Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Don't dismiss the idea of four-day Test cricket

As long as the essentials of the contest are preserved, shedding some traditions is a small price to pay

15-Jan-2020•Sidharth Monga

How Ishant Sharma left the 'unlucky' behind

He knew he had to bowl fuller, but it took Jason Gillespie to show him how to do it without losing his pace and bite

28-Dec-2019•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Box cricket principles bring rewards for Dhawan

On a cold Delhi day, he steered his side to safety against Hyderabad's three-man pace attack

25-Dec-2019•Sidharth Monga in New Delhi

Peerless Kohli, nerveless Jadeja and big-hitting Thakur seal the series for India

West Indies played their part in a classic in Cuttack as the decider went down to the wire

22-Dec-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul hit tons, Kuldeep Yadav takes hat-trick, India draw level

India amassed 387 thanks to their openers and audacious hitting from Iyer and Pant, and Shami and Kuldeep did the rest

18-Dec-2019•Sidharth Monga

Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope hit centuries as West Indies go 1-0 up

Iyer and Pant had given India a good total to defend, but Hetmyer's aggression and Hope's composure won the day

15-Dec-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

India take series after Rohit, Rahul, Kohli sixathon

Shami impressed upon return, as did the other seamers and Kuldeep

11-Dec-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

The long waits of Wriddhiman Saha

For India's wicketkeeper, life has been about biding his time endlessly, being always ready for the opportunity that comes without warning

11-Dec-2019•Sidharth Monga

Is this the best New Zealand Test side of all time?

The current team has half a dozen all-time XI contenders, and matches up well to the Hadlee-Crowe side of the 1980s

10-Dec-2019•Sidharth Monga

Simmons leads batting charge as West Indies level series

The bowlers restricted India, and with dew kicking in, the Caribbean top order cantered to an eventually comfortable win

08-Dec-2019•Sidharth Monga

Imperious Kohli writes off Williams and West Indies

He struggled initially but converted a nine-ball-three and a run-a-ball 20 into a match-winning 94 off 50

06-Dec-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Not again! Should Warner's 'six' have been a five?

The Overthrow rule was in focus again after causing chaos in the World Cup 2019

29-Nov-2019•Sidharth Monga

From extreme to mainstream: How Neil Wagner has wanged his way to the top

Nasty, brutish, usually short. And now No.3 in the ICC world rankings

27-Nov-2019•Sidharth Monga

FAQs: The concussion sub, and why the rule is important

Also: how concussions are different from say, a broken arm, and why even the possibility of one should require strict action

25-Nov-2019•Sidharth Monga

Umesh Yadav five-for completes India's demolition job

They completed their seventh straight win, and became the first team to ever win four successive Tests by an innings

24-Nov-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Umesh Yadav five-for completes India's demolition job

They completed their seventh straight win, and became the first team to ever win four successive Tests by an innings

24-Nov-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Kohli, Ishant set up India's victory push

The first day-night Test in India threatens to be the shortest completed Test in the country, but Mushfiqur Rahim might stand in the way of that

23-Nov-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Ishant Sharma's five-for leads India's dominance

Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara then scored fifties to take India past Bangladesh's total

22-Nov-2019•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Live Report - India v Bangladesh, 2nd Test

All the updates, chatter, stats and more from the historic India-Bangladesh day-night Test in Kolkata

22-Nov-2019•Sidharth Monga

Sourav Ganguly acknowledges 'tuff conditions' in pollution-hit T20I

The BCCI president's tweet was the first time in three years the board had admitted the risks of scheduling matches in hazardous air conditions

04-Nov-2019•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

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