Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Quicks seal India's incredible series win

Intentful India pushed sloppy West Indies to a 237-run defeat despite losing a day's play to rain

13-Aug-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Bhuvneshwar swings through West Indies to give India shot at win

Despite a rained-out day and the slow rate of scoring through the match, India entertained thoughts of winning the St Lucia thanks to a masterful spell of swing bowling from Bhuvneshwar Kumar

12-Aug-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Washout a big step towards draw at St Lucia

India lost their first five wickets for 126 and their last five for 14, but in between the fifth and sixth R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha added 213 runs to save them the blushes

11-Aug-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

West Indies reply solidly to India's 353

India lost their first five wickets for 126 and their last five for 14, but in between the fifth and sixth R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha added 213 runs to save them the blushes

10-Aug-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Ashwin, Saha rescue India on testing day

On a day when India made questionable selections, one of the management's moves in this series, the promotion of R Ashwin to No. 6, rescued them from 126 for 5

09-Aug-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

BCCI's review petition a desperate gamble?

The BCCI's decision of filing a review petition against the Supreme Court ruling could either be seen as a desparate gamble or an astute strategy. Either way, we are some way from hearing the last of this case

09-Aug-2016•Sidharth Monga

Series win and No. 1 ranking on India's radar

West Indies' draw in Jamaica was an effort that would have left Virat Kohli's men asking questions of themselves; St Lucia will show if they've come up with the right answers

08-Aug-2016•Sidharth Monga

West Indies seek revival at result-inducing Sabina Park

Sabina Park's bowler-friendly pitch bridges the gap between the hosts' attack and India's; it also draws them out of their bunkers

29-Jul-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Ashwin seals India's first innings win in WI

It took more than four sessions coming, but once R Ashwin found his rhythm he ran through the West Indian line-up to seal India's first innings win in the West Indies and their biggest outside Asia

24-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Shami, Yadav make West Indies follow on

Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav took four wickets each to give India a 323-run lead, which resulted in a follow-on for West Indies

23-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Kohli double leaves WI long way from safety

Virat Kohli continued his efficient and energetic accumulation of runs to bring up his maiden first-class double hundred, setting up India's declaration on 566, their joint fourth-highest score against West Indies

22-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Kohli ton gives India shot at domination

Virat Kohli scored a century that looked inevitable to take India to a position from where they could dominate the Test

21-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Teams set for battle of attrition

India's four-Test series against hosts West Indies on slow, low pitches will be as much a test of patience as of skill

20-Jul-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Artful dodging

If you think wicketkeeping is all about catching and stumping, these five acts of legerdemain should make you think again

01-Jul-2016•Sidharth Monga

Anil Kumble takes charge with focus on bowlers

Anil Kumble remained coy about Ravi Shastri being overlooked, but was more comfortable talking about his own role in his first press conference as India's head coach

29-Jun-2016•Sidharth Monga in Bangalore

Kumble could be the perfect foil to Kohli

India's new head coach could just be the man to challenge the ideas of India's Test captain and temper his aggressive style

24-Jun-2016•Sidharth Monga

Retaining home advantage with pink ball a challenge for BCCI

The pink ball's debut in India has reiterated that retaining the Test team's home advantage will be as much of a challenge to the BCCI as countering dew in the innings

19-Jun-2016•Sidharth Monga

'Kohli's clarity of mind and of the game is extreme'

Two Royal Challengers Bangalore insiders explain the method behind the mad numbers

06-Jun-2016•Sidharth Monga

Warner blends early substance with late style

In the way that David Warner chipped away at the target as opposed to bursting through it, he was more Kohli than de Villiers. Now to take on both of them in the final

28-May-2016•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

'Warner played an amazing knock' - Finch

Playing their first IPL, Gujarat Lions came within one avoided masterclass of making it to the IPL final, but were left doffing their hats to AB de Villiers first in Bangalore and David Warner in Delhi on Friday

28-May-2016•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

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