"I would like to emulate kaka and become a master-blaster like him," said Rohan Tendulkar, nephew of Sachin Tendulkar.
Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to a 14-ball 58 as India beat England by 18 runs.
Chasing a victory target of 281 runs, Gujarat were bundled out for 142 runs in 58.1 overs in the Ranji Trophy match.
Gujarat left-arm seamer Ashraf Makda took a five-wicket haul to bundle out star-studded Rajasthan for 204.
The hits and misses of the week.
Ashley Giles has yet to recover from a hip injury.
Zaheer Khan picked up three wickets to help Worcestershire gain a vital 120-run lead over Glamorgan in a four-day game.
The NIA has found nothing to suggest that Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and 3 others were involved in Malegaon and Samjhauta blasts accused Sunil Joshi's murder, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
A Border Security Force jawan was killed in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, the third strike by the ultras since Saturday in the state.
Andhra Pradesh finished the day at 57 for 3 in reply to Baroda's 262.
As per the election affidavit of Dr Harsh Vardhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is listed on the Election Commission of India website, a first information report (number 519/2013, in Madhu Vihar police station) has been filed against him under Sections 34, 323, 509 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
The hits and misses of the week.
Keen to have a representation in the ICC's Elite panel of Umpires, the BCCI is all set to set up a National Umpires Academy in the country to improve the standard of officials.
Fans in Mohali witnessed a spectacle as Virat Kohli pushed the bar a notch higher and took India across the finish line against Australia, and into the World T20 semi-final on Sunday.
The Gujarat Lions team members and supporting staff came wearing orange turbans to the reception.
Sourav Ganguly scored a 48-ball 53 and captured one wicket to steer Glamorgan to a five-wicket win over Worcestershire.
It is eyeing the transportation and infrastructure modernisation opportunity in the country, expected to attract $500 billion in investment over the next five years.
Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Wednesday.
There was pandemonium over the placing of a VCD depicting the alleged lathicharge on agitating farmers in Valsad.
The women, who said they had no faith in the CBI, reached Gujarat's Dahod district headquarters after walking 55km from Randhikpur and presented a memorandum to Collector R R Solanki.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday.
Apparently upset with the media's coverage of the strike of junior doctors in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday snapped at journalists when questioned about the deaths that took place due to the agitation, asking them "Has someone in your family died"?
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be the deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha.
They are not happy with the CM's style of functioning.
Baroda were 11 without loss in their second innings and still need 276 runs to save the match.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and several Indian cricketers are expected to fly to Rajkot to attend the reception.
His maiden century enabled Baroda post 196 for 4 on the second day of the Elite Ranji Trophy match against Kerala.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Chahal, who has been an automatic choice in the limited overs format has not played any first-class cricket since December 2016 (against Haryana in Ranji Trophy), but the Indian team management and especially skipper Virat Kohli has indicated that he wants the wiry leg-spinner for five-day matches also.
The Baroda batsman hit a stubborn 126 as Baroda, after following-on, held on for a draw in the 'Elite' Ranji Trophy match.
Robin Uthappa scored a solid 88 as India beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final.
England were 81-4 after 16.3 overs when the players were forced off the field.
England were 81-4 after 16.3 overs when the players were forced off the field.
It's a dip that India can probably relate to given that the country went from two gold, three silver and four bronze in Guangzhou 2010 to a mere two bronze at Incheon 2014.
A First Information Report has been registered against Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia for inciting communal passions after he allegedly asked locals of a society in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to forcibly occupy a house purchased by a Muslim man in a Hindu-dominated locality.
Two days after Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia reportedly told people that those from a minority community should be stopped from buying properties in Hindu-dominated localities, the Election Commission has sought the recording of the speech he had made in Bhavnagar.
The railway division is in talks with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
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