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TopicCricket world cup

Topic: Cricket world cup

Other victories of Indian women cricketers this world cup—fans, viewership & ‘sold out’ stadia

TV & digital viewership for 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup was all-time high for women ICC events. Stadiums also witnessed record turnouts, with the India vs SA final being ‘sold out’.

Shafali Verma is Rohtak’s favourite daughter. Inspiring girls like Sachin Tendulkar did

At Shafali Varma’s home in Rohtak, guests keep pouring in to congratulate the family. The common refrain is ‘Beti ne naam roshan kar diya’— a daughter has done us all proud.

Written off at first, she wrote history: Shafali Verma’s road to World Cup glory

Shafali Verma wasn’t part of the squad, but after Pratika Rawal injured herself in the match against Bangladesh, the women’s selection committee named her as Rawal’s replacement.

In Asia Cup, India hope Shubhman-Suryakumar duo clicks before T20 World Cup

Before the 2026 T20 World Cup, the tournament in UAE gives India a chance to fine tune team balance & explore some combinations. Men in Blue start as firm favourites once again.

Mohinder Amarnath plays bold in his ‘Fearless’ memoir. Picks Imran Khan over Gavaskar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, the chief guest at the event, mentioned how both cricket and diplomacy are a lot about psychology—trying to outthink the other team, getting into their heads.

From 200 cricket supporters in Manchester to 5K-plus fans in T20 World Cup: Journey of Bharat Army

During 2023 World Cup, group claims to have orchestrated travel for 18,000 fans. It has over 2,00,000 signed members with head office in Ahmedabad, apart from an office in London.

‘When ruling party’s hurt, EC’s bold as a lion’ — Urdu press criticises show-cause notice to Rahul

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘People in Ahmedabad love me’ — Aussie who made sprint for Kohli wearing ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt

Wen Johnson, who made dash for pitch during WC final wearing 'Free Palestine' T-shirt, says he planned to invade pitch when Kohli was on strike & he doesn't regret his stunt one bit.

On Camera

The big fat IPS wedding people just can’t stop talking about

IPS KK Bishnoi and IPS Anshika Verma’s palatial Jodhpur wedding missed a key truth—power complicates tradition and personal joy.

How Russian oil makes its way to India—two key routes, a backup & a sanctions hack

From Baltic ports to Gujarat shores, Russian crude travels 7,500 nautical miles through ship-to-ship transfers, and in some cases, price cap loopholes, experts say.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.