Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

'Will try to give Yuvraj more opportunities' - Dhoni

MS has promised more of batting experiments like the promotion of Hardik Pandya to give batsmen as many opportunities as possible ahead of the World Twenty20, but also said he hopes to give Yuvraj chances with the bat

12-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga in Ranchi

Dhawan expands his leg-side game

For a long time, Shikhar Dhawan struggled to put balls away off the pads, and though he is still not a classic on-driver, his leg-side play has improved considerably over the past year

12-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga in Ranchi

Teams wary of dry Ranchi outfield

An almost barren outfield, with plenty of sand and patches missing grass, means that India and Sri Lanka will both be hoping to avoid any injuries

11-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga in Ranchi

India unfussed by failure on fast pitch

The bounce and pace of the Pune track tested India and Sri Lanka but the general consensus after the match was on staying calm and maintaining a simple game

09-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga in Pune

Dhoni juggles SL series priorities with World T20 prep

India's limited-overs captain MS Dhoni was careful not to underestimate Sri Lanka despite losing several players to injury

08-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga in Pune

The IPL auction: what you should know, and what you can expect

A look at how the IPL teams stack up before the IPL auction, what their purses look like, and how they could spend the money available to them

05-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga

The real Jadeja

Behind the derisory nicknames is a loyal young man who has made the most of life's hard knocks

02-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga

Questions remain over India's T20 finishers

The identity of the big hitters in India's lower-middle order is the only piece of the puzzle that needs to be solved, as they approach the World T20 in March

01-Feb-2016•Sidharth Monga

'Bumrah the find of the tour' - Dhoni

India's limited-overs captain MS Dhoni is pleased with the positives that have come out of the tour of Australia where the visitors lost the first four ODIs before coming back to win the final ODI and all three Twenty20 internationals

31-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Dhoni plays down possibility of batting order shuffle

If what MS Dhoni says is to be gone by, another good start by the top three in the final T20I could mean no batting for Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya

29-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Weakened Australia face must-win game

Australia will need to overcome the panic that set in against spin in the middle overs if they are to overcome an Indian side that has gained in belief

28-Jan-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Shastri happy to have experienced hands back for T20s

As India's road to World T20 begins with their three-match T20I series against Australia, team director Ravi Shastri has welcomed experienced hands back into the squad

25-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Need to bring about a bit more shift in my batting, admits Dhoni

MS Dhoni sees himself continuing to play the role of a finisher in ODIs going forward

23-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Dhoni 'disturbed' by spidercam intrusion

MS Dhoni has called for balance when it comes to intruding the field of play for TV gimmicks, after the first ball faced by Virat Kohli hit the spider cam and was called dead

23-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Pandey and Bumrah deliver on demand

In Jasprit Bumrah and Manish Pandey, there might be a lesson for the selectors to back winners, and perhaps punt a little less

23-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Narrower stance reaps Kohli rich returns

Virat Kohli has flexibly amended his technique on different surfaces to aid stroke-play, and has found success in doing so

22-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Ravindra Jadeja's uncharacteristic innings

The left-arm spinner has been one of India's most selfless cricketers, which makes his not-out effort during India's collapse a strange innings

20-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Shastri denies claim that Indian batsmen are selfish

Ravi Shastri, India's team director, has put the onus on the bowlers to learn their lessons and in particular, he has defended the batsmen against charges of selfishness

19-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

India's chance at ODI regeneration

Having already conceded the series to Australia, India have a golden opportunity at limited-overs regeneration

19-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Dhoni weighed down by India's familiar shortcomings

MS Dhoni showed glimpses of his old wizardry but India's mistakes left him frustrated

17-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

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