Dileep Premachandran

West Indies face a hammering

West Indies were left shell-shocked by the spring-loaded and dusty pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and if first impressions are any indication, an even worse fate awaits at Chennai's Chidambaram Stadium

07-Jul-2005•Dileep Premachandran

When will they ever learn?

India's tactics at home are increasingly beginning to resemble a violin concerto played on one string

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

Younis and Malik take Pakistan home

Pakistan recover after an inspired opening spell from Panyangara

06-Jul-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Drawing inspiration from Benaud

A detailed history of Australia's previous tours to India

06-Jul-2005•Dileep Premachandran

A close encounter on the cards

Sourav Ganguly and Adam Gilchrist unveiled the TVS Cup in Bangalore and a close contest is predicted.

05-Jul-2005•Dileep Premachandran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Chancy but vital

Sehwag's 155 was vital though not without the element of risk

04-Jul-2005•Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

India's greatest bowler

When a bespectacled and studious-looking Anil Kumble made his debut at Old Trafford in 1990, he was still a few months short of his 20th birthday

25-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Old order asserts itself

While the new order may have lit up the Australian batting - Gilchrist being the exception - it was the old guard to the fore as India's best batsmen were decimated before stumps

24-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Old order asserts itself

While the new order may have lit up the Australian batting - Gilchrist being the exception - it was the old guard to the fore as India's best batsmen were decimated before stumps

24-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Pints and proselytizers

The furore over Andrew Symonds' night out was way over the top, and once again raised uncomfortable questions of the unreal behavioural standards we expect from elite sportsmen

24-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

The art of consolidation

Barring a reprise of Kolkata 2001 or Headingley 1981, Australia will wrap up this contest sometime over the next two days

24-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

The art of consolidation

Barring a reprise of Kolkata 2001 or Headingley 1981, Australia will wrap up this contest sometime over the next two days

24-Jun-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

'We will do even better' - Pathan

When Irfan Pathan strode in to address the media, sporting an India tracksuit and smoothing back his tousled curls, he certainly didn't look like he was part of a side that had lost hope

24-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

'We will do even better' - Pathan

When Irfan Pathan strode in to address the media, sporting an India tracksuit and smoothing back his tousled curls, he certainly didn't look like he was part of a side that had lost hope

24-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

`I'm not a God': Harbhajan

India may be at defeat's door, but it was a defiant Harbhajan Singh that addressed the media after a sixth consecutive five-for in home Tests against Australia

23-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

'We can come back': Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly remained cautiously optimistic about the remaining three matches, but admitted that a much-improved display would be needed if India were to retain their grip on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

23-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

'We can come back': Ganguly

23-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Mental disintegration from within

From the moment they landed on Indian soil, the Australians launched a charm offensive that has had sections of the Indian media drooling

22-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

Just another day at Chennai

Another Chennai Test, another Australia collapse

22-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Another Chennai Test, another Australian collapse

Another Chennai Test, another Australia collapse

22-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

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