Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

A bat with less of an edge, to give batsmen an edge

A group of Indian technology students have produced a bat that has the potential to change the caught-behind as we know it

09-Jun-2015•Sidharth Monga

A decision on the walk, and Sami returns short and wide

Plays of the Day from the second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, in Lahore

29-May-2015•Sidharth Monga

Azhar ton seals first series win in two years

Azhar Ali followed up a 79 in the first ODI with his second ODI hundred - both as captain - to seal only their third successful chase of 250 or more in the last four years

29-May-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Sami's rueful return, and Chigumbura's luck

Plays of the Day from the first ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, in Lahore

26-May-2015•Sidharth Monga

Malik ton, Riaz aggression give Pakistan big win

Return of international cricket to Pakistan might have been fraught with threat of violence, but the first ODI in the country in six years brought about the most non-violent 375 you could imagine, setting up a 41-run win

26-May-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Parthiv finds his feet, Johnson slips off his

Momentum has been lacking from Parthiv Patel's T20 game, but in Mohali, he was able to find it in style against the pace of Mitchell Johnson

03-May-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Dire Kings XI already in must-win territory

As the IPL reaches its halfway point, Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians find themselves rooted at the bottom of the table, and both teams can't afford to leave any more room for error

02-May-2015•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Two-paced pitches and one-sided games

Forty overs is not enough time for a pitch to wear, but if it is up and down the chasing team has a distinct advantage as Delhi Daredevils showed at Feroz Shah Kotla

01-May-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

'States need to look after their bowlers better'

Joe Dawes, the former India bowling coach, on managing workloads, the Ishant conundrum, and his top five current Indian bowlers

29-Apr-2015•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Joe Dawes fears for seamers' workload

Joe Dawes, India's former bowling coach, has asked for India to manage the workloads of their fast bowlers better, and also called for better communication between the national team management and the rest of the cricket set-up

29-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga

Edged, not attempted, repeat

Plays of the Day from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai

28-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga

Knight Riders contrive to lose in small chase

Having restricted Chennai Super Kings to 134, Kolkata Knight Riders were rushing towards the target at 52 for 1 in five overs, but somehow managed to lose

28-Apr-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Sunrisers epitomise T20-style uncertainty

Sunrisers Hyderabad chop, change and even leave out the big names, it is this unpredictability that sometimes makes it difficult for oppositions to come out with a set plan against them

27-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Starc breathes life into Royal Challengers

As the leader of the attack Mitchell Starc has lifted the Royal Challengers, but he will face the real test when the support cast don't come good

26-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

The agony of trying to watch an IPL game

With mayhem in the stands, and the PA blaring music non-stop, the only relief our correspondent finds is in the historic walled city of Ahmedabad

26-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga

Praveen's quicker ball, and no place for friendships

Plays of the Day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai

25-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga

Sunrisers support cast fails in small chase

After reducing Mumbai to 157 on a flat pitch, the Sunrisers' support batsmen made a meal of the chase, losing by 20 runs

25-Apr-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Make the ads fade to black

Flashing advertisements on the sightscreen behind the batsman causes bowlers and umpires to be unsighted leading to dropped catches and possibly even injuries

24-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga in Ahmedabad

How RCB's bowlers turned it around

Five moves that worked perfectly was Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad

24-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga in Ahmedabad

No-balls, and a no-run

Plays of the Day from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Vizag

22-Apr-2015•Sidharth Monga

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