Sanju Samson wins Player of the Tournament award at T20 World Cup 2026

Team India opener Sanju Samson has won the Player of the Tournament award at T20 World Cup 2026. Samson scored 321 runs in five innings in the tournament. He scored 89 runs each in the semi-final and the final. Samson was not a regular in India's playing XI in the initial stages of the tournament.
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11:29 pm Sunday, 08 March, 2026

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Gautam Gambhir has never lost a final as a player or coach in IPL, CT and World Cup

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has never lost a final as a player or coach in IPL, Champions Trophy and World Cup. He won T20 World Cup 2007, ODI World Cup 2011, IPL 2012 and IPL 2014 finals as player. He won IPL 2024, Champions Trophy 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026 finals as head coach.
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11:32 pm Sunday, 08 March, 2026

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What firsts did India achieve with T20 World Cup 2026 victory?

India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs to win T20 World Cup 2026 final at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. India have become the first team to win two consecutive T20 World Cups. India have also become the first country to win three T20 World Cups and the first team to win T20 World Cup on home soil.
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11:30 pm Sunday, 08 March, 2026

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Ravi Shastri trolled for messing up commentary during India's T20 World Cup-winning moment

Cricketer-turned-commentator Ravi Shastri has been trolled for messing up commentary during India's T20 World Cup 2026-winning moment. After India took New Zealand's last wicket, Shastri said, "Taken in the deep...Ninth wicket goes down," before correcting himself. "Reason Ian Smith or Ian Bishop must commentate on every WC winning moment!" a fan commented. "Ravi Shastri ruined it," another said.
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11:52 pm Sunday, 08 March, 2026

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Gautam Gambhir has never lost a final as a player or coach in IPL, CT and World Cup

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has never lost a final as a player or coach in IPL, Champions Trophy and World Cup. He won T20 World Cup 2007, ODI World Cup 2011, IPL 2012 and IPL 2014 finals as player. He won IPL 2024, Champions Trophy 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026 finals as mentor and head coach.
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12:25 am Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Jasprit Bumrah boasts 5.66 economy rate across 4 T20 World Cups

Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah finished T20 World Cup 2026 as the joint-highest wicket-taker along with spinner Varun Chakaravarthy with 14 scalps. Overall, Bumrah has now bowled in 26 T20 World Cup innings across four editions and has taken 40 wickets. He has an economy rate of 5.66 and strike-rate of 14.4.
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08:10 am Monday, 09 March, 2026

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MS Dhoni praises Gautam Gambhir after T20 World Cup win, says 'Smile looks great on you'

Ex-India captain MS Dhoni took to Instagram to pen a note after India clinched T20 World Cup 2026. Praising head coach Gautam Gambhir, Dhoni wrote, "Coach sahab...Smile looks great on you...Intensity with smile is a killer combo, very well done." Notably, Gambhir won T20 World Cup 2007 and ODI World Cup 2011 as a player under Dhoni's captaincy.
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08:02 am Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Khamenei's son Mojtaba confirmed as Iran's new Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named the new Supreme Leader of Iran. Mojtaba is a mid-ranking cleric with influence inside Iran's security forces and vast business networks under his father. Mojtaba's father was killed in joint strikes on Iran by Israel and US.
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08:33 am Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Which titles do India currently hold in world cricket?

India are defending champions in five ICC competitions across formats. India on Sunday won Men's T20 World Cup 2026. India won Under-19 World Cup in 2026, Women's ODI World Cup in 2025, Women's Under-19 World Cup in 2025 and Champions Trophy in 2025. India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the T20 World Cup 2026 final.
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09:30 am Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Rupee hits record low of 92.33 against US dollar

Indian rupee fell to an all-time low of 92.33 against US dollar on Monday, as surging crude oil prices and a global risk-off mood weighed on emerging market currencies. The currency opened at 92.20 per dollar, compared with 91.74 in previous session, before sliding further in early trade to breach its previous record low of 92.3025 touched last week.
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10:11 am Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Govt responds amid fears of fuel price hike in India, lists how it's controlling inflation

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to fears of a potential hike in retail fuel prices as global crude oil prices inched closer to $120/barrel. "Given that India's inflation is near the lower bound, the impact on inflation isn't estimated to be substantial," she said. She noted that RBI's MPC has cut repo rate by 125bps to limit inflation.
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03:06 pm Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Team of the Tournament for T20 World Cup 2026 announced, 4 Indians included

ICC has announced Team of T20 World Cup 2026, featuring four Indians (Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah). South Africa's Aiden Markram has been picked as captain. The rest of the XI comprises Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan, England's Will Jacks, West Indies' Jason Holder, South Africa's Lungi Ngidi, England's Adil Rashid and Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani.
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07:39 pm Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Gautam Gambhir 1st person to win T20 World Cup as a player and head coach

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has become the first person to win T20 World Cup as a player and a head coach. Gambhir won T20 World Cup 2007 as a player, while he won T20 World Cup 2026 as head coach of Team India. Notably, Gambhir had top-scored in the final of T20 World Cup 2007 with 75(54).
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08:08 pm Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Sanju Samson creates history, smashes most sixes in a T20 World Cup

India opener Sanju Samson smashed 24 sixes in T20 World Cup 2026, the most by any batter in a single edition of T20 World Cup. He's followed by New Zealand's Finn Allen, who slammed 20 sixes in T20 World Cup 2026. Samson just played five matches in T20 World Cup 2026. India defeated New Zealand in the final on Sunday.
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08:57 pm Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Mumbai's iconic Anand Stall near Mithibai College demolished

Mumbai’s iconic Anand Stall near Mithibai College in Vile Parle was demolished by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The eatery had been operating in Vile Parle for more than 40 years and was known for its pocket-friendly snacks. The stall served more than 64 varieties of dosa, sandwiches, frankies and vada pavs, and was popular among college students.
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11:17 pm Monday, 09 March, 2026

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Pakistan struggles to save petrol, shuts all schools & mandates 4-day workweek

Pakistan is struggling to save petrol and diesel as PM Shehbaz Sharif announced austerity measures, including the shutting down of all schools for two weeks. The federal cabinet would also forgo its salary, parliamentarians would see 25% salary cuts, and their foreign trips would be banned. He also banned official dinners and Iftar parties and mandated a countrywide four-day workweek.
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07:00 am Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

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Will hit Iran 20 times harder, it won't ever be able to build itself back: Trump

US President Donald Trump said, "If Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil within Strait of Hormuz, they'll be hit by US twenty times harder than they have been hit thus far." "Additionally, we'll take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a nation, again," he added.
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08:13 am Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

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Property prices in Abu Dhabi record biggest-ever drop, price cut by ₹7.3 cr in 1 hr: Report

Property prices in Abu Dhabi are witnessing their biggest-ever recorded drops amid Middle East war, real estate listing tracker Panic Selling reported. The price of a four-bedroom, 8,395-sqft villa on Al-Jubail island was cut by AED 2.9 million (₹7.3 crore) in an hour. In the same hour, a two-bedroom's price at Louvre Abu Dhabi was cut by $436,000 (₹4 crore).
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07:00 am Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

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War is very complete, Iran better not try anything cute: Trump

US President Donald Trump told CBS in an interview that he thinks the war with Iran is "very complete", stating, "They've nothing left." He also said he's considering "taking over" Strait of Hormuz. "They've (Iran) shot everything they have to shoot, and they better not try anything cute or it's going to be the end of that country," he added.
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08:26 am Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

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US designates Afghanistan as 'state sponsor of wrongful detention'

The United States has designated Afghanistan as a 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention', US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday. "The Taliban continue to use terrorist tactics to seek policy concessions, but it won’t work under this administration," Rubio said. He also asked for the release of "Dennis Coyle, Mahmood Habibi, and all Americans unjustly detained in Afghanistan."
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08:23 am Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

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