{
  "id": 12583566,
  "title": "Iyer breaks Kohli Record: captain; Babar Azam still ahead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/iyer-breaks-kohli-record-captain-babar-azam-still-ahead",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list/articleshow/134755358.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls against the West Indies in Lucknow, becoming the first Indian captain to score a T20I century while chasing. He surpassed Virat Kohli’s previous record of 94. Iyer is now India’s third captain with a T20I hundred, while Pakistan’s Babar Azam remains the global record-holder with 122.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Babar Azam’s first-class return: The crowd has spoken, now the bat must",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/babar-azams-first-class-return-the-crowd-has-spoken-now-the-bat-must",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:56:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}