{
  "id": 19932915,
  "title": "Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks men's T20 world record at 15 years and 232 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-breaks-mens-t20-world-record-at-15-years-and-232",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:17:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-scripts-history-becomes-youngest-captain-in-mens-t20-cricket-history/articleshow/135824695.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, at just 15 years and 232 days old, has broken the men's T20 world record for the youngest captain in cricket history. He led Bihar in their opening match of the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Saurashtra, surpassing the previous record set by Croatia's Zach Vukusic, who captained his national side at the age of 17 years and 311 days. Sooryavanshi's new record now places him ahead of Vukusic, with the Croatian captain now holding the second spot.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Indian Cricket's Teenage Sensation! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Creates MASSIVE World Record At 15, Becomes Youngest Captain In T20 History",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/indian-crickets-teenage-sensation-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-creates",
        "published": "2026-11-14T05:44:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Sooryavanshi becomes youngest captain in men's T20 history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/sooryavanshi-becomes-youngest-captain-in-mens-t20-history",
        "published": "2026-11-14T06:04:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}