'Requesting all cricket fans to stop such behaviour. Sanity and dignity are more important.'
Australia levelled the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-1 with a 10-wicket win in the day-night Test after losing the first Test at Perth by 295 runs.
Mohammed Shami has etched his name in the record books, becoming the fastest Indian and the second-fastest bowler in the world to claim 200 wickets in ODIs
Bollywood actress and cricketer Harbhajan Singh's wife Geeta Basra celebrated her 32nd birthday with the Indian cricket team. Harbhajan Singh shared many pictures on social media and also tweeted a message for his wife. "Happy Bday to u, Happy Bday to u, Happy Bday to my lovely wifey. Should hv put more cake on ur face," Harbhajan posted on Twitter. "Happy Birthday Bhabhiji," tweeted young all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
In a ceremony attended by close relatives and friends the couple exchanged marriage vows through Sikh rituals at a Gurdwara in Jalandhar . The wedding was attended by no member of the film industry.
Arora will have to resign from the Rajya Sabha if he wins the bypoll, the date for which is yet to be announced.
The former Pakistan off-spinner says despite Harbhajan's absence England will find India hard to beat in the upcoming Test series.
India's sporting fraternity, including Olympic medalists Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu, expressed grief and condemnation over the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
Film folk visited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's residence for Ganpati darshan over the weekend.
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team which will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman.
Veteran India off- pinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday rejected the perception that he is jealous of Ravinchandran Ashwin, saying the Tamil Nadu bowler is a "legend in making".
Basking in the glory of becoming India's third highest Test wicket-taker, senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he feared his career would not survive the chaos unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
Dhoni picked Tahir for special praise, saying the South African is someone on whom he can depend no matter what the situation.
Bhajji said that he has joined the RS to "contribute to the betterment" of the nation.
Morgan said they have a good bench strength this season to deal with the challenges of injury and illness.
He added that, Ravindra Jadeja and Rachin Ravindra would also be crucial retentions, with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad also an obvious choice.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj broke his silence on the controversial send-off and war of words with Travis Head.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unlikely to play for India again even if he has a fabulous IPL season for Chennai Super Kings, said Harbhajan Singh, reacting to the news of the former skipper being dropped from BCCI's list of centrally contracted players.
Spinner Harbhajan Singh revealed said that former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a very shy person when he first came into the Indian team and he only started opening up after the controversial Sydney Test against Australia in 2008.
Harbhajan Singh surpasses Wasim Akram's Test scalps to climb to 9th in list.
'When it comes to playing spin, the only way, spend time playing against it for hours and hours and hours.'
The BCCI has suspended the IPL till April 15 but the tournament is increasingly looking unlikely given the current nationwide lockdown to contain the virus. Harbhajan Singh says he won't mind Indian Premier League played in empty stadiums but the event should go ahead when the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control as several livelihoods are dependent on the it.
The Indian women's team is placed in a tough group alongside Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand at the T20 World Cup.
Daljit Singh, one of the 116 illegal Indian immigrants deported from the US on Saturday night, has claimed that they were handcuffed with their legs chained during the journey. Singh, who traveled via the 'donkey route', an illegal and risky pathway used by migrants to enter the US, said that he was deceived by a travel agent who promised him a direct flight to the US. The C-17 aircraft that landed at the Amritsar airport on Saturday was the second batch of Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration as part of its crackdown on illegal immigrants. A third plane carrying 157 deportees is expected to land at the Amritsar airport on Sunday.
During the first Test against England in Hyderabad, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja surpassed the iconic pair of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh as the most successful Test bowling duo for India.
'They have a fine spin bowling attack and some good players who have done well for a long time.'
Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds says the 'monkeygate' incident during the home series against India in 2008 triggered his downfall in international cricket and even led to bouts of 'binge drinking'.
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has thrown his weight behind beleaguered Harbhajan Singh, saying the Indian is not the kind of person to racially abuse somebody.
Sports stars stepped out to cast their vote
'Happy Onam to all Malayali friends .. specially to my friend @sreesanth36'
While the team battles it out on the field, the duo is focused on improving their performance, with the Indian pacers, including Prasidh Krishna, providing tough challenges in the nets.
Mumbai Indians' match against Rising Pune Supergiants at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune saw an unprecedented incident when two MI players were involved in a heated exchange. Tempers flared in the 11th over of Pune innings when Rayudu failed to stop a boundary despite putting a splendid dive near the boundary rope. A dejected Harbhajan could be seen abusing at his MI teammate. An angry Rayudu gave it back to Harbhajan. Soon, both the players started to walk towards each other. As the situation turned delicate with both players coming eye to eye, Harbhajan showed maturity to calm his teammate. However in Harbhajan's next over, the duo could be seen patching up with each other after the wicket of Supergiants batsman Peter Handscomb. This is not the first time, Harbhajan is involved in a heated altercation in the Indian Premier League.
Conversation should have been behind closed doors
The Punjab Cricket Association has summoned the ace off-spinner following his outburst against coach Greg Chappell.
Australia colts lost as many as 17 wickets on the third day after commencing on their overnight score of 142 for 3 in reply to India's massive first-innings total of 492.
India's management backed Harbhajan Singh following reports that he made monkey gestures to the crowd during the first tri-series final against Australia.
Harbhajan Singh has been temporarily suspended from the IPL after video evidence against him in the clash with S Sreesanth.
The off-spinner is a doubtful starter for the first ODI against Pakistan on Monday due to an injury to his bowling finger.
Feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was chosen 'Sikh Sportsperson of the Year' at the World Sikh Awards 2011 for his 'contribution to the Indian cricket team's World Cup triumph'.
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