{"id":157585,"date":"2026-08-28T14:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=157585"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:15:36","slug":"assams-uma-chetry-jintimani-kalita-earn-india-a-spots-vs-australia-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=157585","title":{"rendered":"Assam\u2019s Uma Chetry, Jintimani Kalita Earn India A Spots vs Australia A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157351\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/New-Logo-Smal-3.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Two Assam players, wicketkeeper-batter Uma Chetry and all-rounder Jintimani Kalita, have been named in the India A Women\u2019s squads for the upcoming series against Australia A, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) announced, earning praise from the state body. The tour will feature three T20s, three one-day internationals and a four-day multi-day match between India A Women and Australia A Women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Uma Chetry has been selected in both the T20 and one-day squads, while Jintimani Kalita has been picked across all three formats, reflecting selectors\u2019 confidence in their readiness for higher-level competition. The selections mark a notable achievement for Assam cricket as two homegrown players step into the India A setup.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157587\" style=\"width: 1128px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157587\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uma.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1128\" height=\"617\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assam\u2019s Uma Chetry, Jintimani Kalita Earn India A Spots vs Australia A<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The T20 leg will be played in New Chandigarh from September 12 to 17, followed by the three-match one-day series at the PCA Stadium in Mohali from September 20 to 25. The tour concludes with a four-day match in Dharamsala from September 29 to October 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Assam Cricket Association congratulated both cricketers and wished them success on the tour. ACA secretary Sanjatan Das said the pair\u2019s selection \u201cmarked a significant achievement and reflected the growing presence of Assam cricketers in the national setup,\u201d underscoring the progress of the state\u2019s development pathways and the increasing visibility of northeastern talent on the national stage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Assam players, wicketkeeper-batter Uma Chetry and all-rounder Jintimani Kalita, have been named in the India A Women\u2019s squads for the upcoming series against Australia A, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) announced, earning praise from the state body. The tour will feature three T20s, three one-day internationals and a four-day multi-day match between India A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":157586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200,212],"tags":[56852],"class_list":["post-157585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","category-sports","tag-umachetryjintimanikalita"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158816,"url":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=158816","url_meta":{"origin":157585,"position":0},"title":"Assam Police Intercept 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border, Says Himanta","author":"News Desk","date":"September 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday, September 18, that Assam Police had foiled an alleged attempted infiltration along the state\u2019s border, claiming they intercepted 10 individuals who reportedly entered India with \u201culterior motives.\u201d In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that the 10 people\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Assam&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Assam","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 1x, https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 1.5x, https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":157675,"url":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=157675","url_meta":{"origin":157585,"position":1},"title":"Assam Rifles Busts Rs 1.87 Cr Heroin Near Myanmar Border in Mizoram","author":"News Desk","date":"August 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Assam Rifles personnel recovered 250.21 grams of heroin, valued at more than Rs 1.87 crore, during an anti-narcotics operation near the India\u2013Myanmar border in Mizoram\u2019s Champhai district, officials said. 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