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  SHOW OF PRIDE': Highlights from India's Republic Day parade 1 / 24 INDIA-POLITICS-REPUBLIC DAY Soldiers march along Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) 2 / 24 INDIA-POLITICS-REPUBLIC DAY Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers on the camelback march along Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) 3 / 24 TOPSHOT-INDIA-POLITICS-REPUBLIC DAY TOPSHOT - Soldiers march along Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) 4 / 24 INDIA-POLITICS-REPUBLIC DAY Performers dance next to a float representing Ladakh region on Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) 5 / 24 INDIA-POLI...
  India vs Australia: Aussies have reason to be hurt more by battered India's audacity than series There are cracks on the pitch, there are bruises on the body. This is Gabba on Day 5. Australia have not lost here in 32 years. Suddenly, the best player of short balls on this tour - never forget the soft grip, the drop of hands, the ducking - has begun to cop some blows. Fingers, shoulders, forearms, thighs, helmet, he is being hit everywhere. Suddenly, his bat is not going down as he leaves these deliveries, producing outside edges and keeping slips in action. This is Cheteshwar Pujara. Usually outside the off stump, a little bit of bounce and the hands go down, the knee bends, the eyes watch the ball go past the crease to the keeper's gloves. But this is not the same Pujara as he is struggling to cope with the barrage of bouncers being aimed at his body. Mid-way into the lunch session, he is looking at his fingers on the right hand, with team physio sitting there concerned, yo...