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BBL (2)

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Vijay Hazare Trophy (19)

ILT20 (1)

SA20 (1)

IND-W vs SL-W (1)

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AUS

(1 ov) 152 & 4/0

ENG

110

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Schedule Report Videos Series

(18.5/20 ov) 135/8

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Schedule Table Series

Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

'A good slipper needs to train as hard as some of the best keepers'

Daryll Cullinan talks about the technique and temperament involved in becoming a world-class operator in the cordon

12-Feb-2018•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Newcomer Klaasen becomes new Pink-Day hero

Two weeks ago, the wicketkeeper-batsman had no inkling he would be playing for South Africa; now, his calculated, match-winning knock in the fourth ODI has turned him overnight into a star

11-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India's spinners stumble in the rain

It was a tough night for India's two wristspinners. But, given the odds were stacked against them, what happened here should matter much less than how they react to it

11-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India's new gung-ho approach to the middle overs

In recent years, India have been beaten on flat tracks because their batsmen waited too long to accelerate. But on Wednesday in Cape Town, they began rectifying that

09-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

South Africa buoyed by de Villiers' return on 'special occasion'

"To the team, he brings so much more than runs, he brings AB de Villiers. The AB de Villiers factor, let's put it that way," Chris Morris said ahead of the pink ODI in Johannesburg

09-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Kohli's run addiction brings another high

There was pace and bounce to contend with as well as a bout of cramps, and wickets kept falling around him, but India's captain, as always, found a way to score runs

08-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Kuldeep, Chahal could be 'a massive X-factor' at World Cup - Kohli

'Every over they might pick up two wickets, that is the kind of belief they have in their abilities. The team has a belief in them, the team is backing them'

08-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Dhawan confident that India have 'all bases covered'

The India opener also defended Rohit Sharma's batting form, saying the India vice-captain required 'just one innings' to get back in form

06-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Why India have become so hard to beat in ODIs

When conditions are anything other than perfectly batting friendly, India have the best variety of batsmen and bowlers, and the instinct, to adjust to the demands of the situation

05-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga

Spin defects 'not a massive danger' for SA - Markram

India's spinners have taken 13 wickets in two matches. The alarm bells are ringing, but South Africa's newly appointed stand-in captain is not ready to accept that in public yet

04-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

India spinners bring aggression with their slowness

Despite years of spin bowling being reduced to a chore of not letting batsmen get under the ball, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are inviting them to do exactly that

04-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

'I don't see any difficulties in batting at No. 4' - Rahane

India are running with Ajinkya Rahane in the middle order because he does well on quick pitches, the kind that will be in use for the 2019 World Cup

03-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

South Africa face stern wristspin test, without their bulwarks

In the absence of AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis, South Africa will have to find a way to get past Virat Kohli and India to prevent the series from drifting away

03-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Aiden Markram to fill in as South Africa's ODI captain

The appointment has been made with Vision 2019 - South Africa's plan for the World Cup in England - and beyond in mind

03-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

India 'surprised' at dampness on Wanderers pitch on final day

A team source told ESPNcricinfo that the pitch on day four was the flattest out of all the days of the Test, which didn't make sense to them; the dampness, they felt, was extraordinary and helped bind the track

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

We needed 300, unfair to blame bowlers - du Plessis

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said that while the pitch offered assistance for the spinners, South Africa's batsmen needed to adapt better and string together partnerships

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

India's wristspinners announce themselves in the land of the wrong'un

Marrying magic with temperament, control with flair, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav stemmed a free-flowing South African innings, and sounded out a warning to teams around the world

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Wise Kuldeep not scared to take his chances

For a spinner in only his 15th ODI, the thought process Kuldeep showed was wise beyond the years, but it also takes a lot of guts to do that

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

'Rahane a strong candidate for No. 4' - Kohli

On quicker pitches, in conditions similar to England where the 2019 World Cup will be played, Ajinkya Rahane can fit in to India's set-up as an opener or a middle-order batsman

31-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Think two steps ahead in ODIs, unlike in Tests - Rohit

Going into this six-ODI series, he won't have the same trepidation he might have had going into the Tests. Just like Quinton de Kock for South Africa, Rohit Sharma will be looking forward to this change in format

30-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

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