Saker took the unusual step of publicly criticising his bowlers in the fourth and final Test against India in Sydney last month, revealing discord with staff over tactics.
The top seed was taken the distance by Navdeep Singh before making the semi-finals in the Delhi ITF Futures tournament.
In a major upset in the ITF Futures tournament in Dehradun, sixth seed Navdeep Singh was ousted from the US $10,000 tournament by Uzbek Sarvar Ikramov.
Prakash Amritraj and Karan Rastogi will contest the singles final at the Chandigarh ITF on Saturday.
Top seed Karan Rastogi entered the quarter-finals of the ITF men's Futures Tennis Tournament, scoring a 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-1 victory over Sanam Singh.
Gurugram police has assured residents that it is drawing out a detailed plan to avert traffic jams during rains this year.
All-rounder Krunal Pandya and medium pacer Deepak Chahar earned their maiden call up in the Indian squad to replace the injured Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah for the three-match Twenty20 International series against England, starting in Manchester on Tuesday.
A look at the hits and flops of the week.
Members of two communities clashed on Saturday over construction of a water kiosk near a mosque in Teergaran area here leaving two persons injured and sparking tension.
Unbeaten half-centuries from Manish Pandey (95) and Ambati Rayudu (62) helped India 'B' and India 'A' register victories against South Africa 'A' and Australia 'A' respectively in separate quadrangular one-day series matches in Bengaluru.
Indians failed to impress on day one of the ONGC ATP Challenger tournament as all four of them in singles action lost in New Delhi
RCB have been inconsistent in their first six games in IPL-12, with both their bowling and batting faltering on many occasions.
India's Karan Rastogi tamed Hyun-Woo Nam of Korea 6-4, 6-2 to win the ITF Futures in New Delhi.
Images from Friday's second One-day International between India and Australia, at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Rajkot.
It will be a big statement if Virat Kohli's young side could start off with a bang at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 'spritual home', a task which will be easier said than done.
The Mumbai Mantra: Cinerise Screenwriting Programme started on August 9.
NH10 is a scary, compelling ride featuring an actress who surpasses herself, says Raja Sen.
Vidarbha claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy after beating Delhi by nine wickets in the final of India's premier domestic tournament, in Indore, on Monday.
The 36-year-old Gambhir, who had captained Delhi in the Ranji Trophy for the past four seasons, expressed his desire to continue as a player.
Meanwhile, Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a hit!
Credits should be given to selectors for bringing Bumrah, Pandya into Test team early, says the BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad.
'Playing a different role has shaped me. I would give huge credit to PK and Bombay Velvet for that,' Anushka Sharma tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore on Saturday
Images from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
Virat Kohli's team has finished on the losing side in RCB's first four games and going by their struggles so far, no one is giving them a chance to make it to the play-offs.
Captain is confident of RCB going the distance this season
Punjab is three wickets away from an outright win after making Assam follow-on.
Saurashtra seamers Jaydev Unadkat, Shaurya Sanandia and Chirag Jani shared seven wickets among them to bundle out Haryana for 140 in their second innings and lift their team to an innings and 31-run victory on the third day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match, on Sunday.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the remainder of his side's limited overs tour to Sri Lanka after injuring his shoulder in Sunday's 78-run victory that clinched the one-day international series.
Domestic doyen Wasim Jaffer showed his mastery with a 53rd first-class hundred in Vidarbha's 289 for two against Rest of India on the opening day of the Irani Cup, which witnessed an out-of-sorts Ravichandran Ashwin trying his hand at bowling leg breaks, in Nagpur, on Wednesday.
"People in India are benefiting from the whole process of liberalisation," Finance Minister Arun Jailtey said.
Dhoni would be the centre of discussion amid speculation that the Jharkhand player is contemplating retirement even though he hasn't spoken about it till now.
Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils will look to salvage pride when they clash in the Indian Premier League in Kanpur on Wednesday.
A fragile middle-order with over-the-hill players like Jadhav and Karthik has been the current team's biggest weakness and the World Cup semi-final result was a disaster waiting to happen.
Sanju Samson replaced Virat Kohli for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, while Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dube earned his maiden call-up to the Indian team.
Six months after an Uber driver allegedly raped a passenger in Delhi, another woman has complained that the cabbie who ferried her to Gurgaon tried to molest her. According to the police, driver identified as Vinod has been arrested.
The slowness of the Chepauk track may be attracting a lot of criticism, but veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says while the wicket was difficult to bat on, it was not unplayable.
Weakened by the departure of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, Rajasthan Royals will have their task cut out when they lock horns with a resurgent Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Saturday.
India Test captain Virat Kohli, premier batsman Shikhar Dhawan and speedster Ishant Sharma were named in Delhi's One-day squad, which will be led by Gautam Gambhir, for the North Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare Trophy between December 10-18.
