Dileep Premachandran

Crumbs of comfort

25-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Bring on the green tops

The thrilling contests in the last Ashes series gave cricket a new constituency, attracting even those who cared little for the game. Bore draws, like the one in Lahore and that expected here, will only succeed in alienating even the faithful

24-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Dhoni's no Gilly clone

Over a century ago, Alice James wrote: "The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape."

23-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Damage control

For India, this was always going to be a day for damage control, and despite magnificent innings of contrasting tempos from Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq, they had every reason to be pleased with their efforts

22-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Brave gambit

The fact that Zaheer Khan and RP Singh turned out to be India's best bowlers on the day vindicated the management's brave decision

21-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Faisalabad

Sophisticated slogging

India scorched the cold turf to the tune of 258 runs in 47 overs

16-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Lahore

The big game hunter

Sehwag has rarely let India down on the big occasion. The fact that he makes for such compelling viewing is merely a bonus

15-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Courage after the disaster

A refreshingly positive response from Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid was the only saving grace on another day when India's bowling came from the Chamber of Horrors

14-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Bludgeoning a blunt attack

On a pitch that could best be described as comatose, Younis Khan played the dazzling lead, reprising Virender Sehwag's effort of 22 months ago

13-Jan-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Bravery or folly?

Brave gamble or foolhardy risk? Or a decision imposed on the team management?

13-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Will he or won't he?

Usually, warm-up matches, especially on the final day, are about as fascinating as drying distemper, but when India came out to bat on Monday afternoon at the Bagh-e-Jinnah, there was an interesting sub-plot that made proceedings particularly engrossing

12-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Pace attack gives Pakistan the edge

Dileep Premachandran's preview of Pakistan v India

11-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Lahore

A sordid relationship

What was billed as media interaction day with the Indian cricket team instead became a fiasco of a press conference punctuated by awkward silences and media inaction

11-Jan-2006•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Iqbal frustrates Indians in drawn match

India's openers flayed some quick runs after tea as the warm-up match against Pakistan A ended in a predictable draw

09-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Lahore

Huffs, puffs and a fashion crisis

Even from 50 yards away, the lank hair and the powerful shoulders are unmistakable, as is the shake of the head that gets the locks out of his face as he turns back to start his bowling run

08-Jan-2006•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Captain Fantastic and foot in the mouth

The Week that Was for Jan 1 to Jan 8 2006

08-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Dropped catches, second chances, and words aplenty

The Week That Was ... December 25 -31, 2005

01-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Of pitches and prejudice

Why is the ICC suddenly scrutinising the pitches?

27-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Ferment, furore and India's future on the mend

It was to be a year of near-cataclysmic change off the field, and a degree of transformation on it

26-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

'We're enjoying our cricket', says Sehwag

'We had a bad phase last year, but have recovered well,' Virender Sehwag told the media

22-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

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