Dileep Premachandran

Prasanna makes amends, Dravid walks

Dileep Premachandran recaps the Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

31-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Galle

Another test for the slow starters

It would be sheer folly to write off an Indian line-up, unparalleled both in terms of experience and runs, as history suggests

30-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Galle

Underdone India humiliated

Dileep Premachandran on the contributions of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis to Sri Lanka's innings and 239-run mauling of India in the first Test

26-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Cat got your tongue, boys?

Dileep Premachandran recaps the Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India at the SSC

25-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Bugs in the system

A few questions emerged on the day when for the first time a player challenged the umpire's decision

24-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Mahela's MCG and bad reviews

Dileep Premachandran rewinds the Plays of the day from the second day at the SSC

24-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

A marvellous symphony

The innuendo of the past few months must have sat heavily even on Sachin Tendulkar's those broad shoulders, and today's riposte - though lacking the amazing grace of Laxman's knock - will give him immense satisfaction

18-Jul-2008•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Mendis spins Sri Lanka to title triumph

Sanath Jayasuriya smashed another superb century before Ajantha Mendis, the mystery spinner still classed as a slow-medium bowler, bamboozled a highly rated batting line-up to finish with astonishing figures of 6 for 13

06-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Playing the power game

For India, the Zimbabwe issue is less a moral one and more one of realpolitik

04-Jul-2008

Clinical Sri Lanka storm into final

As birthday bashes go, this was pretty special, with Sanath Jayasuriya bludgeoning Bangladesh into submission as Sri Lanka sauntered into the Asia Cup final

30-Jun-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Rampant India overwhelm Bangladesh

Alok Kapali's dazzling 115 gave Bangladesh a fighting chance, but their inability to hold on to catches meant that India breezed past another stiff target

28-Jun-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

The death of the ODI?

The success of the IPL has made it clear that something has to give to accommodate it, and on the current evidence that something will be the 50-over game

02-Jun-2008

Can Chennai halt Rajasthan's juggernaut?

The Indian Premier League's finale will feature the team that started off like a express train, and another that has enjoyed the smoothest ride through the six weeks

31-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

No reward for coming first

The Rajasthan Royals, perfect over seven games in Jaipur, go into their semi-final against the Delhi Daredevils with no reward whatsoever for that pristine home record

29-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

High stakes give edge to old rivalry

This isn't quite a quarter-final, but it's as close as the league will get to one

23-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Delhi seek retribution against in-form Punjab

More than a battle for northern pride, this encounter will have a big bearing on who finishes where in the tussle for semi-final spots

16-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

An old hand in a new world

Right from the time that he revolutionised top-order batting in ODIs - few teams had ever sent their best man in first before Tendulkar's little dash at Eden Park in 1994 - he has added strokes to his repertoire, remaining a step ahead of bowlers that sou

13-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Punjab start as overwhelming favourites

Kings XI Punjab are readily placed to push on to the semi-finals, while the Bangalore Royal Challengers have managed to plumb new depths in the tournament

11-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Think local, act global

Those teams that have built from the bottom have been rewarded, while those with mediocre Indian contingents, like Bangalore and Hyderabad, prop up the table

11-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Mark 3

Not anymore the wunderkind he was 15 years ago, Sachin Tendulkar talks to Cricinfo about looking at life and his game with equanimity and stoicism

26-Apr-2008•Dileep Premachandran

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