Dileep Premachandran

Another day, another debacle

Dileep Premachandran's verdict on the first day at Harare

20-Sep-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Time for Ganguly to choose his sunset

Dileep Premachandran's verdict on Sourav Ganguly's first hundred in almost two years

15-Sep-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Laxman turns corner with hundred

VVS Laxman's hundred against Zimbabwe indicated the classy Indian batsman had turned a corner

14-Sep-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Hard times, and irreversible declines

A look at all-time great batsmen who spent time on Skid Row

07-Sep-2005•Dileep Premachandran

The Big Boys Come Out to Play

Those unable to accept India's steep fall from grace as a one-day outfit will not doubt hunt for scapegoats in the aftermath of this latest demoralising defeat

06-Sep-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

The Bond factor could be decisive

Two teams that rarely win the one-day games that matter will contest the final in Harare, five years on from a classic encounter on African soil

05-Sep-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Yuvraj and Dhoni take India home

Tatenda Taibu led from the front with a classy half-century as Zimbabwe fought back bravely in the otherwise inconsequential final league game of the Videocon Cup

04-Sep-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Roaring to life

With no Shane Bond to take the shine off the white lacquer, India's batsmen could express themselves without a hint of trepidation

03-Sep-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Zimbabwe routed by 161 runs

A blistering half-century from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, buttressed by a well-paced effort from Yuvraj Singh, propelled India to a competitive total of 226 for 6 after a magnificent opening spell from Heath Streak had set the tone for a subdued batting effort

29-Aug-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

How low can they go?

India can now look forward to the game against Zimbabwe on August 29, a first-among-equals clash

26-Aug-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

The last step to greatness

India just couldn't cope in a contest that never quite lived up to its exalted billing as Australia won on all counts

24-Aug-2005•Series Review by Dileep Premachandran

Papering over cracks

Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman and Lakshmipathy Balaji have got the chop, but the changes fail to address the real problems confronting India's limited-overs cricket.

13-Aug-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Chronicle of a Defeat Foretold

The Verdict from the final of the Indian Oil Cup, where Sri Lanka beat India by 18 runs

09-Aug-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Back in the high life

Greg Chappell's charges finally presented him with the first adequate performance of his tenure

07-Aug-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Jayawardene the comeback kid

Sri Lanka v India, Indian Oil Cup, Dambulla

03-Aug-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Three times trouble

India go into the Mumbai Test knowing that defeat will complete their worst set of home results in almost three decades

03-Aug-2005•Dileep Premachandran

New season, old mistakes

On a day when a couple of new faces did their best to hog the headlines, it was one of yesterday's heroes that had the last word

30-Jul-2005•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

'We can tick-mark the India box,' says Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist speaks to the media after wrapping up the series win in India

26-Jul-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Nagpur

Decline and fall

The strength of character that India showed in Australia, and then again in Pakistan, proved to be as fleeting as winter sunshine

26-Jul-2005

India record facile win over Bangladesh

This match was as predictable as the Dhaka weather during the monsoon

22-Jul-2005•Dileep Premachandran

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