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Munaf Patel drops big hint | Cricket News‘Bhooth Bangla’ box office collection Day 14: Akshay Kumar’s film BREACHES Rs 200 crore worldwide mark at the end of week 2 | Hindi Movie News‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’ World Laughter Day Special: Samay Raina & Ranveer Allahbadia join Kapil SharmaAquarius Horoscope Today, May 1, 2026: Keep your wallet closed today for status purchasesDhurandhar 2 Full Movie Collection: ‘Dhurandhar 2’ box office collection Day 43 [LIVE]: Ranveer Singh starrer races towards ‘Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion’ worldwide total | Hindi Movie NewsFrom school to PG, girls now outnumber boys | India News“Creeped out by her face”: Erika Kirk’s eerie reaction on podcast triggers internet frenzy over Candace Owens remarkBritney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs |Terence Lewis once flagged too many ‘discrepancies’ in Christianity, REVEALS priest asked him to ‘Get Out’ | Hindi Movie NewsCapricorn Horoscope Today, May 1, 2026: Keep emotions separate from documentsCBI arresting only ADAG officials and not kingpin: Petitioner in Supreme Court | India NewsBargi Dam: 4 dead, 17 missing as cruise boat capsizes in MP dam | Bhopal NewsSunjay Kapur’s assets frozen till ‘doubts settled’ | India NewsErika Kirk faces fresh backlash as Ashley St Clair questions Druski skit reaction after Charlie Kirk show clip‘Don’t count Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s age’: Shikhar Dhawan’s bold India debut statement | Cricket NewsCeleste Rivas’ death certificate updated; 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Fri. May 1st, 2026

We make bats, we don’t call the shots

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India’s recent World T20 championship, was only the latest reminder of how sport now commands global attention on a scale few other things can. And Fifa World Cup football is an even grander spectacle, whose shots will soon thunder around the world.

Behind the spectacle, billions of dollars of footballs, cricket bats, training gear, protective equipment, and athletic infra move through international supply chains each year, produced in specialised manufacturing clusters that most fans have never heard of.

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