Transcripts of Prem Panicker's chat on Thursday.
Indian batters, with the exception of Yashasvi Jaiswal (84), faltered yet again to lose the match by 184 runs and trail 1-2 in the five-match series.
It was a proper Test innings, it was of the highest class, and given the circumstances it came in, it was one of the best innings by an Indian batsman in recent memory, applauds Prem Panicker.
Those three wickets for six runs, in a manic final 15 minutes of the day's play, undid all the good work that had gone before, asserts Prem Panicker.
When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive game all along. First Pant, then Jaiswal, found that out the costly way, observes Prem Panicker.
At this point it is still anyone's game, with a draw also an option, says Prem Panicker in his analysis of Day 4.
It was one of the most tantalising days in Indian Parliament. Parties debated for and against the nuclear deal. MPs crossed swords, armed with allegations and statistics. As the nation kept glued to the happenings, rediff.com's Prem Panicker gave its readers a blow-by-blow account of what happened. Here is the transcript:
The seeds of India's defeat were sown in Melbourne, where Bumrah had to bowl 53.2 overs -- 24.4 in the second innings on the back of 28.4 in the first innings. With just three days to recover, that was an inhuman burden on a bowler who had bowled 151 overs in this series.
Bouyed by the vociferous crowd at the WACA, India thrashed UAE by 9 wickets.
Author Rajni Bakshi discusses with Editorial Director Prem Panicker how her latest book Bazaars, Conversations and Markets came about.
In the days since September 14, have you heard of one 'common man' or common woman even, getting his or her truss in a knot over Tharoor's remark? No, because the common man/woman/person has much larger issues to worry about -- unlike some of our elected representatives, says Prem Panicker.
For now, Modi's government appears singularly focussed on demonstrating that it is not in any way inhibited by the BJP's loss of a majority, and will continue along its patented path of bulldozing all opposition and doing just as it likes, asserts Prem Panicker.
'The liberalisation of the Indian economy has triggered a growing belief in education, because they believe they can be a part of the economic bandwagon and benefit from it.'
'There will be a lot of spice to the contest -- there is a reason India is the only team other than England against whom Australia is keen to play a five Test series.' 'I'll watch, as I suspect most fans will -- but this one time, I'll watch with considerable trepidation and, from a fan's point of view, with the hope that the team finds its feet and that right quick,' notes the distinguished cricket commentator Prem Panicker.
The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek is on an intercontinental journey of 24,000 miles, tracing humankind's movement out of Africa right down to South America.
Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten 98 lifted the West Indies from a precarious position in the second ODI.
Former Pakistan pacer Sarfraz Nawaz has accused the ICC of favoring the Indian team.
The West Indies pulled off a sensational victory in the second ODI and ended India's chasing streak of 17 wins.
The Indian captain said the team could have probably spared themselves and the fans the heart-stopping moments towards the end.
India's captain scored a fine 105 as India beat the West Indies by five wickets, off the second last ball, in the first ODI.
India restricted the West Indies to 251 for 6 despite the opening batsman hitting 123 off 132 balls in the first ODI.
England scored 200 for 5 before rain and bad light restricted play to just 14.3 overs on day 2 in the second Test between England and India.
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test.
On a roll after three successive wins in the ongoing cricket World Cup following today's nine-wicket spanking of minnows UAE, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his "complete unit" has been doing well with consistent performances in all departments of the game.
'The larger story of systematic destruction, which can and has been quantified, goes mysteriously missing from any political and/or public discourse about the ongoing devastation in the Ghats,' notes Prem Panicker.
Two teams with fault lines in their batting, up against two of the best bowling sides in the game today -- the question that determines the outcome is, is your weakness greater than mine?
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
Statistical highlights of the pool B match between India and UAE.
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.
On balance, RG contesting from Raebareli instead of Amethi isn't the masterstroke the party's adherents are touting it to be, but neither is it the blunder the BJP and its tame media is framing it as, points out Prem Panicker.
Farhan and Javed Akhtar discuss the new and the classic Don.
MS Dhoni or Sachin A Billion Dreams? Dangal or Mary Kom?
Check out on-field umpires for the ICC Cricket World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand on Sunday in Melbourne.
Australia skipper Michael Clarke was stumped by a question which appeared to be about his sex life.
For the first time in his political career, he failed to carry his party to even a working majority -- and again, for the first time in his career, he finds himself in a situation where he cannot rule by dictatorial fiat, points out Prem Panicker.
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
Irish captain William Porterfield not getting pressured by the daring batting of De Villiers
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