Dileep Premachandran

Indian spinners 'exploited the wickets better' - Atapattu

Marvan Atapattu and Tom Moody express their thoughts after Sri Lanka lost the Test series.

21-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

Leading with the right foot
The most significant image of the day's play came ten minutes before stumps when Harbhajan Singh attempted an outrageous reverse-sweep against Muttiah Muralitharan
20-Dec-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

I have seen Irfan grow as a cricketer - Laxman
VVS Laxman and Irfan Pathan talk to the media
19-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

A surge of spin
It was left to Harbhajan Singh to obliterate whatever slim chances that Sri Lanka may have harboured of squaring this series
19-Dec-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

'It's always nice to bowl having some runs on the board' - Kumble
Anil Kumble admitted that the presentation of a memento from his team-mates at a special function before the start of play had been "quite emotional", but otherwise, he was his usual phlegmatic self when he addressed the media at the end of an engr
18-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

Laxman provides the lifeline
VVS Laxman once again steadies the ship for India
18-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Ahmedabad

An old-style centurion
Dileep Premachandran pays tribute to Anil Kumble who, on Sunday, will play his 100th Test
17-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

'We won't make the same mistakes', says Moody
Tom Moody and Mahela Jayawardene addressed the media after a net session
17-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Ahmedabad

'Kumble is one of <i>the</i> greats', says Chappell
Greg Chappell sat down to discuss India's preparation for this vital Test
17-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Ahmedabad

Dravid likely to miss crucial tie
Barring an infusion of Kryptonite, Rahul Dravid is unlikely to lead India tomorrow
17-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Ahmedabad

Easing the road to victory
The margin of victory, 188 runs, flattered India somewhat, and Sri Lanka will no doubt look back ruefully at the two batting collapses that cost them this game
14-Dec-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Delhi

A genius at work
Muralitharan has always lived life with a smile, refusing to be cowed by the poisoned darts sent his way
14-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

'It's a very good feeling to perform in Tests,' says Yuvraj
Yuvraj Singh talked to the media about India's prospects of victory
13-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Delhi

Innovate to conquer
Arthur Koestler, the Hungarian writer and critic, once said: "The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers." By daring to explore uncharted horizons this morning, India went a long way towards ending this ma
12-Dec-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Delhi

A genius at work
Muralitharan has always lived life with a smile, refusing to be cowed by the poisoned darts sent his way
12-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

'I think it's about putting the pressure on' - Murali
Muttiah Muralitharan was a satisfied man when he talked to the media after day two of the Delhi Test
11-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Delhi

Eclipsed by the elation
In the euphoria that followed a tapped single to square leg, all that went before was forgotten
10-Dec-2005•Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Being there
Years from now, if you're an Indian cricket aficionado, they might ask you where you were at 4:45pm on a wintry December evening at the Ferozshah Kotla
10-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Delhi

The boys are up for a challenge - Moody
Tom Moody and Marvan Atapattu are confident of building on the encouraging showing at Chennai
09-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Delhi

Who dares wins
To travel around India the past month has been to come face-to-face with considerable angst over India's rotation policy in one-day internationals
08-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

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