On 3rd September, the Ashoka Office of Sports and Exercise formally confirmed the Squad Leaders for the academic year 2026/27. These are the new leaders of the Ashoka sports fraternity. As the biggest tournament of the Monsoon semester closes in — Surge, hosted by Shiv Nadar University (SNU) — there is no time to waste. With a solid foundation already in place, the teams’ performance at SNU will look to solidify the authority of this new generation of captains.

If Green Day were bigger fans of the SEC Batch Championships, they’d never have recorded “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” Their loss, as that glorious purpose falls to us at Edict Sports — and across five days, 17 sports, 294 Instagram stories and heaven knows how many posts on X (formerly Twitter), it was a purpose we embraced with open arms, as two-time defending Batch Champions UG2023, chasing a record-extending threepeat, were finally dethroned by the UG2025s.

There's never been more hype around a singular player in the women’s division than the Caitlin Clark spectacle. It seemed that the basketball world was waiting, stirring in anticipation of a new star who could bring excitement to and for the game - with a playing style and a disbelief factor built to dominate defences. Enter Caitlin Clark. Not to hype up Clark beyond reason, but there’s undeniably a Women’s Basketball before and after her.

The World Cup began and ended with a bang, but amid the fireworks, it left a smokescreen of whispers in its wake—those of an unfortunate future. Restrictions on the movement of entire teams, strict policing and immigration checks of professional athletes, entire nations barred from even travelling.

India are coming off a dominant T20I World Cup campaign, but their new squad selection shows that they are doubling down on their winning formula: evolution. The intent is clear — eye a hat-trick of World Cup trophies, and reward merit over legacy. It is a reset based on form, role clarity and long-term planning. In today’s era of fast-paced T20 cricket, the best teams evolve before they are forced to, and India are showcasing that exact champion mentality.