{
  "id": 11677521,
  "title": "'Bringing Home The Gold': Tilak Varma Trolls His Own Asian Games Name After India Beat Pakistan For Gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/bringing-home-the-gold-tilak-varma-trolls-his-own-asian-games-name",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/bringing-home-the-gold-tilak-varma-trolls-his-own-asian-games-name-after-india-beat-pakistan-for-gold"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's men's cricket team secured the gold medal in the 2026 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final held in Nisshin, Japan. Shortly after the triumph, Tilak Varma, one of the players, delighted fans with a humorous social media post, referring to himself and two other teammates by names that had been causing confusion during the tournament. The names were T.T.V Namboori, W.S Mani Sundar, and S. Vishwanadh. Varma's post read, \"T.T.V Namboori, W.S Mani Sundar and S. Vishwanadh bringing home the Gold.\" The names were a reference to the way Varma, Washington Sundar, and Sanju Samson appeared on the Asian Games scorecards and broadcast graphics. These were not different players, but the official names of three members of India's gold-medal-winning squad. They were the official names from their registration and passport documents, not the shorter names commonly used in cricket. The joke became even more fitting as Varma himself played a crucial role in the final, scoring an unbeaten 51 off 22 balls. This helped India post 211/6, while Pakistan ended at 192/6, leading India to retain their men's cricket title and achieve a cricket gold-medal double, after their women's team had also won gold.",
  "summary": "India’s men’s cricket team clinched the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games after beating Pakistan by 19 runs in a thrilling final in Nisshin, Japan. Soon after the victory, Tilak Varma joined the celebrations with a hilarious social media post, referring to himself and two of his teammates by the unusual names that had already left cricket fans confused during the tournament. T.T.V Namboori, W.S…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
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        "published": "2026-10-03T05:59:59.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/asian-games-final-varma-dube-late-surge-lifts-india-to-211-6-against",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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    ]
  },
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  "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."
}