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Topic2023 World Cup

Topic: 2023 World Cup

War, fund crunch, dusty pitches: Afghanistan’s 22-yr cricket journey from underdogs to giant-slayers

Afghanistan’s incredible 22-yr journey in top class cricket is eventful. It has been interspersed by overlapping of sport & politics. But cricket has overcome all hurdles & survived.

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Panauti’ legitimises superstition. Just accept the better team won that day

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who takes pride in being 'rational and secular', detestably attributed Indian cricket team's World Cup final loss to PM Modi's attendance in the stadium.

Takeaways from India’s World Cup 2023 campaign. Flying starts, spit-fire bowling & reimagined game

Barring disappointment in final, Rohit & his men dominated opposition in all aspects in marquee tournament. But loss to Aussies reopened old wounds of 20 yrs from Johannesburg.

Modi Stadium’s silence in World Cup final was fit for Vipassana. It wasn’t sporting culture

Building a deep-rooted sporting culture is perhaps more difficult than constructing the world's largest stadium.

‘I support Palestine,’ says fan after arrest for invading pitch in World Cup cricket final

Pitch invader wore a shirt seeking end of Gaza bombing & wore facemask in the colours of Palestinian flag. He claimed that he was from Australia.

Rohit Sharma & Co on the brink of doing an Australia on Australia. And it’s all in the mind

Will Captain Courageous lift the World Cup that flushes away the gut-wrenching disappointment he suffered 12 years ago? Will Gill, Siraj, Ishan, and Shreyas carry Kohli on their shoulders on a victory lap?

3 reasons it’s Advantage India in the 2023 World Cup final against Australia

The 2023 World Cup final isn't happening between the best two teams of the tournament. But despite India having a clear advantage, a win for Australia can't be ruled out.

Does cricket make your heart skip a beat? Medtech firms want ECG machines, nebulisers at stadiums

Ahead of India-Aus World Cup final, Medical Technology Association of India has suggested defibrillators, ECG machines & other devices be made available for health issues among spectators.

This World Cup, Pakistan played low off field too — Akram’s caste slur, Razzaq’s Aishwarya remark

Level of debate in Pakistan was lower than team's performance as commentators made bizarre claims. Sikander Bakht's remark on Rohit Sharma's 'very strange' toss just the latest.

Our take on cricket World Cup, Mahua Moitra’s expulsion, SC rulings, OBC quota— in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.