{
  "id": 5723638,
  "title": "‘Don’t call it cricket’: Ponting makes radical T20 pitch to win over US fans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/dont-call-it-cricket-ponting-makes-radical-t20-pitch-to-win-over-us",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dont-call-it-cricket-ricky-ponting-makes-radical-t20-pitch-to-win-over-us-fans/articleshow/133784781.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ricky Ponting proposes rebranding cricket as T20 in the United States. He believes the traditional name hinders growth among new audiences. Ponting suggests comparing T20 to baseball for easier understanding. The ICC prioritizes US development, hosting the T20 World Cup. Cricket aims for Olympic inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ricky Ponting wants to drop the word ‘cricket’ to make the 'T20' sport popular in USA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ricky-ponting-wants-to-drop-the-word-cricket-to-make-the-t20-sport",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:38:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Don’t call it cricket’: Ricky Ponting’s bold rebrand to woo US fans to sport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/dont-call-it-cricket-ricky-pontings-bold-rebrand-to-woo-us-fans-to",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:03:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}