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  "id": 12412789,
  "title": "Smriti Mandhana appointed India captain across formats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/smriti-mandhana-appointed-india-captain-across-formats",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:01:32.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1557339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS"
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  "summary": "Mandhana, who has been part of the side since 2013, has previously led India in 18 T20Is and four ODIs",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "'Captaincy ends': Harmanpreet Kaur’s top five achievements as India captain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/captaincy-ends-harmanpreet-kaurs-top-five-achievements-as-india",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Smriti Mandhana Appointed India Women's Cricket Team Captain After Harmanpreet Kaur Steps Down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/smriti-mandhana-appointed-india-womens-cricket-team-captain-after",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:45:55.000Z"
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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."
}