Virat Kohli, and the RCB turnaround

It’s been 16 seasons without a title. And the 17th was also starting to look bad…

The picture behind why Banned: A Social Media Trial had to be written

I am in Bengaluru for a series of shoots, and Simon and Schuster, my publishers, had…

SMASH HIT: Sanju Samson is an obvious choice for Playing XI in the ICC T20 World Cup

Sanju Samson or Rishabh Pant is a debate that has been raging in IPL 2024. And…

Tagore and Cricket

Brajaranjan Ray, the pioneer of sports writing in Bengali, once recounted his experience of having met…

The impromptu interview that spoke volumes of Sindhu the person

Team RevSportz is in Bengaluru today and tomorrow for a series of shoots. And one of…

Running into Sir Roger Bannister in Oxford ahead of the 2012 London Olympics

July 2012. The Oxford summer morning kept its word: rain playing hide and seek, the English…

Shoaib Akhtar and a World Cup helping hand

As I have said in an earlier piece, one of the most difficult events to deal…

Why should Gavaskar be abused for voicing his opinion?

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar raised a question, with more than 16 years of service for India…

Pressure of the grand final consumes Mohun Bagan

There were 62,007 people in the stands braving the summer heat. Another 60,000 or more outside…

Bengal Pro T20 League and ISL final bring hope in the middle of blistering summer

“I am nervous,” said Snehasish Ganguly, President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). In what…