An asset in India's bowling attack, Axar enjoyed a prolific September to earn his first nomination for Player of the Month.
Senior batter Manoj Tiwary combined with the young Sudip Kumar Gharami to steer Bengal to a hardfought seven-wicket win against Baroda to climb to the top of Group A in the Ranji Trophy.
Following India's ODI series loss to Australia at home, head coach Rahul Dravid has his task cut out with the ODI World Cup set to be held at home later this year.
The main accused Barjinder Singh Parwana was among the six more people arrested in connection with the clashes in Patiala that had left four people injured, the Punjab Police said on Sunday.
The attack was carried out at the directions of an intelligence agency of the neighbouring country, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said pointing to Pakistan.
Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh and his wife Nirmal Kaur are 'stable and improving', the hospital in Mohali, where the couple is currently undergoing treatment after testing positive for COVID-19, said on Thursday.
Images from Day 2 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Mohali, on Saturday.
A summary of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
And long after the match got over -- with India beating Pakistan by 29 runs to book a berth in the final against Sri Lanka -- MS Dhoni did admit that he misread the pitch.
There is never a dull moment in an India-Pakistan cricket clash and even before the start of their World Cup semi-final, the electrifying atmosphere came alive a bit more when the two countries' Prime Ministers walked into the stadium to greet the players.
The Indian team could not have risked playing star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 World Cup with a dodgy back while his replacement Mohammad Shami is on his way to full recovery from COVID-19, said captain Rohit Sharma.
Bumrah said they are still learning how to approach pink ball games.
'I want them to play the game for the reasons they started playing the game at the first place, which is the love for the game. I don't know what it was like in the past but I will run this team like I have always done.'
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'All this while he has been maintaining that he is innocent and, if that is the case, why will he run away?'
A truncated match is in store with the meteorologists predicting inclement weather ahead of the second Test between India and England.
A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.
Images from Day 3 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Mohali, on Sunday.
'Even in his debut series he wasn't afraid to take on the opposition.'
Milkha was on Monday admitted to the ICU after testing positive for the virus last Wednesday. He was diagnosed with "COVID pneumonia" on the same day of his admission.
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Prima facie, the student was facing some personal issues, as was suggested by a suicide note left by him, a police official in Phagwara said.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued summonses to Twitter and the city police over the alleged availability of child pornography videos on the microblogging website.
Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra has come under fire from several quarters after he was seen forcing the Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) to lie on a dirty mattress at a hospital.
The Indian skipper said the innings was so "special" that everything kept coming off while he admitted to being under pressure.
Karthik also praised Rohit for the way he has used Indian bowlers and his handling of young players.
On Friday, Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format.
Basking in the glory of becoming only the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests, Virat Kohli said he wants the "next generation" to take inspiration from the fact he could achieve the milestone despite playing in all three formats of the game in a gruelling international schedule.
India opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka following a wrist injury.
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The 48-year-old Mann was elected the AAP Legislature Party leader at a meeting of the party MLAs in Mohali on Friday.
'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.'
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Kohli and Ganguly have endured a rocky past few months during which they were at opposite ends over the former's captaincy tenure coming to an end.
Australia paceman Stuart Clark will miss the second Test against India starting on Friday after failing to recover from an elbow injury.
Thanks to the depth in their squad, India joined Afghanistan and Romania as the countries to have won a record 12 consecutive Twenty20 Internationals.
Private hospital chains Fortis Healthcare and Apollo Hospitals have started administering Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V at two of their hospitals in Delhi-NCR, officials said.
The ED on Wednesday said it has seized cash amounting to over Rs 10 crore, including about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, during raids conducted in connection with an anti-money laundering investigation against illegal sand-mining operations in the poll-bound state.
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