Dileep Premachandran

Alexander's battlefield

Anyone passing through the streets and bylanes of Multan this morning would have had a hard time believing that there was a Pakistan-India Test match being played

28-Mar-2004•Dileep Premachandran in Multan

'I would like to go for 300'

Virender Sehwag lit up the opening day of India's first Test match in Pakistan for almost 15 years, and afterwards expressed a desire to go on tomorrow morning and become the first Indian to score 300

28-Mar-2004•Dileep Premachandran

The hard yards

Pakistan won another closely contested game because Yasir Hameed did what no other batsman on either side could do - convert a start into something substantial

19-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Pakistan win despite Tendulkar's ton

Sachin Tendulkar carved a dazzling 141, but it wasn't enough to inspire India to an improbable victory after they were all out for 317, just 12 runs short

16-Mar-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Styris and McCullum defy South Africa

A thrill-a-minute 57 from Brendon McCullum, allied to the obduracy and strength of Jacob Oram, dug New Zealand out of a hole on the third day of the opening Test against South Africa at Westpac Park

12-Mar-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Kirsten's 137 puts South Africa in the box seat

Gary Kirsten's superbly compiled 137 illuminated the second day's play at Wespac Park in Hamilton, as South Africa continued to have the better of the opening Test against New Zealand

11-Mar-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Two Jacques trump New Zealand

Jacques Kallis fell a couple of muscular drives short of becoming the first man since Donald Bradman to score centuries in five consecutive Test matches as South Africa dominated the opening day of the series against New Zealand at Westpac Park in

09-Mar-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

The flaw's the charm

Cricket's splendour lies in the fact that while the best team on the day always prevails - that doesn't happen in football or hockey, where a fluke goal can win a game - there is still plenty of opportunity to bemoan your fate: the no-ball that

10-Feb-2004•Dileep Premachandran

One week of frailty

If a week is a long time in politics, it can be even longer in cricket, especially when you play four one-day games in seven days

09-Feb-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Clash of the Titans - Part 1

This was the final that you could have predicted with eyes tight shut a month ago, with one flyweight - Zimbabwe - competing against two heavyweights

05-Feb-2004•Dileep Premachandran

Clash of the Titans - Part 1

This was the final that you could have predicted with eyes tight shut a month ago, with one flyweight - Zimbabwe - competing against two heavyweights

05-Feb-2004•Dileep Premachandran

India stutter to victory

Chasing 136, India made it home with four wickets and 19.3 overs to spare, but not before Zimbabwe's quick bowlers gave them a good working over

03-Feb-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Brett Lee gets his smile back

On a playing surface that suits their full-throttle style more than most, Australia's batsmen and bowlers came into their own, with Brett Lee hauling himself into the light after a doom-and-gloom summer

01-Feb-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Brett Lee gets his smile back

01-Feb-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Act of faith

In recent years, Australia's team selection has been guided by one underlying principle: faith

29-Jan-2004•Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Act of faith

In recent years, Australia's team selection has been guided by one underlying principle: faith

29-Jan-2004•Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Bully-proof

India's young pace bowlers stared down Australia's bullies after VVS Laxman's scintillating century had set the platform for victory.

18-Jan-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Bully-proof

India's young pace bowlers stared down Australia's bullies after VVS Laxman's scintillating century had set the platform for victory.

18-Jan-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Glorified exhibition

Australia's batsmen were in exhibition mood as Zimbabwe toiled in vain to bridge the huge gulf between the two sides

16-Jan-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Glorified exhibition

Australia's batsmen were in exhibition mood as Zimbabwe toiled in vain to bridge the huge gulf between the two sides

16-Jan-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

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