From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stage
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FILE - Indian cricket fans cheer holding banners and posters as they arrive at the stadium hours before the start of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi,File)FILE - From left, Olympic Bronze medallist in wrestling Bajarng Punia, Olympic Bronze medallists in boxing, Lovlina Borgohain, Olympic Gold medallist in javelin throw Neeraj Chopra, Olympic Silver medallist in wrestling Ravi Dahiya and captain of Indian men's hockey team who won bronze medal, Manpreet Singh at Tokyo Olympic games, stand for a photographs during a felicitation function in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 9 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup.File)FILE - People search in the rubble after authorities demolished various structures near the Narendra Modi stadium, seen behind, as part of the preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki,File)Cheer leaders dance before the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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FILE - Indian cricket fans cheer holding banners and posters as they arrive at the stadium hours before the start of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi,File)