Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who played for India from 1989 to 2013, has numerous records to his name.

Team India arrived in Thiruvananthapuram for the 5th T20I, where captain Suryakumar Yadav playfully cleared the way for hometown hero Sanju Samson, marking his special homecoming with fun banter.

India throws up headlines that boggle the imagination and tickle the funny bone. Here's The Telegraph Online's weekly compilation of the oddest news through the week gone by ...