Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Not just another Ranji season

Moving from one Indian domestic season to another has long been a seamless transition, with not many changes, or changes that place too slowly to be noticed. It is usually difficult to identify the start of one season from another, but the huge exodus to

02-Nov-2007•Sidharth Monga

'I am ready for captaincy' - Shukla

Laxmi Ratan Shukla drifted for a while before the start of the season, but chose against joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and has now been rewarded with the captaincy of the Bengal side. He spoke to Cricinfo about his career and his team's prospect

29-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga

Taking it to the next level

In Uttar Pradesh's championship season, when Praveen Kumar first came to prominence, he was easily the player of the year: 41 wickets and 386 runs, four five-fors, one 10-for, and three half-centuries

27-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga

'You learn a lot when you struggle'

From fairytale start to being dropped, doing the domestic grind and coming back into the reckoning - Parthiv Patel has done it all in the space of five years. Sidharth Monga spoke to him

12-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga

The best from the Rest

Cricinfo takes a look at the hot contenders for an India berth from the Rest of India team

09-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Beaten at their own game

Mumbai were beaten at their own game when the Rest of India tailenders hung on and gave their side a marginal first-innings lead

09-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Munaf and Parthiv star in Rest of India's win

After struggling to get a first-innings lead, Rest of India marched to an emphatic nine-wicket win as Mumbai capitulated in 33.3 overs to get bowled out for 106

09-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Inspired Munaf leaves Mumbai wilting

Rajesh Verma brought Mumbai right back into the game just at the stroke of lunch with Manoj Tiwary's wicket, his fifth, when Rest of India were within striking distance of a vital first-innings lead

08-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

A mature Parthiv finds his groove

Much has changed in Parthiv Patel's life since making his Test debut as 17-year-old, writes Sidharth Monga

07-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Parthiv hundred leads ROI fightback

A fifth consecutive hundred from Parthiv Patel, coupled with Manoj Tiwary's unbeaten half-century, pulled things back for Rest of India to leave the Irani Trophy match poised for a tight finish

07-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Tall and insipid

Watching Munaf Patel, Ranadeb Bose and Ishant Sharma standing side by side on the eve of the Irani Trophy match, taking turns to bowl, one might have been tempted to feel for Mumbai's batsmen

06-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

The situation needed such an innings - Nayar

Abhishek Nayar rates his second first-class century, against Rest of India, as special

06-Oct-2007•Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Kukreja and Nayar lead Mumbai

Contrasting centuries from Sahil Kukreja and Abhishek Nayar set up Mumbai's dominant position at the end of the first day of the Irani Trophy clash in Rajkot

06-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

Strong Rest of India start favourites

Sidharth Monga previews the Irani Trophy from Rajkot

05-Oct-2007•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Rajkot

A brush-up for the white coats

Simon Taufel speaks to Sidharth Monga about the BCCI's new initiative with Cricket Australia to revamp the Indian umpiring system

31-Aug-2007•Sidharth Monga

I've been working hard - Chopra

Aakash Chopra says his return to contention for the India team is a vindication of the hard work he's put in since being dropped

29-Aug-2007•Sidharth Monga

Taufel roped in to improve Indian umpiring

The board has also arranged a six-day training camp for 105 Indian umpires with Simon Taufel at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore

24-Aug-2007•Sidharth Monga

Hitting home

Sidharth Monga looks at how the ICL looks set to deplete Indian domestic cricket - not in the best of health to begin with

22-Aug-2007•Sidharth Monga

Back up to speed

A remarkable debut gave way to a year spent on the fringes, but Munaf Patel is finally back, action tweaked and body stronger. Sidharth Monga met him.

16-Aug-2007•Sidharth Monga

'I've learned a lot about dealing with pressure'

Irfan Pathan put in the hard yards at the MRF Pace Academy before leaving on the India A tour of Africa. Sidharth Monga met him

24-Jul-2007•Sidharth Monga

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