{
  "id": 1100421,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu cricketer fined for texting girlfriend during match",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/tamil-nadu-cricketer-fined-for-texting-girlfriend-during-match",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T18:38:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/tamil-nadu-cricketer-fined-for-texting-girlfriend-during-match-1.500642275"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has fined a young Tamil Nadu cricketer Rs100,000 for violating the Players and Match Officials Area (PMOA) protocol during a recent Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match. According to PTI, the player was caught using a mobile phone in the dugout to text his girlfriend during the match. While no corruption…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Expert body formed to protect Thamaraikani tank in Sholinganallur, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/expert-body-formed-to-protect-thamaraikani-tank-in-sholinganallur",
        "published": "2026-08-14T12:35:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}