Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

India have almost every base covered, but No. 8 issue persists

Their batting is so good that Yashasvi Jaiswal can't find a place, but the lack of frontline bowlers who can hit sixes continues to worry them

19-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

R Ashwin asks CSK for clarity ahead of IPL 2026

According to sources, he has told the franchise he doesn't mind parting ways with them if he doesn't fit their plans

11-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

Beatles, Floyd, Siraj

What's a tour of England without some nostalgia - or a lot of it?

07-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

Support role no more, Mohammed Siraj you're a hero

No one has had to work harder for his success in this series, and Mohammed Siraj finally has the recognition to go with his rewards

04-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

Siraj goes on and on and on, tired but undeterred

His mis-step at the boundary may haunt him, but India's biggest drop was at the selection table

03-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

Oval and out: Jaiswal's series comes a full circle with statement hundred

It has been a series of ups and downs for Jaiswal, but with the bat, he managed to end on a high

02-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

When India's fast-bowling wise guys got together and said 'so what'

For the first time in the series, India's fast bowlers bowled poorer lengths than England's. But they regrouped quickly to script a turnaround

01-Aug-2025•Sidharth Monga

Series of unfortunate events tests India's resolve

India have had to battle bad luck, worse timing, and one too many misadventures in what has simply been "that kind of a series"

31-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Do India's bowlers have a leg-side problem?

England have been able to score a lot of runs there, but it isn't necessarily because of bad balls

30-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Washington Sundar: India's next No. 1 allrounder?

There's still a lack of clarity on his exact role in the team right now, but he has what it takes to be an elite allrounder

29-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Cricket must be played by the rules, not Stokes' moral code

England's conduct in the last hour of the Manchester Test came across as moral posturing, and it's regrettable that it came on the watch of an otherwise great ambassador for the game

28-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

India's grit outlasts England's endurance to make 2-2 a possibility

Despite looking like the better team, India were in threat of being 3-1 down. Thanks to the riveting draw in Manchester, they now have a chance at 2-2

27-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Gambhir: All fast bowlers, including Bumrah, are fit for Oval Test

At the start of the summer, the management had said Bumrah would play three Tests but with a series on the line, he could play a fourth

27-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Batting time, battling time - Gill and Rahul duel with the clock

Head coach Gambhir and batting coach Kotak have done it in the past but they can only share the experience, not make time move faster

26-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Morkel: 'We're trying our best to find ways for Kuldeep to get in'

"I think it's finding when he comes in, how we can find balance and get the batting line-up to be a little bit longer and stronger"

25-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

India's tactics, selection and bowling depth all fail them in Manchester

This is a team that has a lot of talented players, but not an understanding on how they want to win Test matches

25-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

The bravery and the outrageousness of Rishabh Pant

There were chances he could do more damage to a fractured foot, yet he came out, not at No.11 but at a time when the ball was doing things

24-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

$Pant bats with fractured foot to add crucial runs at Old Trafford$

Pant bats with fractured foot to add crucial runs at Old Trafford

Having retired hurt on the first day, Pant came out on the second morning, hit Archer for a six, completed his fifty and helped India cross 350

24-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Sai Sudharsan brings calm to India's chaos at No. 3

B Sai Sudharsan brought grit, composure and a glimpse of permanence to India's most unsettled slot

23-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Lightmare at Lord's - the events that led to India's collapse

As the fourth evening drew to a close, the setting sun caused a glare off the sightscreen that made the ball difficult to pick out of Carse's hand

22-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

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