Dileep Premachandran

Fighting ground

Having decided to take the busway - the tarmac equivalent of the underground - to the Gabba from South Bank, I find myself boxed in by a motley crew of Australian fans

04-Dec-2003•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran

'One of my best' - Langer

Just when Michael Slater's supporters were rousing themselves from slumber to barrack for his recall into the Australian XI, Justin Langer chose the perfect moment to ride his luck - and play some magnificent shots - all the way to a 16th Test

04-Dec-2003•Dileep Premachandran

Fighting ground

Having decided to take the busway - the tarmac equivalent of the underground - to the Gabba from South Bank, I find myself boxed in by a motley crew of Australian fans

04-Dec-2003•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran

Merv Hughes kebabs

Brisbane, according to the bus driver who took us into the centre, is the biggest city (area-wise) in the Southern Hemisphere

03-Dec-2003•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran in Brisbane

Showtime at the Gabba

Sourav Ganguly certainly isn't expecting any favours from the Australian bowlers when the first Test of the four-match series against Australia gets underway at the Gabba in Brisbane tomorrow

03-Dec-2003•Dileep Premachandran in Brisbane

Showtime at the Gabba

Sourav Ganguly certainly isn't expecting any favours from the Australian bowlers when the first Test of the four-match series against Australia gets underway at the Gabba in Brisbane tomorrow

03-Dec-2003•Dileep Premachandran in Brisbane

Merv Hughes kebabs

Brisbane, according to the bus driver who took us into the centre, is the biggest city (area-wise) in the Southern Hemisphere

03-Dec-2003•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran in Brisbane

Harvey hastens Australian win

Australia clinch the TVS Cup with a 37-run victory at Kolkata

18-Nov-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Yet another heist?

Two years, eight months, and two days have passed since that moment, one destined to have a special place in the cricket histories of both Indian and Australia

17-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

All Black and mourning

By 4pm Indian time, New Zealand's sports fans were readying themselves to pick up the pieces

15-Nov-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Pathan in, Kartik out

Irfan Pathan, currently on Ranji Trophy duty for Baroda, was woken up in the dead of night with the news that he had found a place in the 16-man squad that embarks on a tour of Australia later this month

15-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

High Noon

The final league game of the TVS Cup is a crucial one, both in terms of this tournament as well as India's selections for Australia

14-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

Defying all logic

It's taken Indian cricket less than eight months to proceed from the almost-sublime - the World Cup final - to the very ridiculous

13-Nov-2003•The Wisden Comment by Dileep Premachandran

Quixotic effort

India's batsmen tilted bravely at windmills in the best traditions of Don Quixote, but ultimately, they were undone by a magnificent spell of bowling from one of Australia's forgotten men, and the ineptitude of their own bowlers earlier in the day

12-Nov-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

Chaos theory

The scene near Anil Kumble Circle half an hour before the game would have appealed to those addicted to chaos

12-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

Srinath to retire from international cricket

Javagal Srinath has announced his retirement from international cricket after thirteen years

11-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

'I ran out of steam'

Javagal Srinath's was a stellar, if not spectacular, contribution

11-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

India have no margin for error

India are under pressure to beat Australia as they face the consequence of not making the final of the TVS Cup

11-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran

Comfort zone bodes ill

In a way, the hysteria that followed the NatWest triumph, and the run to the World Cup final, symbolised everything that is rotten about Indian cricket, primarily our easily satiated appetite

06-Nov-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

One for the album

Australia's batting depth, and New Zealand's profligate attitude to catching, ultimately decided an engrossing game

03-Nov-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

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