Dileep Premachandran

Late wickets spoil Pakistan's day

Having decided to bowl first under overcast skies, Sri Lanka were indebted to Thilan Thushara for two breakthroughs in a morning session otherwise dominated by Pakistan

20-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Beyond the realm of victory

Dileep Premachandran looks at the enormity of Pakistan's Twenty20 triumph, and how much it means to the country during troubled times

21-Jun-2009•Dileep Premachandran

Hurt South Africa fall short again

Another South Africa loss in a big game, but this one won't haunt a generation like Edgbaston in 1999

18-Jun-2009•Dileep Premachandran at Trent Bridge

de Villiers helps South Africa stay unbeaten

South Africa's slow bowlers did well to defend a modest total of 130 with consummate ease

16-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Resurgent England bounce India out

England held their nerve for a three-run victory which ensured that new champions would be crowned

14-Jun-2009•Dileep Premachandran at Lord's

Sachin ties 'em down

Six needed off the last over? Not on my life. Tendulkar bowls the perfect last over

07-Jun-2009•Dileep Premachandran

'I've loved every minute of it'

The losses still hurt, the hunger for runs is still there; most importantly, he still enjoys the game to the fullest. And that's how he wants to be remembered

31-May-2009•Dileep Premachandran

Export but think Indian

Sending the IPL overseas occasionally might be fine, but having a poor Indian contingent in your franchise certainly is not

06-May-2009•Dileep Premachandran

A brush with Sachin

Tendulkar-spotting at a mall

05-May-2009•Dileep Premachandran

Remember the titans

The shrine beneath the Freilinghaus Stand

04-May-2009•Dileep Premachandran

Rain forces draw but India take series

The Wellington weather and a Ross Taylor century defied India as the third Test ended in a draw with New Zealand eight wickets down

07-Apr-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Taylor fifty keeps New Zealand fighting

A combination of bad light and an obdurate fifth-wicket partnership held up India's victory charge at the Basin Reserve after they had set New Zealand a target of 617

06-Apr-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

One man's instinct, or a vote?

26-Mar-2009•Dileep Premachandran

India end drought with thumping win

Harbhajan Singh took 6 for 63 - his best figures in New Zealand - to set up a ten-wicket win which gave India the first Test victory in 33 years in the country

21-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Tendulkar's ton gives India big lead

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 42nd Test century and gave Seddon Park a batting masterclass as India established a stranglehold on proceedings on the third day

20-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Tendulkar's fifty keeps India on top

Half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar ensured that India made slow but steady progress on the second day and were only one run behind New Zealand when bad light stopped play at Seddon Park

19-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

India on top despite Ryder, Vettori tons

Jesse Ryder and Daniel Vettori scored sparkling centuries and added 186 in 283 balls as New Zealand recovered from a precarious 60 for 6 to post 279

17-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Sehwag stars in abandoned fixture

Having comfortably won a rain-hit match in Napier, India were left frustrated by the elements in Wellington. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar gave them the perfect start, but three interruptions reduced their innings, and the match, to 28.4 overs

06-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

New Zealand overpowered in rain-hit match

Virender Sehwag set the tone with a typical fire-starting innings, and fine hands from Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were also instrumental as India eased to a comfortable 53-run victory [by Duckworth-Lewis] in a match twice interrupted by rain

03-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Disciplined Australia take series lead

It was an inexperienced Australia bowling line-up but that didn't prevent them from taking the eight wickets needed on the final day to take a series lead in the top-of-the-table clash with South Africa

02-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

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