Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

India eye whitewash, New Zealand stronger fight with Williamson

As New Zealand try to avoid a whitewash against the No. 1-ranked Test side in the world, they will be buoyed by the return of their captain Kane Williamson, for Indore's Test debut

07-Oct-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Indore

New Zealand 'positive' about Williamson's return

On a day when BCCI's old guard fought in the court for its existence, thousands saw the two Test teams practice with return of Kane Williamson and Gautam Gambhir likely for Indore's debut Test

06-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Indore

Holkar Stadium gears up for Test debut

Indore has a rich cricketing history and a ground right in the middle of the city. Both factors are expected to contribute to healthy crowds when the Holkar Stadium makes its Test debut on Saturday

05-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Indore

Taylor rues conceding 'big first-innings lead'

New Zealand's stand-in captain Ross Taylor felt conceding a 100 plus lead hurt his team's chances of trying to level the series in Kolkata

03-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

'Challenging Test cricket is the most exciting thing' - Kohli

Virat Kohli said winning the Kolkata Test taught his team important lessons. "This was a Test match that players took as an opportunity to build character rather than pressure."

03-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

India were prepared for all situations

India turned a corner through skill, persistence and fortitude in conditions that brought New Zealand's pacers into the game

03-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

Maintaining pressure still a challenge - Boult

Sunday was the third time New Zealand were denied parity by India's lower order, but Trent Boult has said that the visitors are not doing much wrong

02-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga at Eden Gardens

'I was never under pressure' - Rohit

Rohit Sharma has laughed off the notion that he might have been under pressure coming into this Test after scoring 82 from the challenging 43 for 4 in India's second innings

02-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga at Eden Gardens

Rohit begins to repay Kumble, Kohli's faith

Walking in at 43 for 4 on a tough surface, Rohit Sharma took the game all but out of New Zealand's reach with a responsible innings, but he needs to keep repeating this to completely repay the faith invested in him

02-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga at Eden Gardens

Skill v luck: a tale of three spinners

Cricket gave Patel two second chances - one at Jadeja's expense - before snatching it all away through Ashwin's abilities

02-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

New Zealand set back in fading light

Like in the first Test, rain stalled New Zealand's batting momentum and the middle order bore the brunt of Bhuvneshwar Kumar's nagging accuracy in gloomy conditions in Kolkata

01-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

Saha gets the job done, no fuss

Wriddhiman Saha might not have the charisma of India's former Test keeper or the last star player from Bengal, but there's no denying his solidity both behind and in front of the stumps

01-Oct-2016•Sidharth Monga

Rahane rues late wickets in attritional day

After Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane ground New Zealand into fatigue on a punishingly hot day, the tourists bounced back with late wickets, much to Rahane's disappointment

30-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga

Henry lauds New Zealand's 'outstanding' day

New Zealand were pleasantly surprised to find some help for their quicks in the pitch at Eden Gardens, fast bowler Matt Henry has said

30-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

How New Zealand set up Kohli

New Zealand's plan to undo Virat Kohli at Eden Gardens was rather obvious, but India's captain could not remain patient long enough to beat it

30-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

Kohli wants India to harness scoreboard pressure

India captain Virat Kohli, while expecting the Eden Gardens pitch to be batting friendly, has said he wanted to the batsmen to score big runs and apply scoreboard pressure on New Zealand

29-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

'Definitely' want to think about DRS - Kohli

India's Test captain, Virat Kohli, has given a strong indication that India will start using DRS in the future

29-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga

Ashwin's painful finger has Jayant on stand-by

Jayant Yadav was added to the India squad as a replacement for the ill Ishant Sharma, but he will be on stand-by for R Ashwin, who has a corn on the middle finger of his right hand

28-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga on Kolkata

Hesson challenges NZ batsmen to 'get starts against spin'

Coach Mike Hesson wants his batsmen to avoid falling in succession against the spinners, like they did in the first Test, in order to find ways to conquer the Indian conditions

28-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

Strike rate is for bowlers in Tests - Kumble

India's coach Anil Kumble has once again thrown his weight behind Cheteshwar Pujara, who had been spoken to by the team management about his strike rate

28-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

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