Dileep Premachandran

Stranglers and swordsmen

The King and Pollock, up against Murali and Pidge

26-Apr-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Indian cricket's Canterbury tale

That John Wright was able to touch so many hearts so far from his North Canterbury roots tells you all you need to know about a truly remarkable individual

10-Apr-2008

India need new spin

Bring on the next generation of slow bowlers

10-Apr-2008

Forget history

India's cricketers would do well to put the past behind them when they take on Australia

10-Apr-2008

Bowlers seal emphatic win for South Africa

South Africa, a class apart from first ball to last, swept to a thoroughly deserved innings-and-90-run victory inside three days to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series

05-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Motera

de Villiers double leads South African run-fest

An unbeaten 217 by AB de Villiers and his 256-run stand with Jacques Kallis, who made 132, helped South Africa to 494 for 7, a lead of 418

04-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Motera

Steyn and Kallis lead South African charge

Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn scythed through the batting order as India slumped to 76 all out, their second-lowest total on home soil. By close of play on the opening day, Jacques Kallis had led South Africa to 223 for 4

03-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Motera

McKenzie ton rounds off tame draw

A patient unbeaten 155 from Neil McKenzie, and his solid 157-run partnership with Hashim Amla guided South Africa to safety on the final day

30-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

Steyn and McKenzie cap South Africa's day

There was a 25th century and 10,000 Test runs for Rahul Dravid and a large crowd to celebrate, but little else went India's way at Chepauk as a rejuvenated South African side dominated the fourth day's play

29-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

Sehwag plunders fastest triple ever

Virender Sehwag blasted the fastest triple-century ever as India went took stumps at 468 for 1

28-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

Amla and Boucher lift SA to 540

A chanceless 159 from Hashim Amla, buttressed by vital contributions from Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers, was the springboard for South Africa to dominate

27-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

South African top order takes the honours

Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith led the way with a 132-run opening partnership, and Hashim Amla built on that with an elegant unbeaten 85 as South Africa seized the initiative on the opening day

26-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

A note of caution for young champions

At the function at the Chinnaswamy Stadium to honour the India U-19 team, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble told them there was a still a lot to aim and achieve in their cricket career

04-Mar-2008•Dileep Premachandran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

South Africa wrap up series win

Robin Peterson's five-wicket haul hastened South Africa's big win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Chiggagong

03-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Steyn leaves Bangladesh in tatters

Bangladesh fought bravely in the first half of the day but were then swept away by a tidal wave of South Africa pace

02-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Once was Munaf

Praveen Kumar's tidy performance against Sri Lanka showed up the misery of Munaf Patel

26-Feb-2008•Dileep Premachandran

South Africa complete hard-fought win

South Africa took 10.5 overs to knock off the 27 runs needed to clinch a hard-fought five-wicket in the first Test in Mirpur

25-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Kallis and Smith take South Africa closer

Kallis' 5 for 30 saw Bangladesh collapse to 182 all out, and solid knocks from Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla got them to within 27 of the 205 needed before the victory push was halted by bad light

24-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Shahadat and Siddique help hosts seize momentum

Shahadat Hossain and Junaid Siddique were the heroes as Bangladesh had the better of the second day of the opening Test in Mirpur

23-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Bangladesh fight back on bowlers' day

Bangladesh fought back after being dismissed for 192, reducing South Africa to 76 for 4 at the end of the first day in Mirpur

22-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

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