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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTeam India

Topic: Team India

World Cup final: Today’s the day when women in blue look to create history

Jemimah’s heroics have set stage for final, which India has reached for 3rd time, but South Africa will be tricky to beat. Match time, venue to who's on the squad, here are the details.

Can’t accept trophy from country at war with ours: BCCI secy after India’s Asia Cup win

Devajit Saikia's remarks come after Indian team refused to take the trophy from ACC chairperson & Pakistan minister Mohsin Naqvi as mark of protest against Pahalgam attack.

Cheteshwar Pujara was a guardian of Test cricket. He stood for patience & grit

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

25-yr-old Shubhman Gill appointed India Test captain, Rishab Pant to be his deputy

Ahead of England tour, the Indian squad get new entrants—B Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh, while celebrated pacer Mohammed Shami was excluded on fitness grounds.

Dubai pitch to Mumbai airport—India’s Champions Trophy win is an endless celebration on TV

After the match, Part II of the cricket drama begins—`yeh dil maange more’—and thanks to BCCI, sports channels, news channels, and social media, more is exactly what we get.

Captain’s knock & emphatic statement against retirement. On verge of 38, Big R still at Rohit’s door

While Rohit's aggressive approach has been effective in white-ball cricket, his Test form has been a different story altogether. Recent performances have been woefully inadequate.

Champions Trophy redemption for KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel & Varun Chakaravarthy

While turnaround has been a reason for celebration with the win, it also marks redemption for these bunch of players who faced a slump in form, criticism & challenges.

From lows of 2021 T20 World Cup campaign to Champions Trophy high, a turnaround for Varun Chakaravarthy

Despite not playing the first two matches, spinner ends campaign as joint-top wicket-taker for India along with pacer Mohd Shami. Did not concede a single boundary in final match.

Spinweb, butterfingers & calm batting by lower order, as India lifts Champions Trophy for record 3rd time

Records were re-written as India notched its 23rd win in 24 matches in ICC events that started from 2023. Men in Blue were crowned T20 champions last year.

Fact Check: Team India didn’t sing ‘Vande Mataram’ after win against Pakistan. 2024 video is viral

The video viral on social media captures Team India’s celebrations with fans at Wankhede Stadium in 2024 after winning the T20 World Cup. It's not from Champions Trophy 2025.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

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.