Dileep Premachandran

Arthur fumes over delays

South Africa's coach Mickey Arthur was left fuming after the multitude of delays on the third day

28-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Resting on laurels: The familiar Indian story

India need to introspect, especially when it comes to another dreadfully disappointing batting performance away from home

28-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'You have to give credit to India' - Prince

Ashwell Prince was up bright and early on Wednesday morning, and he said that the Ashes tussle at the MCG had played its part in inspiring a spirited South African tail-wag on day two

27-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'I'm happy to keep working on the basics' - Sreesanth

Sreesanth was his colourful self at the press conference on Wednesday evening, offering up candid answers on his development as a cricketer and the state of the match

27-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Back from the dead

Having arrived at the ground in the morning ready to bury the last vestiges of South African resistance, the Indians found the corpse alive and kicking

27-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'We had a good day, bowled really well' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid and Herschelle Gibbs spoke to the media at the end of a gruelling first day with the match interestingly poised

26-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Durban

A blue-collar Prince

For someone derided by many as a quota selection when he made his debut nearly five years ago, Ashwell Prince has come a long way on a road that has been anything but straight and smooth

26-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Durban

'We've got confidence in our opening pair' - Dravid

Having announced the 12 for the game, Rahul Dravid spoke at length on keeping faith in the opening combination and the decision to send Irfan Pathan back home

25-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Pathan sent back home

Irfan Pathan, who wasn't expected to play any part in the Test series, will be heading back to India later this week in order to play two Ranji Trophy matches in a bid to regain some semblance of bowling form

25-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Cracking contest on the cards at Kingsmead

The conditions are unlikely to be favourable. Overcast conditions are predicted for the opening day, and likely to continue through the duration of the game

25-Dec-2006•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'It's a huge Test match for us' - Pollock

Shaun Pollock admitted that South Africa would need to lift their game by at least "20 to 30 percent" if they were to revive their fortunes in the three-Test series against India

24-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Jaffer may get one more chance

Wasim Jaffer, who has just 30 runs from eight innings on this tour, may yet get a final chance, with the powers that be tacitly admitting that they made a mistake by bringing him out for the one-day leg of the tour.

24-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

South Africa have their work cut out for must-win game

Graeme Smith has a huge task on his hands to restore morale ahead of what has become a must-win game

24-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Munaf stands out in drawn encounter

Munaf Patel picked up two wickets on his return from an ankle injury, but the Indian bowlers were made to toil on a hot and humid day at the Northwood Crusaders Ground as their two-day match against a Kwazulu-Natal Invitation XI ended in a draw

23-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Gambhir fifty powers Indians

A brisk half-century from Gautam Gambhir was the highlight as the Indians got in some batting practice against a Kwazulu-Natal Invitation XI on the first day of their warm-up match at the Crusaders Ground

22-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Munaf's chance to stake a claim

After rains over the past few days, a few wet patches on the outfield delayed the start, which was moved back to 11am

22-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Munaf's chance to stake a claim

The Indians will head to the Crusaders Ground in Durban on Friday for a two-day warm-up that was primarily engineered to take a look at Munaf Patel's fitness

21-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'Opening is a specialist job'

Greg Chappell speaks about Sourav Ganguly's return, Sreesanth's emergence, and the need for a strong leadership group

21-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Wish I could spin like him - Kumble

Anil Kumble said that Warne had contributed immeasurably to reviving spin bowling around the world, though he predicted that Muttiah Muralitharan would soon overhaul whatever record Warne leaves behind

21-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'You had to be awake to play Warne' - Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, paid tribute to his old sparring partner after Warne announced that he would retire at the end of the current Ashes series

21-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

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