Dileep Premachandran

Sydney 2004 minus the pain

For India The Oval 2007 was Sydney 2004 without the pain as India sealed a series win this time round

13-Aug-2007

Autumn sonatas in different tempos

It was left to Sourav Ganguly to remind those watching just how good the trio - Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid - once were, with an innings as good as any that he's played since that magnificent 144 at the Gabba

12-Aug-2007•Dileep Premachandran at The Oval

The jewel in Jumbo's crown

As happened with Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, two other bowling legends who pulled off unlikely batting heroics in the twilight of their careers, Kumble appears to have knuckled down even more at the crease in recent times

10-Aug-2007•Dileep Premachandran at The Oval

Time to drive well and sleep carefully

After the refreshingly positive approach shown on day one, with Dinesh Karthik and Rahul Dravid to the fore, the second could be a day for attrition

09-Aug-2007•Dileep Premachandran at The Oval

A Sehwag shot and a special ovation for Sachin

Dileep Premchandran comes up with the plays of the first day of the Oval Test between England and India

09-Aug-2007•Dileep Premachandran at The Oval

The last hurdle

Will the Oval Test see India's reputation as poor finishers change?

09-Aug-2007

No more the poor travellers

Indian teams can no longer be called poor travellers as the record shows that in the new millenium India have won 16 Tests away and 14 at home

31-Jul-2007

Pietersen and drama - Siamese twins?

Dileep Premchandran comes up with the plays of the fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India

30-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Trent Bridge

United abominations

Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the third day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India

29-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Trent Bridge

Karthik shakes up The King's men

Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the first day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India

28-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Trent Bridge

The stuff of legends

Trent Bridge has both beauty and history to commend it. Having staged its first Test 108 years ago, it's been home to some of the greatest players the game has seen, both locally born and those that came over from former colonies

27-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Trent Bridge

Pietersen stung by a superstition

Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the first day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India

27-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Dhoni, the fab fifth

Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the fifth day of the Lord's Test between England and India

23-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Lord's

Speeding through the 90s

Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the fourth day of the Lord's Test between England and India

22-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Let players drink before the game

Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the third day of the Lord's Test between England and India

21-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran

The chainsaw massacre

Dileep Premachandran reviews the Plays of the Day on day two of the first Test between England and India at Lord's

20-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Zak gets Cook-ed and the missing banner of the day

Dileep Premachandran presents the plays of the day

19-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Lord's

When Sharma took over at Lord's

Dileep Premachandran looks back at the triumphant summer of 1986, when Chetan Sharma hepled bowl India to their only victory at Lord's

18-Jul-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Lord's

Rain washes out much-awaited clash

The one-off game between India and Pakistan at Glasgow was a victim of the poor weather that has lashed the United Kingdom over the past ten days

03-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Sizzling Sachin sees India home

After Tendulkar had helped India to 134 for 0, it soon became 142 for 4, and it required a rollicking 85-run partnership between Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik to square the series at one all

29-Jun-2007•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

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