Performing well overseas should be India's top priority and the Test squad needs 'smart preparation' every time they embark on a tour, according to former India batsman VVS Laxman.
The sprawling Pataudi Palace in Pataudi (Haryana) will come alive to the tune of Shehnai when cine actor Saif Ali Khan marries Kareena Kapoor, his sweetheart of many years on October 16 this year.
In reply, one of his followers tweeted that the series be named after Panesar and Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Who'd have expected lil' Pataudi to turn up to wish lil' Bajali?
Journalists don't usually spare even the best of cricketers in their criticism. And most cricketers take the criticism sportingly.
Just how are film folk celebrating Diwali? They tell us with pictures from their lives.
India captain Virat Kohli was the star attraction at the BCCI Annual Awards function as he received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) award for two consecutive seasons.
'I am very impressed by Sara though I don't see why her self confidence should surprise me.' 'Whether it was Koffee With Karan, Rajeev Masand, BBC... her confidence, humility and charm made me so happy.' 'It's so heartwarming to see the way she has turned out.'
Bapu Nadkarni was 86 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Here are pictures from the elaborate ceremony in Pataudi.
In a tribute to his late father, Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan says that with his flamboyant leadership style, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi gave India the much needed confidence on the cricket field.
The presence of the Oscar-winning actress has turned the villagers of Pataudi into instant celebrities who are amused by the media thriving on them to get updates about the Hollywood star and her film Eat, Pray, Love.
The celebrations start early for Saif-Kareena's munchkin.
With the threat of Twenty20 cricket eating into the share of the five-day formats, former India middle order batsman VVS Laxman said that it's high time that they bring in new innovation like introduction of day/night matches to sustain the legacy of Test cricket.
Not all cricketer-actress romances culminate in heartbreak. Some have stayed reassuringly rock-solid.
In response to actress Sharmila Tagore's plea to name the India-England Test series after her late husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Cricket Board on Tuesday made it clear that it could not change the name since the series is played for the Anthony De Mello trophy instituted in 1951.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the rescheduled 5th Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday.
Mommy Kareena and baby Taimur are home!
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Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
The family visits the mommy and the little one.
'The year started with Tiger's birthday. And we had a wonderful cricket match on the occasion... Now the year ends with the birth of Kareena and Saif's child.' Sharmila Tagore on being Taimur Ali Khan's grandmother and why 24 hours in a day are not enough during this phase of her life.
'He is a perennially positive guy.' 'He is generous with advice and never petty about anything.'
Derek O'Brien pays tribute to Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed into the ages on Thursday.
Calling Test cricket an enduring romance, Sehwag said it is the waiting game which makes the format charming.
As part of the next step, Myntra plans to popularise the brand further by making the collection accessible to customers in unexplored markets in India.
Saif Ali Khan will open up about 'family, home, successes and failures' in an autobiography that is slated to hit the shelves in October, 2021, publisher HarperCollins India announced.
A tour of the ashram in Pataudi where Julia Roberts shot for Eat, Pray, Love.
The stars are off to New York for the IIFA Awards.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has called upon the BCCI to formulate a blueprint for junior cricket and said it was imperative to remove age fudging and illegal bowling action at the that level for the development of Indian cricket.
The usually serious Sara seems to be having a hoot.
Saba may be chosen to head the Pataudi family, if her father has his way.
Kotla to have Virat Kohli stand soon: DDCA
Bollywood royalty holidays in style.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, in association with the Bletchley Post Office, released a special stamp commemorating the 75th anniversary of India in Test cricket.
'I don't take being a Nawab very seriously.'
The remaining two accused in the endangered black buck hunting case, allegedly involving former cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, also surrendered at a local court in Jhajhar on Thursday.
