Dileep Premachandran

India look to erase bad Durban memories

Luckily for India, South Africa have plenty of problems of their own. Dale Steyn limped out at the Wanderers, and is doubtful for this game

20-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'Potch was the turning point' - Chappell

Greg Chappell says team seniors coming together at Potch turned things around

19-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'To be a good team, you need a strong leadership group'

Greg Chappell speaks up on a range of issues

19-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'They played better than us' - Smith

Graeme Smith spoke to the media after India's triumph at the Wanderers

18-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'We showed fight, character' - Dravid

Dravid praises all-round team performance, says they will be ready for SA backlash

18-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

Burning the form book

India's triumph at the Wanderers was worthy enough to rank alongside their most famous wins, writes Dileep Premachandran

18-Dec-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Jo'burg

Kallis in trouble over anthem snub

Jacques Kallis, very much the cornerstone of South Africa's Test side, is embroiled in a controversy over his refusal to sing the national anthem

17-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran

'With the right team, you are always going to get results'

Sourav Ganguly thanked his team-mates for the "outstanding" support that had facilitated his return to the side after nearly a year away

17-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

The hard work finally pays

After the one-day debacle, both players and coaching staff have worked like Trojans to put things right

17-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

Boje slams South African selection policies

Nicky Boje, who announced his retirement from international cricket earlier in the week, has slammed South Africa's selection policies

17-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Johannesburg

The talk with Donald helped - Sreesanth

After a potentially match-winning spell of 5 for 40 on Saturday, Sreesanth spoke to the media about how a chat with Allan Donald in the morning had helped him

16-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'India showed us the right lengths to bowl' - Arthur

Mickey Arthur, who has asked for "fast and bouncy" pitches in the build-up to this Test series, admitted that South Africa had been comprehensively outplayed so far at the Wanderers

16-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

The emperor's new clothes

It won't have escaped Mickey Arthur's notice that the Indians used the new ball far better than South Africa did, pitching it fuller and hitting the seam consistently enough on a pitch that demanded it

16-Dec-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

Sreesanth on song

Having witnessed debacles such as the 66 all out at Kingsmead 10 years ago, you had to keep pinching yourself to believe that it was the Indians who were dishing it out, and South Africa on the receiving end

16-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'It wasn't easy to bat at all' - Chappell

Greg Chappell and Jacques Kallis spoke to the media at the end of the day's play

15-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

Not quite the expected horror story

India will find the close-of-play score especially galling given how poorly South Africa bowled for vast stretches of the day

15-Dec-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'We'll be looking for some big performances' - Smith

Graeme Smith spoke to the media ahead of the first Test at Johannesburg

14-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'It's dangerous to write us off' - Dravid

Few people give them a chance against a side that have lost only 13 of 72 home Tests since readmission but India remain quietly confident that they can spring a surprise when the series gets underway

14-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

Head to head

Cricinfo takes a look at some of the key contests that might well decide the fate of the three-match series.

14-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

India face trial by pace

India have never won a Test in nine attempts on South African soil, but if there's one venue that's been relatively kind to them, and where they can repose some hope, it's the Wanderers

14-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

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