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Sidharth Monga
Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Butter fingers, and Sehwag's woes

Butter fingers, and Sehwag's woes

Sidharth Monga looks back at the turning points of the series

12-Aug-2008•Sidharth Monga
Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series

Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series

Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001

11-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Relentless Sri Lanka seize control

Relentless Sri Lanka seize control

Sri Lanka closed in on maintaining their unbeaten home Test series record against India since 1993.

10-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Sri Lanka ride on Sangakkara ton in keen contest

Sri Lanka ride on Sangakkara ton in keen contest

Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka's nose ahead with a patient century

09-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Mendis and Prasad put Sri Lanka on top

Mendis and Prasad put Sri Lanka on top

Dammika Prasad's raw pace pulled India back after an explosive start, whereupon the spinners took charge of the game, as has been their wont over the course of the series

08-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Riveting series awaits fitting finale

Riveting series awaits fitting finale

Preview to the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, at P Sara in Colombo

07-Aug-2008•The Preview by Sidharth Monga
Ishant inspires India to series-levelling win

Ishant inspires India to series-levelling win

On a pitch and in a series where the fast bowlers have only been making up the numbers, a hostile and quick Ishant Sharma helped India seal an incredible comeback

03-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Sehwag and Gambhir wrest initiative

Sehwag and Gambhir wrest initiative

India managed to walk away with the honours, thanks to a special two-wicket over from Anil Kumble and fifties by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir

02-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Harbhajan's four keeps match poised

Harbhajan's four keeps match poised

Sri Lanka couldn't get Virender Sehwag out, but Ajantha Mendis found a way around him, helping Sri Lanka dismiss the others cheaply before Harbhajan Singh enacted a similar turnaround to restore the balance

01-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
The month of Mendis

The month of Mendis

Plus, two old Sri Lankan foxes still going strong, an umpiring howler, and KP's English identity - all in our round-up of the on-field performance highlights from July

01-Aug-2008•Sidharth Monga
Honours even despite Sehwag century

Honours even despite Sehwag century

India started promisingly in their quest to exorcise the ghosts of the SSC Test but were thwarted by double-strikes from Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas

31-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
'Reverse-swing has hampered Pakistan cricket'

'Reverse-swing has hampered Pakistan cricket'

The fiery former Pakistan batsman on opening, straight-talking, and a chat with Ian Botham

28-Jul-2008•Interview by Sidharth Monga
Review system under the scanner

Review system under the scanner

Just before lunch on the fourth day, the umpiring review system had its first tryst with serious controversy when Virender Sehwag was given out lbw after umpire Mark Benson had initially ruled him not out

26-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga
Murali and Mendis maul India

Murali and Mendis maul India

In a match dominated by not one but two smiling assassins, Sri Lanka completely destroyed the Indian batting line-up twice over to script their best win at home

26-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Muralitharan leaves India in tatters

Muralitharan leaves India in tatters

Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis shook the SCC pitch out of its slumber after the Sri Lankan batsmen given them a mountain of runs as a cushion, and the new-ball bowlers had done their bit in taking the shine off the ball

25-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Three centurions make it Sri Lanka's day

Three centurions make it Sri Lanka's day

On a slow, benign SSC track, the Sri Lankan batsmen accumulated ruthlessly, and looked set for an imposing total that could rule out a defeat, helped along the way by the Indian fielders who did not accept some of the half-chances that came their way

24-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
Warnapura takes the honours on rain-hit day

Warnapura takes the honours on rain-hit day

Malinda Warnapura's brisk unbeaten 50 off 74 balls proved to be the difference between an emphatic session and a merely satisfactory one for India on a rain-hit opening day of the Test series

23-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
'I have my doubts about Shoaib Malik'

'I have my doubts about Shoaib Malik'

Five years since he quit the game, Wasim Akram is as sharp with a provocative opinion as his bowling used to be in his heyday

11-Jul-2008•Interview by Sidharth Monga
Blighted by bad timing, dead pitches

Blighted by bad timing, dead pitches

For two weeks in Karachi almost everyone talked about cricket, but none bothered to turn up at the National Stadium

07-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi
We never had a reply for Mendis - Dhoni

We never had a reply for Mendis - Dhoni

Dhoni was mesmerised even at the press-conference. For every question demanding explanations for the defeat, he the same answer: Mendis

07-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi
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