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Results read off the official scoresheet rather than the press release — medals, records and the qualification math behind each one.

Trending·Mohak Chutani·22 Sept 2026·13 min read

India Survived Japan by Two Runs on a Reversed Wide Call — Here’s What the Laws Actually Say

India needed a two-run margin to beat a cricket associate nation for the first time — and got there only after an umpire reversed a wide call in the final over, following visible protests from Axar Patel and captain Shreyas Iyer. Wisden’s Ben Gardner called it India “bullying” the umpires. Here is exactly what happened, what the Laws of Cricket actually say about a reversed wide, and the newer ICC rule almost nobody covering this has mentioned.

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Trending·Mohak Chutani·21 Sept 2026·16 min read

A Debutant, a World Champion and an Eight-Year Wait: How India Won Five Shooting Medals in Two Days at the Asian Games 2026

Himanshu Dhillon, twenty years old and making his Asian Games debut, out-shot the reigning world champion in his own event. A day earlier, Elavenil Valarivan ended an eight-year wait for her first Asian Games medal by three loose shots. Here is the full, score-by-score story of India’s opening two days on the range at Aichi-Nagoya — and the historic first that happened on the other side of the final.