Author: Boria Majumdar

Boria Majumdar It was sometime in mid-2022, and I was grappling with the ban imposed on me. Partha Nandy, scion of Lalbaba Rice, had come to Kolkata from Burdwan for a day of business meetings. He called and asked if I wanted to meet up and discuss a few things. We decided to have lunch at ITC and talk. I had little idea what he had in mind and went to the meeting with very little hope of any association. Partha Babu, as I refer to him, got straight to the point. “I know you are going through a rough…

Boria Majumdar A lot of fan anger is directed at Gautam Gambhir at the moment. Many have called for his head, singling him out as the one responsible for the disastrous 2-0 series loss against South Africa. While fan anger is understandable, much of it is raw emotion rather than reason. Gambhir is indeed accountable, as he himself admitted in the press conference. But is he alone the root of all evil, and will things improve simply by removing him? The answer is no. Much like Gambhir, the batters are equally – if not more – accountable. The bowlers too need…

As RevSportz completes four years, it is important that we underline a few key points about our fraternity. First and foremost, we are a divided lot – and often jealous of each other. Despite being a very small fraternity, there are deep divisions, and perhaps that is why there is never a collective voice. The truth is, this does not help. When someone needs support, he or she is often alone. Given our fragmented nature, there is no proper organisation or body to step up and do something. That is what we want to address in our fifth year…

Gautam Gambhir said in the post-match press conference that we need to prioritise Test cricket. Yes, we do. But my question is: how? How do we prioritise Test cricket in an age where white-ball cricket has achieved commercial success of humongous proportions? Let’s be blunt. A Cheteshwar Pujara—who played Test cricket with distinction—never got even a half-decent IPL contract. Any white-ball player who can hit big sixes will earn in one season of the IPL what Pujara earned over an entire year, and often far more. They get more endorsements than Ajinkya Rahane or Pujara ever did. So why should…

Boria Majumdar It was 10:05 am and Simon Harmer’s loopy off-spin hit high on Rishabh Pant’s bat and travelled slowly to Aiden Markram for an easy catch. India were 58-5, and it was evident that another abject surrender was on the cards. These batters can’t play spin — that’s the bottom line. Almost every ball looked like it could fetch a wicket, and every batter looked tentative and clueless. Ravindra Jadeja was an exception. The art of the grind is a rare and disappearing quality, and not a single batter seems capable of grafting. Soul-searching is a must. Yes, there…

Boria Majumdar “My vision is to see India move from a sport-loving to a sport-playing nation, and to this end, I want everyone – from the gully to the stadium – to play, to train, and to feel the joy I felt. With TEN X YOU, the same attention to detail I demanded from my bat and kit has been poured into every athleisure product made by us. Playing a sport will make you feel on top of the world, so just start, and never stop playing!” said Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of his athleisure brand in October 2025.…

This is a piece that will perhaps go against my own fraternity — and that’s fine. It is essential that one writes about what one feels strongly about. The Smriti Mandhana wedding is one such issue. She is a global icon, and understandably there was and is massive interest in the wedding. But there has to be a line drawn. While we all know that gossip sells, we should also know where to draw the line, and when something stops being a story. The wedding was indeed a story. The aftermath isn’t. To speculate on social media and put out…

India will need a miracle to save the game from here. Eight wickets are still in hand, and while we have seen miracles happen in the past, the way India have batted so far in this series means not even the most ardent fans will be expecting one. With South Africa prolonging the declaration, India did have a glimmer of hope. A solid start could have meant they might save the game. And that’s what brings me to Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal has scored hundreds across the cricketing world. He has scored a century in England and another in Australia, not…

The quest has always been to build new and lasting partnerships – ones that go deeper and allow us to make a difference. As we approach our Foundation Day on December 1, it gives me great pleasure to announce a year-long partnership with Olam Agri, a multibillion-dollar global conglomerate. Each partnership has a story, and this one is no different. I have known Muthukumar, Managing Director and Group COO, for a while now. Each time we have connected, we have ended up discussing sport in depth. When I was in Dubai for the Asia Cup, Muthu invited me to speak…

There is no excuse—no pitch, no nothing. Inept batting, pure and simple. On a pitch with no demons, where the opposition scored nearly 500, you collapse for 201 after being 95 for 1. Let’s look at the dismissals. Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught in two minds to a ball that turned, playing a half-hearted shot that looped to Marco Jansen. Sai Sudharsan could have hit the ball anywhere and instead ended up giving a catch to Ryan Rickelton. As if things weren’t dire enough, Dhruv Jurel—who got rare back-to-back opportunities—played a horrendous shot off Jansen to be caught by Maharaj. At…