Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Ten days more of practice in SA would have made difference - Shastri

The India coach said that there will be steps taken on future tours to ensure the team gets the best preparation

22-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India hint at Rahane recall in Jo'burg

Judging by their net sessions at the Wanderers three days before the third Test, it seems likely that India's vice-captain will slot back into the side. The question is: who will he replace?

21-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India need their old Vijay back

The India opener was a defensive rock on India's previous cycle of away tours, but he has been uncharacteristically loose outside off stump on this trip to South Africa

20-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India must answer the tough questions, at least in the dressing room

The India captain might not do it when he faces the media but when the team sits down together, every player must dissect everything that went wrong for them in yet another unsuccessful overseas campaign if they are to move forward

18-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

'Feel like I am in the best form of my life' - de Villiers

The South Africa batsman has said that he is in a 'good space' physically and mentally after series-turning contributions against India

18-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

'So many soft dismissals in one match hurt a lot' - Kohli

India's captain has asked every member of the team to reflect on the soft dismissals and errors made by them

17-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

'I'm not sitting here comforting my guys' - Kohli

India's captain said he wanted his players 'be hard on themselves' after the defeat in Centurion, while responding combatively to questions about selection and his team's overseas record in his post-match press conference

17-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Debutant Ngidi's 6 for 39 seals series for South Africa

It was a brown banana peel for South Africa, but they adapted to a subcontinent-style track with great skill to win back the Freedom Trophy

17-Jan-2018•The Report by Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Making sense of India's unusual tactics

Why did India delay taking the new ball? And why did Shami bowl only one over in the middle session? Here's Sidharth Monga's take on those questions and others

16-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Did India lose the plot in the middle session?

In Test cricket, as in life, there comes situations that define you as a team. For India, that moment arrived during the post-lunch session of the fourth day

16-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Kohli's excellence in isolation

Surely he remembers Adelaide when he carried them almost all alone? He is desperate to avoid a repeat

15-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

A start-stop final session stalls India's momentum

In 5.1 overs, the visitors went from not wanting to take the field because of a wet outfield to wanting to stay on after seeing the ball swing around

15-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

I have to take responsibility as the senior fast bowler - Ishant

Having gathered a reputation for being India's difficult-pitch bowler, the Ishant Sharma said he was "always up" for the challenge of doing the dirty work of bowling long spells

14-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Kohli's unscrambled mind cashes in on conditions

India's captain might have the conditions going for him, but he still had to face some high-quality bowlers executing their plans to near perfection

14-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Pandya's brilliance, fine. Then what?

It shouldn't always take pieces of magic for India to create the best chance to win a Test in South Africa. There are still 14 wickets to be taken, and India cannot afford to rely on magic for them

13-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

I was just dogged enough - Ashwin

Ashwin found a pitch that gave him some turn, and he has not just kept India alive but he has given them the upper hand despite losing the toss and watching their main fast bowlers give away runs like millionaires

13-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Not saying Rahane will not start in this game - Kohli

India's captain mocked those asking for Rahane's inclusion in the XI, claiming that "no one" had wanted him to play in the last Test

12-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Kohli's subcontinent habit that doesn't work in South Africa

Virat Kohli's habit of striding in to defend a wide delivery - through which he exposes himself to a dismissal by playing them - hasn't changed since 2015

12-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

'Confidence doesn't dent after one match' - Bumrah

The India quick admitted to bowling an "Indian length" on the opening day of the Cape Town Test, a tactic that hurt the visitors

11-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Does Pujara need to show more intent?

He was the only Indian top-order batsman to last 100 balls in Cape Town, and looked in control most of the time, but given the approach his captain has asked from his batsmen, Cheteshwar Pujara could be under a bit more pressure than you might think

10-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga

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