00:00In the sultry August heat of Kandy, 2001, when Kitesh Prasad produced one of the finest
00:05spells of his test career, claiming a brilliant 5-for-72 against Sri Lanka in the second
00:11test, it was a day when seam and swing reigned supreme, as India's base two Zaheer Khan
00:17and Prasad bowled with relentless discipline, sharing nine wickets between them to rattle
00:22the horse.
00:23Prasad's efforts in Kandy stood as a reminder of his resilience and crop, though his pace
00:28was never expressed.
00:30His control of line, length, and subtle swing made him a baller of immense value in subcontinental
00:36condition.
00:37For a man who often toiled in the shadow of fleshier name, his performance added another
00:42proud chapter to his career.
00:44It was the kind of spell that young ballers could study, built not on the brute force but
00:49on a patience, guile and unwavering commitment to the team's cause.
00:56He's gone!
00:57That's a big wicket for the Indians, Venkatesh Prasad pegging away, exploring the off-stump
01:04area on that one, natural movement for Venkatesh Prasad.
01:07Not given out yet.
01:08Not given out yet.
01:09They want to have a look at it.
01:10They want to have a look at it.
01:11They want to have a look at it.
01:12Don't get too excited.
01:13The umpire's going over towards square leg and, well, when situations like this occur,
01:17we know that quite often the batsmen get given the benefit of the doubt.
01:21Or is he walking?
01:22He's walking actually.
01:23So, uh, no, we're not going to get, uh, a replay.
01:26There we go.
01:27There's the deflection.
01:28It's in the air.
01:29I think he probably catches it quite comfortably.
01:30The batsman.
01:31Ooh.
01:32Yes, he catches it in the webbing.
01:33That's a very good catch by D. Gaye.
01:35Well, it doesn't matter.
01:36Kookaburra SG.
01:37All that matters is that the ball is in the, uh, keeper's glove.
01:41And that's the end of Marvin Ardapadu.
01:43A big wicket for the Indians, eh?
01:46Ah, beautiful!
01:49God!
01:50Does he make up for it?
01:51Yes, he does.
01:52One down, one up, and, uh, Venkatesh Prasad has struck.
01:57The game is still very much alive.
02:00That's the way he plays.
02:01Venkatesh Prasad probing that off-stump line.
02:04He hit me right in the middle court, giving it a point, and he gets the outside, and,
02:09and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and make it up for what he missed out.
02:14What catch?
02:16Going through the right side, which is his, uh, left hand, and Suresh Parera,
02:20and Suresh Parera departs for 15.
02:22Sri Lanka, 137.
02:24the...
02:30It was looking to play across the line.
02:32It's always a problem.
02:33But Tilakkata tends to fall over and work the ball square on the onside.
02:37I'm just wondering whether he didn't get into trouble when he moved on after, now that's it, that's hitting legs down.
02:44So 15,000, don't give the bowler legs down, it's missing metal.
02:48They tend to assume it's going now, but not in this case.
02:51Lampard was quite right.
02:53So, 10 grand and up to 16, in Lampard, in St. Helvet, 140 to 70.
03:07Back from the pads, up goes the finger again, another batsman looking to play across.
03:13This is good bowling by Passat, he's been persisted, and the wickets continue to tumble.
03:18This is number 8, that goes down for Sri Lanka.
03:21Well, this is wonderful bowling and many wickets this time.
03:25The batsman, Jeminder Vast, got just like this.
03:28This time, he suffers as the batsman.
03:30He's right in front, the decision's 100% correct, and another wicket goes down.
03:37So, Minder Vast, up for 4.
03:3953 for 8.
03:40West Jennings.
03:42He's bowed in.
03:45He goes for the big he.
03:47He misses it.
03:48Krasad hits.
03:49Wicket number 5 for Megidress Krasad.
03:52Sri Lanka are 9 down, with 157.
03:56The morning belonged to Zaheer Khan, but as the afternoon sun caused its long shadow, it
04:18was Parsad who took center stage.
04:21Sri Lanka, reeling at 84 for 4, saw their trouble deepens when Parsad induced a faint edge from
04:27the season's Marwan Atapato, brilliantly pouched behind the stump.
04:31From there, the tall seamer found rhythm and menace, bending the ball just enough to trouble
04:36every best man inside.
04:38Avishka Pereira became his next victim, chasing a delivery that swung away late.
04:44Heming Bredani makes amends for an earlier lapse, dived low to his left at second slip
04:49to complete a sharp catch.
04:51Tilka Ratne, who had lived a charmed life against repeated leg before appeal, was finally
04:56undone.
04:57Parsad, clever and persistent, slipped in the inswinger that pinned him plumb in front.
05:02No escape this time.
05:04With his confidence soaring, Parsad swiftly added the scalps of Tilhara Fernando and Chaminda
05:10Vaz, cleaning up the tale and completing his 7-5 wicket hall in just his 32nd test appearance.
05:17It was a spell that reminded the cricketing worlds of Parsad's ability to outthink past
05:22men with skill rather than pace, a craftman performance in the heart of Sri Lanka.
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