Dileep Premachandran

Australia take big lead on curtailed day

A dazzling century from AB de Villiers - his eighth, in his 50th Test - entertained the faithful on Fanatical Fans Day, but it was Australia that continued to dominate the opening Test at the Wanderers

28-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

North and Johnson give Australia the upper hand

A superb century on debut from Marcus North and a thrilling boundary-filled innings from Mitchell Johnson allowed Australia to take charge of the opening Test

27-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Resilient Australia weaken South Africa's hold

South Africa started brightly, with three wickets in swing-friendly conditions, but Australia made stirring riposte led by Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke

26-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys

Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, the England stars, were sold for US$ 1.55 million each at the IPL auction on Friday, making them the highest-paid cricketers in the Twenty20 league

06-Feb-2009•Dileep Premachandran in Goa

Yuvraj and Sehwag set up series win

Centuries from Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag led India to a comprehensive 147-run victory at the Premadasa Stadium

03-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2008 Test batting winner: Virender Sehwag conquers Murali and Mendis

Two great spinners were made to look ordinary during a special double-hundred in Galle

16-Jan-2009•Dileep Premachandran

One blip, many highs

Australia and succession were handled well, but there was a stutter in Sri Lanka

31-Dec-2008•Dileep Premachandran

India spinning into a crisis?

It's up to Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra to prove that they can at least partially fill the breach left by Anil Kumble's retirement

17-Dec-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Superstar Tendulkar writes the perfect script

He's 35 years old and owns practically every batting record in the game, but you couldn't escape the feeling that this was probably Sachin Tendulkar's finest hour

15-Dec-2008

Ring of steel weighs heavy on the teams

So much has been said and written about the security arrangements for this. Less has been said about the effect it's having on the home players.

09-Dec-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

Fighting chance

So far Yuvraj Singh has been a one-day wonder who has come up short in the long form. Now is his time to prove different

19-Nov-2008

Dravid runs dry

He was once the architect of some of India's finest wins; now he's in the middle of a lean patch that has lasted alarmingly long

05-Nov-2008

A pillar of Indian cricket

During the 1990s Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar were the twin pillars of a team that sought to establish itself as a big player on the world stage

02-Nov-2008•Dileep Premachandran

The Kumble quandary

Should India stick with a winning team or somehow make room for their greatest match-winner? The answer lies with one man

23-Oct-2008

The prince with the common touch

Ganguly's enduring legacy will be that of a leader who took Indian cricket out of its feudal past

08-Oct-2008

Life in the past lane

India's decline is reflected in the stats of the big four batsmen. The team desperately needs new batting talent, but already they may have left it too late

14-Aug-2008

India's cracks were everywhere

The defeat ultimately came down to a batting line-up that couldn't pull its weight

11-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Muddle order

After the Indian middle order's latest fiasco in Sri Lanka, many will wonder just how many grains of sand are left in the upper half of the timer

08-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

A many-storied venue

The P Saravanamuttu Stadium has hosted Bradman's Invicibles, and was the setting for a local renaissance

07-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran

India haul themselves from the precipice

India once again look like world-beaters, riding on a wave of momentum created by sensational batting from Virender Sehwag, canny bowling from Harbhajan Singh and a devastating new-ball burst from Ishant Sharma

03-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Galle

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