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India national under-17 football team
India national under-17 football team (Blue Colts), AIFF-run boys' side playing AFC U17 Asian Cup and SAFF U-17 Championship; first Indian team in a FIFA tournament at the 2017 U-17 World Cup it hosted.
India women's national cricket team
India women's national cricket team (BCCI-governed), debut 1976 Test vs West Indies; maiden ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 title, record eight Asia Cups, third in ICC ODI and T20I rankings, captain Smriti Mandhana since October 2026.
India women's national field hockey team
India women's national field hockey team, run by Hockey India; Olympic fourth place 1980 and Tokyo 2020, Asian Games gold 1982 and 2026, Commonwealth gold 2002, and 2026 FIH Nations Cup title under captain Salima Tete and coach Sjoerd Marijne.
India women's national football team
India women's national football team, the Blue Tigresses, governed by the AIFF; five-time SAFF champions (2010-2019, again 2026), ranked 68th by FIFA in August 2024, first-time qualifiers for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 under coach Amelia Valverde.
India–Pakistan cricket rivalry
India–Pakistan cricket rivalry: fixtures between the two national teams since 1952, no bilateral series since 2012-13; Pakistan lead Tests and ODIs, India 8-0 in World Cups, neutral venues since 2024.
Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League (ICL), 2007-2009 Zee Group-backed private Twenty20 league in India, launched without BCCI or ICC recognition; ran three international editions and prompted the BCCI's IPL response before folding.
Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2026
India played Afghanistan seven times at home in 2026, winning a one-off Test by an innings, the ODI series 3-0, and the Delhi T20I Friendship Cup 3-0.
Indian cricket team in Australia in 2018–19
India's 2018–19 tour of Australia: 3 T20Is, 4 Tests, 3 ODIs, 21 Nov 2018 to 18 Jan 2019. India won Tests 2-1, its first Test series win in Australia and Border-Gavaskar retention, and ODIs 2-1; T20Is drawn 1-1; Pujara 521 runs.
Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21
Indian cricket team in Australia 2020-21: full tour of 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 4 Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, won 2-1 by India after the Gabba Test ended Australia's 32-year unbeaten run, with Pant's 89 not out sealing a 328 chase.
Indian cricket team in Australia in 2024–25
India's 2024-25 tour of Australia, a five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series (first since 1991-92) won 3-1 by Australia; Bumrah took 32 wickets, Australia reached the WTC final.
Indian cricket team in Australia in 2025–26
The Indian cricket team's 2025–26 tour of Australia was a men's white-ball tour of 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is from 19 October to 8 November 2025, the first five-match T20I series there.
Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2026
India's proposed white-ball tour of Bangladesh, three ODIs and three T20Is in September 2026, deferred from August 2025 and left uncertain by the Mustafizur Rahman IPL release, Bangladesh's T20 World Cup withdrawal, and pending Indian government clearance.
Indian cricket team in England in 2018
India's 2018 tour of England (3 July to 11 September): England won the five-Test series 4-1 and ODIs 2-1; India won T20Is 2-1. Kohli was top run-scorer despite India's batting collapses and pitch misreadings.
Indian cricket team in England in 2025
India's 2025 tour of England: a five-Test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, 20 June to 4 August 2025, ending 2-2 after India's six-run Oval win; Gill 754 runs, Siraj 23 wickets, 7,187 series runs.
Indian cricket team in England in 2026
India tour of England 2026: men's white-ball tour, July 1-19, five T20Is and three ODIs. England won the T20I series 4-0 and the ODI series 2-1; India's women also toured for three T20Is and the first women's Test at Lord's.
Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06
India in Pakistan 2005–06: bilateral cricket tour, January–February 2006, three Tests and five ODIs. Pakistan won the Tests 1–0; India won the ODIs 4–1, setting a 17-match chasing record.
Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18
India cricket team in South Africa, 2017-18 tour: 3 Tests, 6 ODIs, 3 T20Is (Jan-Feb 2018). South Africa won Tests 2-1; India won ODIs 5-1 (first ODI series win there) and T20Is 2-1.
Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2026
India's 2026 tour of Sri Lanka: two-Test World Test Championship series, Galle 15-19 August and SSC Colombo 23-27 August, won 1-0 by India under Shubman Gill; Sarfaraz Khan replaced Sai Sudharsan.
Indian Defence
Indian Defence (chess): family of 1.d4 Nf6 openings where Black avoids an early ...d5, including the Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian, Queen's Indian, Grünfeld, and Bogo-Indian; named for Moheschunder Bannerjee's 1855 games versus Cochrane.
Indian Derby
Indian Derby: India's premier Grade 1 horse race, first run 30 January 1943, run over 2400 m at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai, on the first Sunday of February; 2026 winner Fynbos.
Indian Grand Prix
The Indian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held 2011-2013 at the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, won all three times by Sebastian Vettel, and dropped over taxation disputes.
Indian martial arts
Indian martial arts: Kalaripayattu of Kerala (oldest living martial art, over 1,500 years), Silambam of Tamil Nadu, Gatka, Thang-Ta, and wrestling traditions, from Dhanurveda through colonial suppression to modern Khelo India recognition.
Indian National Badminton Championships
The Indian National Badminton Championships are annual badminton championships in India run by the Badminton Association of India, first held in 1934, and restricted to Indian players.
Indian Olympic Association
Indian Olympic Association (IOA), India's national Olympic body based at Olympic Bhawan, New Delhi; organizes Indian contingents to the Olympics, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games; shaped by Rahul Mehra litigation, a 2012 IOC suspension, and the National Sports Governance Act 2025.
Indian poker
Indian poker, also known as Blind Man's Bluff, is a poker variant where each player holds one card to their forehead unseen, and the highest card wins.
Indian Premier League (इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग)
Indian Premier League (इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग, IPL): BCCI-run franchise Twenty20 cricket league launched 2008; 10 teams, $6.2bn media rights, Impact Player rule since 2023, franchises now valued above $1.7 billion.
Indian Premier League player movements
Indian Premier League player movements are the squad changes franchises make between seasons through trades, releases, retentions, and auction signings, governed by the BCCI under a shared salary cap.
Indian Super League (इंडियन सुपर लीग)
Indian Super League (इंडियन सुपर लीग), India's top-tier men's football league, launched 12 October 2014 under the AIFF, FIFA/AFC-recognised 2019; 14 clubs, first relegation in 2025-26, club-led commercial model from 2026-27.
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells Open (BNP Paribas Open), "Tennis Paradise" and the "Fifth Slam": combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 hard-court event in Indian Wells, California, founded 1974; 2026 champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, record 527,626 attendance.
Indian Women's League
Indian Women's League (IWL), India's top-tier women's club football league run by the AIFF; launched January 2017 with six teams; eight clubs, East Bengal champions, IWL 2 second tier.