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    Bastab K Parida

    Junior editor

    Dreams to become a Geologist crashed during Post-Graduation to make way for the a dream that I am living now - Writing cricket for a living! Paid to watch and write about the game at SportsCafe. What more do you need in life?

    featurecricket15 hours ago

    India vs Australia | Takeaways - A riveting day of Test cricket and Aussie pacers new-ball impact

    Today was a kind of day that purists talk about while revealing about nostalgia. Perth was missed, but the one-on-one battle that underlined this Test made sure that the next few days would be a superb day out for all the people who only dream about seeing a hard-fought attritional Test cricket.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket2 days ago

    India vs Australia | Takeaways: Virat Kohli’s Lord’s encore and Finch’s struggle against induckers

    Although bowlers made a good comeback in the second session of the day, Australia should be happy for their score of 277/6 that is becoming increasingly difficult to bat. While the pace was the calling card of the day, footmarks on the surface means India might have gotten the combination wrong.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket3 days ago

    India vs Australia | India’s Predicted XI for the second Test in Perth

    After a convincing win in the first innings, a high-flying India will take on Australia who will try to rejig the depleted line-up to level the series. For India, a win on the Test debut of Optus means, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be with them as the chances of the series loss would be Zero.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket6 days ago

    India vs Australia | Adelaide throws a classic that would be hard to forget

    It was a contrasting five days of Test cricket. Adelaide greeted India with a 40-degree Celsius on the first day, kept the temperature within the range on second as well, but by the time the third day started, it was all gloomy. It was raining, defying the humidity of the first two days.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket6 days ago

    Winners and Losers ft. Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane

    Australian tailenders gave India a nightmare for an hour or two, but India overcame the jittery start to secure a thrilling victory on the final day at Adelaide. While Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane were impressive for India today, Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Starc turned out to be big flops.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket7 days ago

    India vs Australia | Takeaways: Nathan Lyon’s road to redemption and Mitchell Starc’s negative line

    Sometime tomorrow India may win the Test match to go 1-0 up for the first time on Australian soil, but this Test has to be remembered as a fine spectacle. After a lot of ebbs and flows, the game is finally in India’s favour, but Nathan Lyon’s change in approach today was a masterclass in the set-up.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket8 days ago

    India vs Australia | Takeaways: India’s improved tactics and how Australia served Ashwin (a rough) a platter

    Indian batsmen made everyone forget about the gloom of the first day and gave India a lead of 166 runs at the end of the third day Adelaide Test. On a day, where India dominated completely, their approach to Test match batting and Australia pacers’ mistake while creating rough were telling.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket9 days ago

    India vs Australia | Takeaways: Handscomb’s short innings of promise and value of experience in Test cricket

    Ravichandran Ashwin’s fine bowling performance today somehow made Indians forget the batting debacle of the opening day, keeping the game evenly balanced. On a day, where disciplined bowling made the highlights, Peter Handscomb and Travis Head gave Australia some reasons to smile.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket10 days ago

    A Cheteshwar Pujara lesson of patience for headless India

    The sun is shining brightly in Adelaide. It is, in fact, 39-degree Celsius. Certainly, the pink ball has not been in the operation like it was the case in the last four years, but then, who cares? It is India-Australia after all. One of Cricket's most glorious rivalries spread over 70 years.
    Bastab K Parida
    featurecricket10 days ago

    India vs Australia | Takeaways : Rohit Sharma’s lack of temperament and Australian bowlers’ discipline

    This was a day that would be remembered for Cheteshwar Pujara’s stoic innings as much as for the other Indian batsman's lack of application. India ended the day with a score of 250/9, with a lot of a job left for the bowlers to do given the wicket has stopped showing any movement later in the day.
    Bastab K Parida