Dileep Premachandran

Buckling down when it counts

For India to successfully chase one of those tricky in-between totals against a team that are acknowledged masters of the slow choke was especially creditable

14-Feb-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Ricky Ponting savages India in the 2003 final

The Australia captain played himself in and then inflicted major damage on India's bowlers

•Dileep Premachandran

Rain ruins series opener

The Kolkata rain ruined Sanath Jayasuriya's parade as the opening game of India's four-match one-day series against Sri Lanka was abandoned after torrential rain at the Eden Gardens.

08-Feb-2007•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Tendulkar fires India to series win

Sachin Tendulkar's century lead an emphatic Indian batting performance, pushing them to a massive 160-run win and a 3-1 series triumph at Vadodara

31-Jan-2007•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

'I should have stayed till the end' - Dravid

A rueful Rahul Dravid analysed India's shortcomings in this match before focussing on the few positives to emerge from the defeat.

27-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

Samuels finally occupies stage centre

27-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Selection but no solution

Six ODIs from the World Cup, India have too many variables for comfort

25-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran

An admirable defence, but batting worries remain

India continued a fine tradition of defending low totals, especially against West Indies but hopefully the team management won't gloss over another miserable top-order capitulation on a pitch that wasn't the featherbed that they seem to require these days

24-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Out of Africa

From tending his grandfather's cattle to becoming a role model for a nation coming to grips with its past, Makhaya Ntini has gone the distance and then some

20-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Plenty of lessons to be learnt

Though the tour ended in disappointment for India, there were a couple positives for them to go home with, namely the aggressive intent displayed by Sreesanth and Dinesh Karthik, who did not back away from a contest

08-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran

From the sublime to the ridiculous

India squandered a golden opportunity to score an elusive series win away from the subcontinent

08-Jan-2007

'We never gave up' - Smith

A jubilant Graeme Smith spoke to the media after a magnificent series win

06-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

'There will be a few guys under pressure' - Chappell

Greg Chappell, the coach, was candid in his assessment of the gains and losses after yet another Indian campaign overseas ended with the bitter taste of defeat

06-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

Heart and the hard yards

Most of all, this was Smith's victory. When his team needed to be shown the way, he was the first one out of the trenches

06-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

India dig their own grave

A disciplined and committed effort in the field gave South Africa every chance of winning this series

05-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

Out of sight, out of time

The sudden loss of two wickets on the fourth morning left India in an embarrassing position

05-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran at Cape Town

Riding a rollercoaster

Dileep Premachandran reviews India's performance in 2006

04-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Vintage Test cricket

In these days of turbo-charged run rates, this was a throwback to another era, Test cricket's attritional age

04-Jan-2007•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

Dravid - 'We've got our noses in front'

Rahul Dravid spoke to the media after an engrossing day's play and said India had the advantage with two days to play

04-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

'They have their noses slightly ahead' - Smith

Graeme Smith spoke to the media after an engrossing day's play

04-Jan-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Cape town

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