{
  "id": 16853230,
  "title": "Former Indian player says team management has given Sooryavanshi ‘chocolate’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/former-indian-player-says-team-management-has-given-sooryavanshi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:24:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-new-zealand-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-chocolate-batting-number-10939969/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Indian cricketer Sadagoppan Ramesh has commented on the promotion of teenage batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to open in the third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington. Ramesh revealed that Sooryavanshi received a chocolate from the team management when he was given the number three position. The youngster batted well in the powerplay, scoring 45 runs off 19 balls. However, he struggled when he moved to open in the second T20I due to Ishan Kishan's injury. Ramesh stated that Sooryavanshi, being new to international cricket, would have felt more comfortable batting at number three. Abhishek Sharma, Sooryavanshi's opening partner, also delivered a strong performance, contributing to a century partnership.",
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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."
}