Writer Saurav Mohapatra channels his inner Manmohan Desai, tosses in a dash of Mad Magazine, and emerges with a comic that is likely to have Farah Khan chuckling awhile.
North Zone were 310 for 5 against Central on day 1 of the Duleep Trophy match.
ATK now have 33 points as they remained firm in contention for the top-spot.
North defeated East by VJD [V Jayadevan] method, after bad light forced the match to be called off midway through the latter's innings.
Quinton de Kock continued his preparation for the upcoming 72-day tour of India in brilliant fashion, smashing a hundred that put South Africa 'A' in control against India 'A' on the second day of the first unofficial Test in Wayanad, Kerala, on Wednesday.
Senior cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina will lead India Red, India Blue and India Green teams respectively in the Duleep Trophy to be played at Greater Noida International Cricket Stadium from August 23 to September 14. The four-day tournament will be played for the first time with pink ball and under lights.
Delhi spinners Manan Sharma and Vikas Mishra took an hour to grab the remaining four wickets as the Ishant Sharma-led team beat Railways by an innings and 105 runs in their second Group A league match of the Ranji Trophy, on Tuesday.
While India's rivalry with Pakistan is historic, the one against Bangladesh has been a bitter one post the controversial 2015 World Cup quarter-final at Melbourne.
Central Zone's batsmen, led by Robin Bist, were guilty of poor shot selection as they finished on 237 for 7 against South Zone on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final, in Delhi, on Wednesday. Bist blew away a chance to register a hundred, getting out for 79 off 153 balls. His three-and-a-half hours' stay at the wicket was studded with 12 sweetly-timed boundaries and a six.
Delhi were reduced to 85 for three in reply to Tamil Nadu's 481 for six declared
The duo put on 193 runs for the unfinished third wicket as Tamil Nadu amassed 261 for 2 against Delhi on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy match.
'The ladies, Maya Govind and Rani Malik, were criticised for writing sexist, crass or vulgar songs.'
Gujarat, chasing 218 for victory, were 89 for two against Delhi
After a disastrous first innings, Delhi scored 186 for five in the second essay against Gujarat
The dashing batsman will lead the team for the Ranji Trophy this season.
'Portraying the life of commoners, I V Sasi was a man who created wonders for the silver screen.'
South Zone took command of their Duleep Trophy semi-final after dismissing Central for a mere 209 and scoring 137 for 2 in reply on the second day of the match, in Chennai, on Friday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Bhandari sustained head and ear injuries and was taken to Sant Paramanand Hospital at Civil Lines by his colleague Sukhvinder Singh.
We look at Bollywood movies in which our celebs pack a punch... literally!
Soorma Director Shaadi Ali moves on to his next biopic. Vivek Agnihotri reveals the subject of his next film. Bolly Gupshup with Subhash K Jha.
Hrithik Roshan was just 32 when he played a grandfather in Krrish!
'If you make a film for Bihar and UP, Mumbai audiences reject it and vice versa.'
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
Four players will miss the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra after they were picked to play for India 'A'.
Delhi gained early advantage as they scored 184 for three against Bengal's 240.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday
Unbeaten half-centuries from Aakash Chopra and Mithun Manhas helped Delhi reach 258 for two against Andhra Pradesh.
Bangladesh registered a 23-run upset victory over defending champions Sri Lanka in a round robin league encounter to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the final of Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament, in Mirpur, on Sunday.
Saini was summoned to bowl at the India nets during Sri Lanka series in December 2017 as the net bowler but it was Gambhir who told him to concentrate on Ranji Trophy final.
The Delhi skipper rallied his team from 37 for 4 to 274 for 7 at close on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab.
Needing 392 runs to avoid the follow-on, after the South Africans posted a mammoth 542 in their first innings, the hosts were shot out for a meagre 204 in 66.3 overs in their first essay, conceding a huge lead of 338 runs.
A round-up of the second day's play of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming won the toss and elected to bat in the three-day cricket match against India 'A'.
Under the 20.68 km-long monorail project, services will be provided between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadapalani in Chennai, a senior UD Ministry official said.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Front has decided to support the Congress-nominated independent candidate for the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections in the state.
