Author: Boria Majumdar

Boria Majumdar In his comeback series in England, Shardul Thakur played in the defeat in Leeds, and the dramatic draw in Manchester. He made just 46 runs and took 2-144 across the two games. But just being back in the fold at the age of 33 felt like a victory of sorts. In this exclusive chat with Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief, Shardul spoke of his return to the Test side, the influence of Gautam Gambhir, and how a young side just refused to be beaten. Boria: Give us a bit on your training schedule, and your constant commitment towards it.…

Vice-captaincy isn’t really relevant to the Asia Cup selection meeting. There has been much talk about vice-captaincy in recent times. Shubman Gill as possible vice-captain for the Asia Cup is something that has been doing the rounds. The truth is that vice-captaincy isn’t something that is very relevant to the selection meeting. Gill as player will indeed be discussed, and a call taken. It is equally true that his inclusion or non-inclusion will not depend on him being a possible vice-captaincy option. Gill has already proved that he is captaincy material in Test cricket. Vice-captaincy isn’t going to tilt the…

Should Rinku Singh be included in India’s Asia Cup squad? There has been a lot of debate on this already. And to be fair, there are arguments for both sides. Rinku did not have the best of IPL seasons, and that’s a fact. Having said that, he has done well in tough situations for India in the limited opportunities that he has got. The question is simple – will the selectors and the head coach-captain go by IPL performance, or will they reward a player for having done well for India in the opportunities that he has been given? If…

On the surface, Karun Nair’s return to the India fold was a disappointment – aggregating 205 runs across eight innings at an average of just over 25. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see that he was part of vital first-innings partnerships in both Tests that India won, at Edgbaston and The Oval. In this exclusive chat with Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief, Karun talks of the long road back to the Test side, playing through pain and the inspiring message from Gautam Gambhir before the series. Boria: Give us a sense of the backstage. The last two years of…

Shreyas Iyer was brilliant in the IPL. Not just as leader, but also as a batter. He played some extraordinary innings for the Punjab Kings and was key to his team making the final. Going purely by performance, he is one of the names that should be there in the Asia Cup team list. It is not just IPL performance that goes in Iyer’s favour. In the Champions Trophy, played in Dubai just ahead of the IPL, Shreyas was superb. He is arguably one of the better players of spin in India at the moment, and with conditions expected to…

While India attained political freedom on August 15, 1947, it did so on the sports field a year later during the 1948 London Olympics. For newly independent India, the London Olympic of 1948 were more than a mere sporting event. The event offered an opportunity for assertion, and was the stage for a young nation to claim for itself a place in the world parliament of successful sporting nations. It was also a platform for an infant nation-state to compete with its former master, and give vent to years of frustration and discontent. India’s hockey team satisfied this national yearning,…

Boria Majumdar Midway through August and Indian football fans still don’t know if they’ll be able to watch the Indian Super League (ISL), the sport’s top tier in the country, this year. Understandably, much of the scrutiny has been on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its management of the issues. Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief, spoke to Kalyan Chaubey, AIFF president, and put him on the spot about the ISL mess and the selection of Khalid Jamil as men’s national team coach. Boria: What is happening with ISL? Can we expect it this year? Kalyan: We had a meeting…

Is Shubman Gill a certainty in the Asia Cup squad? The answer is maybe not. This isn’t a reflection on Shubman Gill, the batter. He is a first-rate batter and someone who can score runs in any condition. In fact, if he plays 10 T20 games, he could well score in seven of them. Also, he has had fantastic seasons with Gujarat Titans. And yet from what I hear he isn’t a certainty in the Asia Cup squad. While things can indeed change between now and 20th when the selection committee is expected to meet, as on date, Gill…

Boria Majumdar Indian football has not been in good health. No one really knows what is happening with the nation’s top tier League and with several clubs stopping operations, there is a lot of uncertainty around. Kalyan Chaubey, President of the All India Football Federation(AIFF), has a lot to answer for. Does the organisation have any answers for all this ongoing chaos? Can things improve going forward and, most importantly, will the league season happen? If so, when? When I got on the Zoom call with Kalyan, I informed him that we would do the interview only if he agreed…

On this day a year earlier, the Paris Olympics was done and it was time to go home. While the Indian campaign was modest, team RevSportz had done its absolute best at the Games. As a young organisation, less than three years old then, we had made an ambitious plan for Paris. To get a team of 7 to the Olympics was considered crazy. How could we spend so much money? How will we generate so much revenue? Is this model of getting 7 journalists to a Games sustainable? Honestly, as Editor and Founder, I did not have answers to…