Auraiya district newspapers and periodicals are published in Hindi, English, and Urdu. Amar Ujala, Dainik Bhaskar, and Dainik Jagran, have a wide circulation, with local editions published from several important cities. Major English language newspapers which are published and sold are The Times of India, Hindustan Times & The Hindu.<br> Multi system operators provide a mix of Hindi, English, Bengali, Nepali and international channels via cable. Cell phone providers include Vodafone, Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Uninor, Aircel, Tata Indicom, Idea Cellular, Jio, and Tata DoCoMo. Cricket and football are the most popular sports in the district. There are several cricket grounds, or
S. V. Sunil a tournament that India won. He was also a part of the team that won the silver at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2008. The 2011 Champion's Challenge was an early high point in his career in which he scored four goals, the most by an Indian forward. He represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where India won the silver medal. In the inaugural auctions of the Hockey India League, Sunil was bought by the Punjab franchise for US$42,000 with his base price being US$13,900. The Punjab team was named Punjab Warriors. S. V. Sunil Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil