Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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

India need to manufacture a Powerplay

The batsmen have been asked to score extra runs and their best way to do so is to think of overs 30 and 40, when there are only four men on the boundary, as one big Powerplay

17-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Series on the line for under-pressure India

With Australia leading 2-0 in the five match series, India travel to Melbourne with the series at stake, desperate for their bowlers to come good

16-Jan-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Slightly difficult to pick Rishi Dhawan - Dhoni

On pitches where Australia are playing no specialist spinners, and where the India spinners have been moderately effective, captain MS Dhoni feels the only way Rishi can play is if a specialist batsman is dropped

15-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

India made to pay big for little mistakes

India have failed to put up any semblance of a fight despite posting large totals because they are letting the little things slip while on the field

15-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Set batsman needs to bat long under new rules - Rohit

Rohit Sharma has said the new ODI fielding restrictions have put the onus on the set batsman to bat through because it is not as easy for the incoming batsman to hit at will

14-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

'Still not convinced about DRS' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni, India's limited-overs captain and a staunch cynic in DRS matters, has offered yet another trenchant defence of his stance

12-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

Spinners should have bowled better - Dhoni

After India's five-wicket loss in the first ODI against Australia, captain MS Dhoni said he expected more out of his spinners, who have been his strength in ODIs as well

12-Jan-2016•Sidharth Monga

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