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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicICC World Cup

Topic: ICC World Cup

Not 2025, it began in 1973. Women’s World Cup win was culmination of a dream 50 years in the making

From Shantha Rangaswamy to Jhulan Goswami & Mithali Raj, women cricketers had to fight countless battles before Harmanpreet Kaur’s team lifted the ODI World Cup Sunday night.

‘Enjoyed beating Pakistan, they snagged many last-minute wins against us,’ says Afghan skipper Shahidi

Afghanistan's dazzling performance in 2023 World Cup has captivated the cricketing world. Can they pull off a miracle and join India, South Africa and Australia in the semis?

US-based designated terrorist Pannun ‘warns Sikhs against flying Air India’ on 19 November

Pannun, a designated terrorist in India, has 'urged Sikhs to not fly the airline on 19 Nov', the birth anniversary of former PM Indira Gandhi & called for 'global blockade of Air India'.

Cricket, club & country. The challenge of nationalism, politics, emotion

Over the last decades, club sport and professionalism have softened hard nationalism. It began with football and much of that is playing out in cricket now. The ongoing World Cup is proof.

How India’s guiding hand helped lift up Afghanistan cricket. England shocker is latest example

Afghanistan claimed a stunning 69-run victory over defending champions England Sunday, marking the first major upset of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Some of the credit goes to India too.

India beat Pakistan by seven wickets, Rohit Sharma shines

The fast bowling trio Bumrah, Siraj and Hardik Pandya took two wickets as Pakistan batted first, making it to 191.

‘If Pakistan loses by 10 wickets, get 50% off’ — MakeMyTrip ad targets Pakistan fans, gets slammed

On day of India-Pakistan match in Ahmedabad, ad in local supplement of leading daily offered discounted accommodation linked to margin of loss by visiting team.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.