Dileep Premachandran

AB's blast and a good-luck message

Any hopes of India turning the corner after the Twenty20 victory was quickly dispelled as South Africa drubbed them by nine wickets to seal a hopelessly one-sided series 4-0.

03-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Centurion

Pollock defies the critics

In truth, India deserved no better. The pitch did a bit early on, but the batting was so tardy that a score of 250 was a chimera midway through the innings

03-Dec-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Centurion

Munaf a doubtful starter for tour match

Munaf Patel is doubtful for the tour game at Potchefstroom which starts on December 7 while Rahul Dravid is recovering well from his finger injury

02-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Centurion

Slings, arrows and the short stuff

India's seniors try and console the young players who are copping the flak for the team's debacle

02-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Centurion

India face a test of character

Boosted by their victory in the Pro20 game on Friday night, India's cricketers head to Centurion on Sunday seeking to avoid a 4-0 drubbing in the one-day series

02-Dec-2006•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran at Centurion

'I had it all worked out in my mind' - Karthik

Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik spoke to the media after India's convincing win in their inaugural Twenty20 match at the Wanderers

01-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

India clinch a consolation win

A superb unbeaten 31 from Dinesh Karthik led India to a thrilling penultimate-ball victory in their first-ever Pro20 outing at the Wanderers.

01-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

Overcast skies threaten match

The weather, which ruined the opening one-day match of the series on November 19, is threatening to derail India's first-ever Pro20 game on Friday evening

01-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Johannesburg

'The batting let us down' - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag, Shaun Pollock and Herschelle Gibbs spoke to the media at the end of yet another one-sided game

29-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Port Elizabeth

The big names fail to stand up

Yet again though, India must look back on an opportunity lost, and a game squandered.

29-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Port Elizabeth

Short cuts: Forget cricket, see the wildlife

Dileep Premachandran with some behind-the-scenes action from the Port Elizabeth ODI

29-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Port Elizabeth

Ganguly in line for recall

With India stuttering from one poor performance to the other in the one-day arena, Sourav Ganguly is in line for a recall to the Test side

28-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Port Elizabeth

Fatal flaws at the death

India's bowlers have often been expensive at the slog after making excellent starts to the innings. Their bowlers neither have a good yorker or a slower ball. It is a problem that they have to solve quickly

28-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Will Sehwag rise to the occasion?

India have a perfect record of the wrong kind at Port Elizabeth - three losses, including one to Kenya - and with a fracture having ruled out Rahul Dravid, they face an unenviable task as they attempt to stay alive in the one-day series at St. George Park

28-Nov-2006•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran at Port Elizabeth

Dravid out of ODI series following injury

An avulsion fracture on the middle finger of his right hand has ruled Rahul Dravid out of the rest of the one-day series.

27-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Port Elizabeth

'The dropped catches helped' - Kemp

Justin Kemp put on a repeat of his match-winning knock in the Champions Trophy

26-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

'We were outplayed in all departments' - Chappell

Greg Chappell wasn't a happy man after a game in which India had South Africa in deep strife at 76 for 6, and yet managed to capitulate to an 106-run defeat.

26-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Cape Town

A woeful inattention to details

For much of a beautiful sunny morning at Newlands, this had appeared India's match to win. But their display over the last 15 overs in the field was so shockingly poor that they deserved what they got - nothing at all

26-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Cape Town

Quick singles: A giant leap for womankind

Dileep Premachandran with some behind-the-scenes action from the Cape Town ODI

26-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Smith furious over Nel's exclusion

Graeme Smith, the captain, and Mickey Arthur, the coach, had a big altercation with Haroon Lorgat, the convener of South Africa's selection committee, just before the start of the Newlands game on Sunday.

26-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

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