Dileep Premachandran

Money for nothing

The IPL auction has blown cricket's economy wide open with its astronomical salaries. Will the players be earning their keep?

22-Feb-2008

Different paths to success

Kumar Sangakkara's 128 was an object lesson in resurrecting an innings but the innings of the match though came from Yuvraj Singh

19-Feb-2008•Dileep Premachandran

'There was no shot I couldn't play'

Jamaica's favourite son made among the most storied of cricket starts, and was spoken of in the same breath as the greatest of the great West Indians of the 1970s. The Lord of Sabina Park looks back

07-Feb-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Move over, Watson. Introducing Ellyse Perry

Elysee Perry blasted 29 off 25 balls in her first Twenty20 match, showing no hint of nervousness as she got going with a one-bounce four over square leg

01-Feb-2008•Dileep Premachandran at the MCG

Adelaide draw gives Australia series

On a day for legends, it was another touched by greatness that stole the plaudits with a magnificent century that earned India a draw at the Adelaide Oval

28-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the Adelaide Oval

Ponting, Clarke put Australia ahead

Centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke pushed the game towards a stalemate, but the story of the fourth day was Adam Gilchrist, and most likely the final innings of an exceptional career

27-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the Adelaide Oval

Hayden stars on a day of hard slog

Matthew Hayden made history by getting to 30 Test centuries faster than anyone else, but the overall theme on the third day was slowness, with a usually dominant Australian batting line-up stymied by some disciplined and committed bowling from the Indians

26-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the Adelaide Oval

Plucky India grind down sloppy Australia

The story of the day was India's spin duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. They didn't break through with the ball, but a 107-run partnership with the bat helped push India past the 523 they made in their last Test here

25-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the Adelaide Oval

Tendulkar ton lights up keen contest

It was less than two years ago that a small minority booed him off at the Wankhede Stadium in his home town. On Thursday at the Adelaide Oval, Sachin Tendulkar replicated his feats as an 18-year-old, scoring his second century of the series as India endea

24-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Adelaide Oval

A modern epic

More than four years on, you can still stand on the balcony of the Bradman Stand and recall the shot that clinched one of Test cricket's most remarkable come-from-behind victories

23-Jan-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Inspired India end Australia's streak

No overseas team, barring legendary Caribbean sides, had won in Perth since 1985-86, and given what transpired in Sydney a fortnight ago, India's convincing 72-run victory at the WACA will surely go down as their finest Test win

19-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the WACA

India build platform for upset win

If Australia are to go where no Test team has gone before and win 17 games in a row, they'll have to pull off the second-highest run chase in the history of the game

18-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the WACA

Inspired India take control

RP Singh takes four wickets as India dismiss Australia for 212 and take a lead of 118 in the third Test at Perth

17-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the WACA

West side story

At the WACA, they say, batsmen can leave alone balls pitched at a good length. Some tellable pitchside tales from Wild West Perth

16-Jan-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Late wickets give Australia the edge

India's batsmen dominated the first two sessions, but Australia fought back tigerishly in the final session to redress the balance

16-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the WACA

Mainly Aussie

Cricinfo staffers picked their XIs of the year in the three formats. Surprise, surprise, about a third of the slots on offer go to Australians

03-Jan-2008•Dileep Premachandran

India's charge halted by bad light

Dramatic interventions from Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh pushed Pakistan to the precipice before bad light intervened

12-Dec-2007•Dileep Premachandran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Misbah and Ishant light up the day

Misbah-ul-Haq shepherded Pakistan to safety, but India overcame the early loss of both openers to stretch their lead to 220 by stumps

11-Dec-2007•Dileep Premachandran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Younis and Misbah keep Pakistan afloat

After their efforts that saved the Kolkata Test, Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal staged another rearguard action that brightened Pakistan's chances of avoiding the follow-on in the final Test

10-Dec-2007•Dileep Premachandran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Ganguly and Pathan pile on the agony for Pakistan

Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan led India to an imposing 626 before Pakistan lost one wicket as they reached 86 at stumps

09-Dec-2007•Dileep Premachandran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

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