Dileep Premachandran

When the whipping-boys hit back

A patch of green in Wales is the venue where a nation overcame enormous odds and the sneering pessimism of many

21-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

When the whipping-boys hit back

A patch of green in Wales is the venue where a nation overcame enormous odds and the sneering pessimism of many

20-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

'We need to do the basics extraordinarily well' - Chappell

Greg Chappell's addressed his first press conference after taking over as India's coach and stressed on the importance of mastering the basic skills

16-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Lara and Collymore thwart Pakistan

Brian Lara produced another batting masterclass on his way to a 30th Test century as West Indies dominated the second day at Sabina Park

04-Jun-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Younis stars in engrossing contest

Pakistan reached 336 for 6 by stumps on the first day of the second Test against West Indies

03-Jun-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Pakistan need to get up and stand up

Preview of the second Test between West Indies and Pakistan

02-Jun-2005•Dileep Premachandran

'I'll come back supremely fit'

Shoaib Akhtar attempts to defend himself against allegations of poor fitness and indiscipline

18-May-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Blown away

Sachin Tendulkar, the only survivor from the October 1997 team, could probably remember what it had been like that evening at the Gaddadi Stadium in Lahore when Ijaz Ahmed - who would have been a natural as a woodcutter or axe-murderer - savaged

15-Apr-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Kanpur

India bat after delayed start

India won the toss and elected to bat first at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium after early morning dew had delayed the start by an hour, reducing the contest to 48 overs a side

12-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Pakistan level series after fantastic run-chase

Pakistan overcame a mountain of a target in a fantastic run-chase and equalled the series 2-2 after a three-wicket win at Ahmedabad

12-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Sami and the spitting cobra

Play of the Day

09-Apr-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Jamshedpur

Dhoni - 'The boys are not shattered'

Mahendra Dhoni speaks to the press after India's crushing loss to Pakistan in the third one-dayer at Jamshedpur

09-Apr-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Jamshedpur

Fresh ideas inspire India

India, inspired by the ebullience of Virender Sehwag and the impudent and often imperious shotmaking of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were worthy winners in the end, but it was Pakistan's courageous tilt at the most imposing of targets that made this such an

05-Apr-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Midsummer madness

Towards the end, he was reduced to walking singles, one of the fittest men in the side reduced to a heat-exhausted wreck by the capricious whims and fancies of a cricket board that cares only about two things - the bottom line and top dollar

02-Apr-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Kochi

Ganguly's moment of reckoning

Ganguly's place in the one-day pantheon is secure, and beyond dispute

01-Apr-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Kochi

A few good men

Marks out of ten for India

29-Mar-2005•Dileep Premachandran

A palpable lack of desire

While a drawn series will be cause for celebration in Pakistan, it felt very much like a defeat for those present at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

28-Mar-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

The silver lining on a cloudy day

Having been thwarted by the obduracy of Abdul Razzaq and the cavalier defiance of Kamran Akmal on the final day at Mohali, India ran into the proverbial brick wall here in the shape of the Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch

25-Mar-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Inzamam and Younis power Pakistan

An outstanding unbeaten 184 by Inzamam-ul-Haq, playing his 100th Test, was the highlight of the opening day at Bangalore, as Pakistan powered to 323 for 2

24-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Bangalore

The colossus delivers again

Kumble has built a career on his ability to quieten the naysayers, delivering time and again when asked to

20-Mar-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran in Kolkata

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