{
  "id": 8225198,
  "title": "He played against Rohit, then coached Japan against India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/he-played-against-rohit-then-coached-japan-against-india",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:51:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/he-played-against-rohit-then-coached-japan-against-india-1.500679219"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Without any surprise, India comfortably booked their place in the Asian Games semifinals on Friday, beating hosts Japan by eight wickets. But there was an interesting Indian connection in the opposite dugout. Japan's women's team are coached by Vinay Iyer, a 41 year old former Mumbai club cricketer whose journey has taken him from Mumbai's maidans to coaching an international side at the Asian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Steamrollering Japan, India begin Asian Games T20 gold defence in style",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/steamrollering-japan-india-begin-asian-games-t20-gold-defence-in-style",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:07:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}