Shubhankar Sharma fired a spectacular eight-under 64 in the second round to grab a share of the third spot and put himself in title contention at the USD seven million CIMB Classic.
Tommy Fleetwood's score of five-under-par 67 matched fellow Englishmen Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace at the British Masters.
Shubhankar Sharma, who was recently bestowed with the Arjuna Award, was in tied 14th place, four shots behind the surprise leader Bronson Burgoon (63) of USA.
Brooks Koepka landed the coveted honour despite missing nearly three months with a wrist injury.
Anirban Lahiri had four birdies against one bogey and one double, but he needed something much lower than 71 to ensure weekend action, as the cut went at 3-under.
Despite getting a shot back on eighth, Anirban Lahiri was not hitting close enough to give himself chances and when he did have 10-12 feet for makeable putts, Lahiri missed some of them.
The 28-year-old Akshay Sharma came up with a score of four-under-68 in the third round on Thursday to take a two-shot lead at seven-under-209 at the Kensville Golf & Country Club.
The Indian contingent has both youth and experience ranging from veteran two-time Asian Tour No. 1 Jeev Milkha Singh to Viraj Madappa.
Anirban Lahiri finished 99th in the recently-concluded FedExCup points standings following four top-10s. He had finished 51st in 2016-17 PGA TOUR season.
The injured spectator was hospitalized after being hit on the head by an errant drive from Brooks Koepka on the sixth hole at Le Golf National last Friday.
Patrick Reed blames Jordan Spieth for them not playing together at the Ryder Cup and told The New York Times that US captain Jim Furyk was not smart to sit him out twice.
The PGA Tour schedule from next year will be condensed to finish by the end of August so everyone should be rested and raring to go for the 2020 event at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
After ending a five-year victory drought by winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta, Woods looked mentally drained all week in Paris.
Spaniard Sergio Garcia set a record when his victory in his Ryder Cup singles match on Sunday gave him more points than any other player in the history of the competition.
Europe were effectively already assured of victory when he teed off as the Italian, Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia were all dormie and guaranteed at least half a point from their games.
The second most prolific major champion of all time now has nine wins, 19 losses and one halved match in Ryder Cup fourball and foursomes.
Shiv Kapur carded a sedate one-under 71 in the third round to stay as the best Indian after 54 holes at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Saturday.
Sergio Garcia and captain Thomas Bjorn will be feeling quietly pleased with themselves after his superb displays helped Europe to an 8-4 lead halfway through Saturday's action.
Brooks Koepka's wild tee shot on the par-4 sixth hole struck a woman in the gallery and bloodied her head on the first day of Ryder Cup.
Europe began its bid to regain the Ryder Cup with a clean sweep of the foursomes matches Friday afternoon, allowing it to recover from Tony Finau's amazing fortune
Tiger Woods, whose Ryder Cup record is mediocre for a 14-times major champion, will not feature again until Saturday after being left out of the afternoon foursomes.
Bubba Watson refused to provide more specifics to the media, aware that he had already made comments that could perhaps lead to headlines about a sick team.
Aditi Ashok has decided to play at the Buick LPGA, the LPGA and the CLPGA, which will be held on the same dates in Shanghai, China.
Ryder Cup officials approached Barquin Arozamena's family to discuss a tribute and were told her favourite colour was yellow.
Shubankar Sharma will spearhead the elite 123-man field from 23 countries at the fabled Taiwan Golf and Country Club.






