Matches (14)

Men's Hundred (2)

IRE-W vs PAK-W (1)

Women's Hundred (2)

U19 Tri Series (ZIM) (1)

One-Day Cup (6)

ZIM vs NZ (1)

AUS-WA vs IND-WA (1)

MO-M

131/4

SB-M

(99/100 balls, T:132) 133/9

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Schedule Table Report Series

IRE-W

142

PAK-W

(20 ov, T:143) 131/9

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Schedule Series

Dileep Premachandran

Assurances galore but the anxiety remains

The South African cricket team are not happy campers tonight, with the news that an independent security evaluation will decide whether they stay on to play a tri-series or head home

15-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Ganguly handed a false lifeline

Just when he might have thought that the way to paradise was barred for ever, a signpost of hope beckons Sourav Ganguly

09-Aug-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Uniformity is for automatons

Defining a good pitch is about as easy as defining beauty. Yet, the ICC appear determined to go down the Elle-Cosmopolitan route and establish standards for that which cannot really be defined

11-May-2006•Dileep Premachandran

A diabolical capitulation

Capitulations are rarely honourable affairs, but even by Indian standards this was particularly lily-livered and shameful

22-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mumbai

Chance to rewrite history

At times this afternoon, it was hard to fathom which team was 1-0 down in the series and going for parity

21-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mumbai

Driving with two flat tyres

India's effervescent bowling display was negated by another diffident batting performance

19-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mumbai

At last, the genuine article

A match illuminated by Anil Kumble's 500th wicket and a return to something like his menacing best - match figures of 9 for 145, after the tour of Pakistan where nine scalps cost him 70 runs each - may also be recalled in years to come for the reemergence

13-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mohali

Turning to the talisman

Abetted by the bounce that makes him such a fearsome proposition in the final stages of a Test, Kumble was back in his element. Not surprisingly, with their talisman to the fore, so were India

12-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mohali

A man apart

Even in this brave new world of Indian cricket, Anil Kumble remains a man apart

11-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mohali

Where now for VVS?

There is more than a touch of piquancy in the fact that the final day of this Mohali Test will mark the fifth anniversary of VVS Laxman's amble to the Eden Gardens wicket, and perhaps the greatest Test innings of the modern age

10-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Munaf embraces the hopes of a nation

'It's better to burn out than to fade away' might sound profound when you're listening to Neil Young, but it's the last thing you want from young cricketers with genuine potential

09-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Succumbing to swing

Dileep Premachandran considers how Matthew Hoggard's swing did for India's batsmen on the third day at Nagpur

03-Mar-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Nagpur

England's cupful of woes

Sixteen months ago, the cosy little pavilion enclosure at Nagpur was the scene of considerable jubilation as Australia ended an Indian jinx that had lasted 35 years. A week ago, England would have looked to the venue of the first Test and anticipated endi

28-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Longest kiss goodnight

If all the gambles pay off, and India triumph at Nagpur, it will be hailed as a masterstroke on the part of the selectors and the team management.

23-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Start me up

The time is ripe to groom another opener for India in one day internationals

13-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Tendulkar the Strong

Dileep Premachandran on Sachin Tendulkar's controlled hundred after coming under much criticism for his failure in the Test series against Pakistan

06-Feb-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Peshawar

Sophisticated slogging

India scorched the cold turf to the tune of 258 runs in 47 overs

16-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Lahore

Will he or won't he?

Usually, warm-up matches, especially on the final day, are about as fascinating as drying distemper, but when India came out to bat on Monday afternoon at the Bagh-e-Jinnah, there was an interesting sub-plot that made proceedings particularly engrossing

12-Jan-2006•Dileep Premachandran

A sordid relationship

What was billed as media interaction day with the Indian cricket team instead became a fiasco of a press conference punctuated by awkward silences and media inaction

11-Jan-2006•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Huffs, puffs and a fashion crisis

Even from 50 yards away, the lank hair and the powerful shoulders are unmistakable, as is the shake of the head that gets the locks out of his face as he turns back to start his bowling run

08-Jan-2006•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

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