{
  "id": 14909349,
  "title": "India’s No. 8 obsession: Why Kuldeep Yadav is caught in the crossfire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/indias-no-8-obsession-why-kuldeep-yadav-is-caught-in-the-crossfire",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:24:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/indias-no-8-obsession-why-kuldeep-yadav-is-caught-in-the-crossfire/articleshow/134981280.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For over a year, attention has centered on the struggling No. 8 batting position, an area that has failed to deliver consistent results. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Naman Dhir have been experimented with, yet their talents remain largely untapped. The team grapples with achieving the right balance due to the lack of a competent all-rounder.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Lacks common sense’: Ashwin blasts India over Kuldeep’s exclusion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/lacks-common-sense-ashwin-blasts-india-over-kuldeeps-exclusion",
        "published": "2026-10-16T00:59:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}