Angad Cheema Leads Telangana Open 2026 After Second Round; Sharma and Gandas Share Opening Lead
At the Telangana Open 2026 in Vikarabad, Chandigarh's Akshay Sharma and Gurugram's Manu Gandas shared the opening round lead with seven-under 65s. After the second round, Angad Cheema took a two-shot lead with a career-low, bogey-free 11-under 61, reaching 13-under 131 overall. Delhi's Rashid Khan and Hyderabad's Vishesh Sharma also performed strongly, occupying second and third places respectively. The tournament features notable performances amid favorable course conditions and competitive scoring.
First-hand measurement across 6 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 25 Aug, 02:02 pm. Other outlets followed.