Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Review system under the scanner

Just before lunch on the fourth day, the umpiring review system had its first tryst with serious controversy when Virender Sehwag was given out lbw after umpire Mark Benson had initially ruled him not out

26-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga

Murali and Mendis maul India

In a match dominated by not one but two smiling assassins, Sri Lanka completely destroyed the Indian batting line-up twice over to script their best win at home

26-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Muralitharan leaves India in tatters

Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis shook the SCC pitch out of its slumber after the Sri Lankan batsmen given them a mountain of runs as a cushion, and the new-ball bowlers had done their bit in taking the shine off the ball

25-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Three centurions make it Sri Lanka's day

On a slow, benign SSC track, the Sri Lankan batsmen accumulated ruthlessly, and looked set for an imposing total that could rule out a defeat, helped along the way by the Indian fielders who did not accept some of the half-chances that came their way

24-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Warnapura takes the honours on rain-hit day

Malinda Warnapura's brisk unbeaten 50 off 74 balls proved to be the difference between an emphatic session and a merely satisfactory one for India on a rain-hit opening day of the Test series

23-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

'I have my doubts about Shoaib Malik'

Five years since he quit the game, Wasim Akram is as sharp with a provocative opinion as his bowling used to be in his heyday

11-Jul-2008•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Blighted by bad timing, dead pitches

For two weeks in Karachi almost everyone talked about cricket, but none bothered to turn up at the National Stadium

07-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

We never had a reply for Mendis - Dhoni

Dhoni was mesmerised even at the press-conference. For every question demanding explanations for the defeat, he the same answer: Mendis

07-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

The old hand shows how it's done

A great knock is one that can be seen independent of the situation, irrespective of the result, yet one that contributes to the team cause. Some times a great knock looks effortless compared to batsmen. Jayasuirya, today, satisfied all the above criteria

06-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Mendis takes centrestage in final

Ajantha Mendis happens to be a major part of Sri Lanka's gameplan, not just with his mystical bowling, but also because he seems to have taken focus off most of the other bowlers

05-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Pitch transformation

Sidharth Monga presents the Plays of the day for Pakistan v Bangladesh, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi, July 4, 2008

04-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Priceless effort from precious little

On pitches where the bowlers can do very little, such as at the Asia Cup, the little they manage to do is priceless

03-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Bowling India's worry ahead of crucial clash

All of a sudden the favourites going in to the tournament find themselves one defeat short of being ousted from the event.

02-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Younis' century push-ups and Malik's no-show

Sidharth Monga rewinds the Plays of the day from the match between Pakistan and India in Karachi

02-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Subcontinental lessons for India's bowlers

For all the flaws in the Asia Cup, there lies a positive for India: it provides their fast bowlers with a constructive challenge

01-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Wide-eyed in Karachi

Pakistan's premier city is one that provokes many observations - not least about the similarities with India across the border

01-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga

Records don't awe ageless Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya is one of those rare cricketers who doesn't care about records, and worryingly for bowlers, he isn't slowing down even at the age of 39

30-Jun-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Tweaking Mendis the right way

29-Jun-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Riaz does better, Sarfraz gets on the board

The plays of the day from the Pakistan-Sri Lanka game in Karachi

29-Jun-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

Dhoni unhappy with back-to-back games

Indian players looked tired and listless on the field against Bangladesh

29-Jun-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

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