The Slow-Motion Charm of Cheteshwar Pujara
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The Slow-Motion Charm of Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara is Man of the Match of the Adelaide Test. He may have scored 71 in the second innings. But it was his lone-hero 123 on the first day of the first Test that made all the difference. He scored his 16th century, crossed 5000 runs. Pujara showed intent – to defend, struggle, understand, grind, graft, and survive
The Lifetime of a Performance: The Crowning Glory of Olivia Colman
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The Lifetime of a Performance: The Crowning Glory of Olivia Colman

In Season 3 of The Crown, Olivia Colman delivers a performance that understands that a good drama hinges on great performers yearning to be ordinary humans. She cries like nobody can see but everybody can watch. She cracks like someone who is forced to use death as a device to feel alive. She breaks like someone who discovers that the fourth wall cannot be broken.
What Team India’s World Cup Defeat Taught Me About Grief and Loss
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What Team India’s World Cup Defeat Taught Me About Grief and Loss

For my best friend, who lost his mother recently, the World Cup became an antidote. With every Team India victory, I believed that its only purpose was to make my friend feel again. But when the team crashed out, we sensed an ending. It reminded us that the pain of losing a loved one is real – nobody could, and should, take it away.