Dileep Premachandran

A fading light, a returning star and a pace ace

26-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Longest kiss goodnight

If all the gambles pay off, and India triumph at Nagpur, it will be hailed as a masterstroke on the part of the selectors and the team management.

23-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Disliking a team is in no way racist

Dileep Premachandran answers those who criticised his comments in his article Anyone But Little England

23-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Anyone but Little England

The pleasure is deep in seeing the old colonial master lose, says Dileep Premachandran

20-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

No stopping the Casanovas

The staleness and mediocrity of the past two seasons is now a distant memory

19-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Karachi

India clinch the series

India sealed the one-day series with a resounding five-wicket victory at Multan

16-Feb-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Multan

No room for complacency

A batting masterclass from Sachin Tendulkar gave India the initiative in Lahore, and a 2-1 series lead

15-Feb-2006•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Multan

Chasing perfection

Rahul Dravid later referred to it as a Tendulkar special

13-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Start me up

The time is ripe to groom another opener for India in one day internationals

13-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

A champion returns, and the issue of fair play

Dileep Premachandran looks back at the week ending February 12, 2006

12-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Yuvraj and Sehwag ease India to victory

Virender Sehwag and Yurvaj Singh guided India to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Rawalpindi.

11-Feb-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Rawalpindi

Pitching for trouble

Australia's facile nine-wicket victory at the MCG was marred by a brewing controversy about repairs made to the pitch ahead of the final day's play

10-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Melbourne

Runs and ruins

Lots of big scores, plenty of ancient monuments. Dileep Premachandran soaks up the Pakistan experience

08-Feb-2006•Lots of big scores, plenty of ancient monuments. Dileep Premachandran soaks up the Pakistan experience

Tendulkar the Strong

Dileep Premachandran on Sachin Tendulkar's controlled hundred after coming under much criticism for his failure in the Test series against Pakistan

06-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Peshawar

Pakistan romp to 341-run victory

Shoaib Akhtar provided the initial incision with the prized wicket of Rahul Dravid, and Mohammad Asif and Abdul Razzaq then produced sterling displays of seam bowling as Pakistan romped to a 341-run victory at the National Stadium

01-Feb-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Karachi

India's frailties exposed by pace

India's much-vaunted batting line-up was utterly embarrassed by a 23-year-old playing his third Test, and an experienced campaigner who rediscovered the edge that once made him such an exciting prospect

01-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Faisal ton powers Pakistan to big lead

Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan piled on the runs, and another old tormentor - Shahid Afridi - scooped on the misery before Faisal Iqbal, the comeback kid, produced a maiden century of the highest class

31-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Karachi

Pakistan widen the gap between India and victory

After the debacle of the first evening, India's middle and lower order waged a feisty fightback to restore the balance, only for an 109-run opening partnership to give Pakistan control of proceedings once again

30-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Karachi

Pakistan rattle India after Akmal special

After ten days of bat humiliating ball, and not a result in sight, this blue-riband series exploded to life on an enthralling opening day at the National Stadium in Karachi

29-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Karachi

Rotation, green tops and Tendulkar's slow fade

The Week That Was

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