Dileep Premachandran

Pollock and Ntini doubtful for opening game

With the rain pouring down in the morning, South Africa's plans for the first game of the tri series against Sri Lanka were thrown into disarray

13-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

In-form Sri Lanka start favourites

Sri Lanka, buoyed by their recent success against England and South Africa, start the Unitech cup as favourites but will face an Indian side packed with batting and a spirited South African team

13-Aug-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Dravid hopes to end island jinx

Despite India's failure to win a final in Sri Lanka since 1998, Rahul Dravid was quietly confident that his team could manage a reversal of fortune in the three-nation Unitech Cup

12-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Yuvraj seals win after wobble

A fluent half-century from Yuvraj Singh led the Indians to a three-wicket victory over a strong Sri Lankan A side at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.

12-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Ganguly handed a false lifeline

Just when he might have thought that the way to paradise was barred for ever, a signpost of hope beckons Sourav Ganguly

09-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Tendulkar's thrills in front of three men and a dog

You've grown so accustomed to the hype and hoopla that follows the Indian team around that the idea of them playing in front of the proverbial three men and dog seemed out of the realms of fantasy

08-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Indian probables to be announced on August 9

The Indian selectors, acting on the advice of the captain and coach, will decide on Wednesday about the number of players to be included in the preliminary list to be submitted to the ICC for the Champions Trophy in October

07-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Upbeat Sehwag ready for Sri Lankan challenge

Virender Sehwag, who showed signs of being back to his rollicking best on the recent tour of the Caribbean, was confident that India would head to Sri Lanka and set right their recent record of underachievement on the island

01-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Players respond well to innovative fitness drills

Virender Sehwag and Greg King, the trainer, expressed satisfaction at the end of the first camp in Bangalore, with both men reckoning that the team was in good shape

01-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Camp will have long-term benefits, says Dravid

Rahul Dravid has said that the team's unconventional camp at a far-flung venue may not fetch immediate returns but it will be beneficial in the long run

29-Jul-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Clandestine trip awaits Indians

The Indian team are off to an undisclosed location for three days of team-bonding

25-Jul-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Kumble bowls India to historic win

Anil Kumble turned in another matchwinning performance, taking 6 for 78 as India clinched a historic win at Kingston, beating West Indies by 49 runs to win a series in the West Indies for the first time since 1971

02-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Dravid rallies India again

Either side of fierce winds and a brief tropical shower, it rained wickets at Sabina Park as India took charge of the final Test of the series

01-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Taylor bundles India out for 200

Jerome Taylor evoked Jamaican legends like Michael Holding with a consummate display that fetched him figures of 5 for 50.

30-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

'Your thought process changes'

Before going away to work on the latest phase of his rehabilitation, Sachin Tendulkar spoke about the realities of aging, combating injury and coming back with desire for the game undimmed

01-Jun-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Beyond a boundary

Dileep Premachandran reviews Reverse Sweep: Confessions of a Cricket Junkie by Gautam Bhimani

30-May-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Lara seals hometown farewell 4-1

West Indies completed a 4-1 rout of India with a 19-run win in the final ODI at Trinidad. Virender Sehwag fought valiantly during his 95 but his dismissal effectively ended the Indian chase of this one-day series

28-May-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Super Kev, misquotes and Warne on a lorry

Dileep Premachandran looks back on the week ending May 28, 2006

28-May-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Superb Sarwan seals the deal

West Indies took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with an impressive four-wicket victory at Basseterre.

23-May-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Uniformity is for automatons

Defining a good pitch is about as easy as defining beauty. Yet, the ICC appear determined to go down the Elle-Cosmopolitan route and establish standards for that which cannot really be defined

11-May-2006•Dileep Premachandran

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