophy final

06-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

UP take charge on bowler-dominated day

Uttar Pradesh were bundled for 188, but by stumps, they had Saurashtra tottering at 116 for 8

05-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Might versus grit

On paper, given the presence of big stars and the momentum, UP will have an upper hand against Saurashtra

04-Jan-2008•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Two sides to the story

As ever, in 2007 too, you never could tell which Bangladesh team would show up on any given day

31-Dec-2007•Sidharth Monga

The immovable object and an uncelebrated hundred

Sidharth Monga looks back at the highlights of the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy

29-Dec-2007•Sidharth Monga

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