{
  "id": 4859281,
  "title": "Bumrah, Samson back; Pandya misses out as India announce squad for Afghanistan T20Is",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bumrah-samson-back-pandya-misses-out-as-india-announce-squad-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T12:07:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/shreyas-iyer-led-15-member-india-squad-for-afghanistan-t20is-announced-jasprit-bumrah-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-included/articleshow/133680680.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Indian cricket team has officially unveiled their 15-member squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan, with Shreyas Iyer as captain and Tilak Varma as vice-captain. The pace attack is bolstered by the return of Jasprit Bumrah, alongside Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. Notable batsmen include Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan, although some players still await fitness clearance prior to the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Bumrah back in India squad for Afghanistan T20Is",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bumrah-back-in-india-squad-for-afghanistan-t20is",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:23:06.000Z"
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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."
}