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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝! 🔖 📖 Cover Story: Power Surge — How PowerPlay dominance is reshaping IPL batting 🏸 India’s Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns 🏏 India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 🏎️ The Miami GP and the latest turns in the F1 season ⚽ Why a bigger FIFA World Cup may not necessarily mean a better one 🖼️ Poster: Sunil Narine — the first overseas player to 200 IPL wickets, all for a single franchise Subscribe: ▶️ bit.ly/sportstarmagaz…

🔓📈 Sanju Samson has unlocked a tier of consistency in his game that has brought immense benefits to India and CSK. @sanjaymanjrekar puts it down to one key change in technique. More on Sportstar presents The Insight Edge 👉 youtu.be/zHZKfnILQsI #IPL2026 | #CSK

My colleague Ayan Acharya’s account (ayan_acharya13) has been hacked and is now suspended. X — help needed in sorting this.

⭐️ The Mukul Choudhary story ⭐️ A die-hard cricket fan, Dalip Kumar Choudhary always wanted his son to play the sport. But hailing from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, he did not know how to fulfil his dream. Nearly a decade ago, Mukul did not know that years later, there would be a bidding war for him in the #IPL2026 auction, with Lucknow Super Giants eventually picking him for Rs 2.60 crore. He wouldn't have imagined that he would have pulled off an absolute thriller at Eden Gardens, registering his maiden fifty too! @ShayanAcharya has his story 👉bit.ly/4tu6KHq #KKRvLSG

A special night for the Shastris 🌟 Former India captain and coach Ravi Shastri had his biggest cheerleaders in attendance, his family, as the stand named after him was unveiled at the Wankhede Stadium. His mother, Lakshmi, reacts to the honour: #MumbaiCricket | Video: @karhacter

RCB dominates SRH, but what changes the course of the match? 🤔 Siddanth Nair explains the turning point. 🗣️ #IPL2026 #RCBvSRH

Three Indians. One brutal tournament. The World Championship in sight! 🇮🇳♟️ #Candidates2026 gets underway today. @iraiva4716 breaks down the format, key contenders, and India’s real chances in this preview. 👇 Who are you backing? #IndianChess

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐁𝐀𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐀 🔥 Meet the heroes of India’s third T20 World Cup title (Part 2) To think that Sanju Samson wasn’t even the first-choice opener ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 now feels astonishing in hindsight. A late inclusion, he featured in just five matches, but made every opportunity count, scoring 321 runs and clinching the Player of the Tournament award. Samson played a defining role in guiding India to their third T20 World Cup title. From not playing a single game in the 2024 T20 World Cup to becoming India’s match-winner in 2026 on home soil, this was redemption at its finest. Justice, at last, delivered by Sanju Samson. 🙌🏼 How would you rate this fairytale comeback on a scale of 1–10? ✍🏼 Catch the latest edition ➡️ shorturl.at/W1rQe #SanjuSamson #T20WorldCup #Sportstar

You have cast your votes — now it's time to present you the big winners! 🏆 The 2026 edition of the Sportstar Aces Awards is coming your way. Stay tuned as the stars of Indian sport take centre stage at #SSAces2026! 🔥 📆: Mar 13, 2026 🕡: 6.30 PM 📍: Mumbai Watch it live on our YouTube channel ▶️ @Sportstar1978" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@Sportstar1978 @amul_coop @casagrandhomes @SRM_Univ @TheOfficialSBI @christbangalore @ISCL_T9 @bpclimited @telanganacmo @satg_sports @ntpclimited @REVAuniversity @BlueStarLtd

🚨 26 stories to read before 2026 🚨 Beyond scorecards and results lie incredible humans who make up some incredible sporting stories. Sportstar Editor Ayon Sengupta shares his favourite stories from the reporting team in the year gone by. Check out the full compilation here 👉 bit.ly/44L2ZUe Which ones are your favourite? Have we missed anything in this compilation? Tell us in the comments 🗨️ #Bestof2025

Sometimes, daag acche hai 😉 Jemimah Rodrigues has achieved cult status with this iconic knock!

That winning moment! 🤩 Right in the feels 🥹

Jemimah Rodrigues, take a bow!!!! 127* in the World Cup semifinal in her hometown to take India into the final! Stuff of dreams! 💫

Goodbye, Australia 👋 What's next for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli? Sportstar's Aditya Padinjat explores 👇 #AUSvIND #RoKo

#PlayCom2025 🏅💰 India’s first large-scale Business of Sports Symposium. 2 Transformative Days 500+ Decision-Makers 50+ Global & Indian Visionaries Where the sharpest business minds, industry leaders, and power players converge. Missed out on the action? Catch up here ➡️ bit.ly/3VOkvC4 @KPMGIndia

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#PlayCom2025 | Meet the Speakers Special State showcase: Tamil Nadu 🌟 Grassroots to Glory: TN's Olympic Dream by ft. Dr. Atulya Misra IAS (Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Youth Welfare and Sports Development) 📊 Presentation by J. Meghanatha Reddy IAS (Member Secretary and CEO, Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority) Register here 👉sportstar.thehindu.com/playcom/ PlayCom is brought to you by Sportstar and @KPMGIndia and sponsored by @SportsTN_, Tamil Nadu Champions Foundation, @UPGovt, the Government of Punjab, @CMO_Odisha, @IndianOilcl, @ONGC_, Havas Play, @TribeSportsApp, @ZupeeOfficial, @JKTyreCorporate, @wholetruthfood and @iosindiaoff

#PlayCom2025 | Meet the Speakers Panel Discussion: Moneyball India: Where Capital Meets Competition 🔹@satyam3vedi (CEO, GMR Sport) 🔹Sanjay Adesara (CEO, Adani Sportsline) 🔹Uditvanu Das (Associate VP, Head of Sports, Havas Play India) 🔹Divyanshu Singh (CEO, JSW Sports) Register here 👉sportstar.thehindu.com/playcom/ PlayCom is brought to you by Sportstar and @KPMGIndia and sponsored by @SportsTN_, Tamil Nadu Champions Foundation, @UPGovt, the Government of Punjab, @CMO_Odisha, @IndianOilcl, @ONGC_, Havas Play, @TribeSportsApp, @ZupeeOfficial, @JKTyreCorporate, @wholetruthfood and @iosindiaoff

#PlayCom2025 | Meet the Speakers Panel Discussion - Building the Arenas of Tomorrow: Sports Infrastructure 🔹 Ramkumar Subramanian (Director, Collage Design) 🔹@rushdee18 (High Performance Sport Consultant) 🔹Sushant Pardeshi (Director - Infrastructure, Shiv Naresh Sports Pvt Ltd.) 🔹Maninder Pal Singh (Secretary General, Cycling Federation of India) Register here 👉sportstar.thehindu.com/playcom/ PlayCom is brought to you by Sportstar and @KPMGIndia and sponsored by @SportsTN_, Tamil Nadu Champions Foundation, @UPGovt, the Government of Punjab, @CMO_Odisha, @IndianOilcl, @ONGC_, Havas Play, @TribeSportsApp, @ZupeeOfficial, @JKTyreCorporate, @wholetruthfood and @iosindiaoff

#PlayCom2025 | Meet the Speakers India in a League of its Own: How India Shapes Global Sport 🔹Arun Dhumal (Chairman, IPL) 🔹Anupam Goswami (Business Head – Mashal & League Commissioner - Pro Kabaddi) 🔹Rajah Chaudhry (Head of Strategy, Asia Pacific & Country Head - India, NBA) 🔹Vita Dani (Co-Owner, Chennaiyin FC, Chairperson- Ultimate Table Tennis) Register here 👉sportstar.thehindu.com/playcom/ PlayCom is brought to you by Sportstar and @KPMGIndia and sponsored by @SportsTN_, Tamil Nadu Champions Foundation, @UPGovt, the Government of Punjab, @CMO_Odisha, @IndianOilcl @ONGC_, Havas Play, @TribeSportsApp, @ZupeeOfficial, @JKTyreCorporate, @wholetruthfood and @iosindiaoff