Olonga wasn't a cricketing great, not even Zimbabwe's best during the golden era of the country's cricket, but the beaded hair, a slinging action and a mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track made him a household name in India.
The 22nd edition IIFA awards in Abu Dhabi saw a lot of big wins and surprise misses.
Narvekar, who polled 164 votes, defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi who got 107 votes.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country in congratulating paddler Bhavinaben Patel for winning a historic silver medal, India's first, in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.
Modi was on his first visit to Ayodhya after he laid the foundation stone of a Ram temple at the once disputed Ram Janmabhoomi site on August 5, 2020.
He is only the 11th Indian to perform the feat. The Saurashtra batsman reached the milestone in his 80th Test.
Sachin Tendulkar, on Wednesday, wished the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fir.
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Monday said the party's national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has agreed to campaign and spend time in the state, for the assembly elections next year.
Rajkummar introduces us to Shardul... Shriya starts shooting... Gul goes biking...
While former Committee of Administrators head Vinod Rai's recently published book gives an insight into the Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli drama and Ravi Shastri's eventual appointment as Head Coach, the book also contains a sprinkling of factual errors.
Virat Kohli is rated as one of the best batsmen of all time due to his ability to amass big runs and single-handedly change the complexion of the game regardless of the format.
Former India cricketers, including Bishan Singh Bedi, VVS Laxman and Sanjay Manjrekar, questioned the Virat Kohli-led team's tactics after it was humbled 0-2 in the Test series in New Zealand.
India women team captain Mithali Raj quit international cricket on Wednesday after a stellar 23-year career.
Rahul would like to make full use of the game time he gets as an opener during the three games against Zimbabwe
Farhan has a family get-together... Sunny shoots a song... Dia misses the forest...
PM Modi, Olympian Abhinav Bindra lead country in congratulating Mirabai Chanu on winning Olympic silver on Saturday.
Sachin Tendulkar has categorically refuted all allegations of Conflict of Interest levelled against him, claiming to have neither "received any compensation" nor of held any decision-making role in IPL franchise Mumbai Indians.
'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.'
Sporting stars condole Mangeshkar's demise, say her legacy will remain forever
India batsman Shikhar Dhawan termed Kapil 'one of the legends of Indian cricket' to wish him on the occasion.
Birthday wishes poured in from the cricketing world for the iconic Sunil Gavaskar, who turned 71 on Friday. From the great Sachin Tendulkar to Sanjay Manjrekar to to VVS Laxman, many cricketers took to Twitter to wish their cricketing hero.
Reader Kannan Venugopal sent us pictures of Harbhajan, Dravid, Laxman and Billy Bowden from Perth.
Post your birthday wishes for King Kohli in tbhe message board below, folks!
Both the BJP and the Congress have banked on new and young faces, some of whom have been nominated by the parties for the first time.
Observing that Laxman rekha of separation of power is 'sacrosanct,' Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Friday said at times courts are compelled to intervene in the interest of justice and the intention is to nudge the executive, and not to usurp its role and they should not be projected as judiciary targeting another institution.
While Rohit Sharma will be eager to test his ultra-aggressive batting template against the Asian giants, for Virat Kohli it is the perfect platform to return to form after enduring a tough phase in the last few years.
Ajinkya Rahane's place in the India Test squad has come into question following a string of low scores in England but batting coach Vikram Rathour said they are not overly worried about the vice captain's form slump.
Madhya Pradesh humbled domestic powerhouse Mumbai by six wickets in a one-sided final to win their maiden Ranji Trophy crown, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on Sunday. It was an achievement of sorts for coach Chandrakant Pandit, who exorcised the ghosts of losing one at the same venue 23 summers ago. It was a record sixth national title for Pandit as a coach.
Australia spin great Shane Warne picked former India captain Sourav Ganguly as the skipper of his greatest Indian XI. However, the most notable omission in his team was that of former India batting great VVS Laxman, who enjoyed an impeccable record against Australia.
India pacer Zaheer Khan lauded the showing of VVS Laxman in India's one-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test at Mohali.
Home minister and state government spokesman Narottam Mishra claimed the screenshot of the TET paper which has gone viral was forged and called it a conspiracy to malign the image of a senior bureaucrat, who is an aide of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Several top cricketers are expected to attend the meeting in the presence of at least one Committee of Administrators (CoA) member. They are expected to deliberate on the issue at length.
Indian freestyle wrestlers claim Asian team title in U-17 category
The cricket fraternity hailed India's maiden Test win at Centurion on Thursday, with Virat Kohli's bowling attack coming in for special praise from greats such as Sachin Tendulkar.
CoA finally asks BCCI Ombudsman to review Raman's appointment
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had, in fact, campaigned for him in the segment.
Kriti Sanon celebrates her 30th birthday on July 27.
Sachin Tendulkar leads the cricket world to hail New Zealand's triumph.
