Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

A spark of hope

Ashraful was determined, maybe even angry. He took it all out on what it was meant to be directed against in the first place: the ball

27-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Whither Tendulkar?

Sachin Tendulkar notched up a 37th Test hundred today but it wasn't the Tendulkar the world knows

26-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka and S Rajesh

Whatmore regrets fielding first

Dav Whatmore, Bangladesh coach, rues his side's decision to bowl first

25-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Jaffer and Karthik offer an opening

Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik's second century-plus stand ensured a good day for India

25-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

Bangladesh gear up for Whatmore farewell

If Bangladesh can keep the ball along the ground and make the Indians earn their wickets, Whatmore will happily accept that as a farewell gift

24-May-2007•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Dhaka

When more is less

"If we didn't play series now, when else could we have played it?" said Dav Whatmore, when questioned whether this series could have been scheduled at a better time

22-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Bad cricket, best forgotten

India's intent was undermined by an inability to force the issue, Bangladesh showed they hadn't played Test cricket for 13 months

22-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Top [less] orders and rearguards

In a game where Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly scored hundreds, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain provided the most exciting and inspirational moments

21-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Drifting away

How India let slip a chance to enforce the follow-on merely illustrated the unhealthy dependence on Kumble to snip tails

21-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

More than just another hundred

Before today, it had been over 17 months, 10 Tests and 17 innings - the longest interval in terms of chances to bat - since Sachin Tendulkar's last Test century

19-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

India play to their plan

The gameplan was to bat once and bat big, and with some sensible, yet often exciting, batting, India took a long stride towards that

18-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Mortaza makes haste, slowly

On the field, Mashrafe Mortaza performs one of the most thankless jobs in cricket: spearhead the fast bowling attack of a subcontinent team

18-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

No closure for opening problems

The typical response to the dilemma of India's opening pair has been to leave one end open

17-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

India in familiar selection quandary

India may have to leave out an experienced player from the middle order, depending on the opening combination

17-May-2007•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

India face the heat, in more ways than one

The hot, humid weather could play a role in the first Test but India also need to fix their opening and bowling combinations

16-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Getting ready for some real cricket

Mohammad Ashraful and Khaled Mashud said they were fit for the first Test which begins on Friday

16-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Too many questions, too few answers

India won the ODI series but their below-par performance has highlighted more problems than solutions

15-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

India plan premier domestic Twenty20 tournament

A domestic Twenty20 tournament will be held before India's tour of England, Dilip Vengsarkar, the chairman of the selection committee, has said in Dhaka

15-May-2007•Sidharth Monga

Bangladesh still novices at chasing

The woes of Bangladesh batting veer from the promising Aftab Ahmed bent on giving his wicket away to Javed Omar and Habibul Bashar whose over-cautious approach often puts the brakes on the run chase

12-May-2007•Sidharth Monga at Mirpur

Gambhir ton spells dilemma for selectors

Gautam Gambhir's century against Bangladesh gives him an edge over the other two openers - Sehwag and Uthappa - in sealing a more permanent spot for himself at the top

12-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

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