Dileep Premachandran

Windies rediscover the wrecking ball-effect

If you want to look beyond the usual suspects for a Champions Trophy likely to be played on pancake-flat Indian pitches, look no further than West Indies, the defending champions

18-Sep-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'Everyone wants me to bowl faster'

With Irfan Pathan struggling for form and consistency, Munaf has been thrust into the role of pace spearhead

18-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

No second thoughts in sending Johnson home - selector

Andrew Hilditch, the selector accompanying the Australian team in Kuala Lumpur, lavished praise on Mitchell Johnson after his stunning four-wicket burst against India

17-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Slow-starter Johnson hits his straps

Mitchell Johnson decimated India, but has flown back home to Australia as earlier planned. But we'll certainly be seeing more of him in the future.

17-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'My career hasn't always been on an even keel' - Hayden

Mathew Hayden hopes that playing well in the next two games of the DLF Cup will be some good preparation for the Ashes

17-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Hussey to lead as Ponting rests

Michael Hussey will lead Australia in their next match against West Indies as Ricky Ponting rests

17-Sep-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'I think the Indians would have fancied their chances' - Ponting

Both Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid, speaking to the media after the match, agreed that had not the rain intervened the result could have gone either team's way

16-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Johnson to return home

Even before he stepped on to the park, Mitchell Johnson had known that this would be his last hurrah at the DLF Cup

16-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Johnson carves some turkey

India had some reason to feel hard done by the elements against West Indies, but here a shower saved them acute embarrassment

16-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'You must be in the game right till the end ' - Dravid

Both Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath lavished praise on Sachin Tendulkar, but were confident that Australia would prevail when they meet India on Saturday in the third game of the DLF Cup

15-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Dialogue between captains and officials a must - Ponting

Ricky Ponting has sought clarification over the on-field communication between umpires and captains.

15-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Warne controversy dilutes marquee clash

The marquee clash between Glenn McGrath and Sachin Tendulkar could be overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Shane Warne's comments on John Buchanan

15-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Tendulkar delighted with comeback

In terms of landmarks, it was yet another special occasion for an exceptional performer, but the end result wasn't quite what he would have liked

14-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

Broad clarifies fault in pitch

Chris Broad, the ICC match referee, has issued a statement explaining that a small fault in the underlying structure of the pitch had caused several balls to stay low during India's second game at Kuala Lumpur

14-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Sachin lights up Kinrara Oval

No matter what the venue, an anticipatory buzz accompanies Sachin Tendulkar's every walk to the middle. And even though only a few hundred turned up at the Kinrara Oval on a gloomy afternoon, there was no mistaking the eagerness with which they settled in

14-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

India say no to experiments

On the eve of his side's opening match against West Indies, Rahul Dravid suggested that India wouldn't be following the Australian way, and experimenting with their line-up ahead of the Champions Trophy

13-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

A new season dawns for India

The preview for the second match of the DLF Cup between India and West Indies

13-Sep-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

'We all know what Sachin can do'

Shivnarine Chanderpaul says too much should not be read into India's 1-4 ODI series loss in the Caribbean recently as they were without Sachin Tendulkar then

13-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Kuala Lumpur

'It was a pretty amazing game' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson spoke to the media after Australia made a dramatic comeback in a game that at one stage seemed to overwhelmingly go West Indies' way

12-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

'We have to dig deep and put this behind us' - Lara

Brian Lara, the West Indies captain spoke to the media at the end of the first match of the DLF Cup, after his side let the match slip from their grasp after a commanding position

12-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

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