Author: Boria Majumdar

Boria Majumdar In an interview with RevSportz’s Editor-in-Chief Boria Majumdar, India badminton team’s men’s doubles coach Tan Kim Her opens up on the World Championships efforts and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Excerpts: Boria: You first thoughts on the performance of the boys at the World Championships. Tan Kim Her: After seeing the draw, we knew it was not easy because we are not seeded. We sat down and I talked the boys and asked them to take one game at a time. First, we had to face Chinese Taipei and hence before the start, we analyzed opponent’s game watching…

“For 2025 focus was on 3 tournaments – All England, World Championships and Super Series Finals at the End of the Year.” – Tan Kim Her We have heard tons on workload management in the last few weeks. And it yet again came back into our discussion last night when coach Tan Kim Her returned my call from Paris. “It is coach Tan”, he said as I was preparing to call it a night on Sunday. The coach was getting ready for the prize distribution in Paris and it was nice of him to return the request and do the…

Rahul Dravid was one of India’s greatest-ever cricketers. Perhaps the best No. 3 batter that we have seen. His resilience and his intensity stood out, and are learnings for every aspiring person wanting to play the game. But as coach, his record is modest. Except the 2024 T20 World Cup win, there is nothing much to write home about, and some of his decisions were questionable to say the least. Dropping R Ashwin in England for the 2023 World Test Championship final was one such. As an IPL coach/mentor, Dravid hasn’t tasted much success. And the question to ask is:…

We are in the news business, and each one of us has to confront the curse of breaking news. I have been fortunate enough to break hundreds of snippets of news in my career as a journalist. The truth is that today’s breaking news is tomorrow’s toilet paper. What gives us a high today has no relevance tomorrow. Or for that matter, in an hour, when things have been picked up by everyone. Just yesterday, I had done a show saying Robson Robinho was finally certain to come to India and was being signed by Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG)…

Boria Majumdar It’s now more than two decades since Irfan Pathan announced himself as an all-rounder of genuine promise. Though he couldn’t quite live up to the early potential, he still played a huge part in India winning the first T20 World Cup in 2007. Now a commentator with coaching ambitions, Irfan spoke exclusively to Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief, about coaching and mentoring youngsters, his own playing journey and the prospects of Kohli, Rohit and Shami making it to World Cup 2027. Boria: Tell us a bit about the side of Irfan Pathan that makes time out of his busy…

The venue was the same. The stage of the competition also the same. The stakes were at their highest and the head-to-head record a little on the negative side. Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik yet again stood in the way of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and a World Championship medal. In our work group, people kept wondering why it was that the Indian pair kept bumping into the two Malaysians. Perhaps it was destined. Chia and Soh could have lost their second round match against Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap. They were a game down and had…

Ask yourself this question, for he is. And then tell yourself that between 2021 and 2025, he has never finished outside the top two in any competition. You will know why he is special. But then, this isn’t the reason. There have been athletes who haven’t lost for years and have ruled their sport. Valarie Allman, who yet again won the Diamond League, is an example. She is brilliant, and one of the best ever. But with Neeraj, there is a very human element to him. He can fail, and he does. He has bad days just like you and…

By Boria Majumdar On Dhyan Chand’s birthday, this is a special tribute to the legend who united India in a manner that few have ever been able to do. His name and aura spread far beyond Indian shores and, despite coming from the humblest of backgrounds, he embodied the Indian dream—uniting people in their aspirations and pursuits. Through hard work and discipline, he made Indian sport the toast of the world and, in doing so, gave every Indian a sense of self-respect and pride. His multiple Olympic gold medals spoke one language: we can. India can. Here are four stories…

Boria Majumdar It’s now more than two decades since Irfan Pathan announced himself as an all-rounder of genuine promise. Though he couldn’t quite live up to the early potential, he still played a huge part in India winning the first T20 World Cup in 2007. Now a commentator with coaching ambitions, Irfan spoke exclusively to Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief, about the England tour, Mohammed Siraj’s efforts, Shubman Gill’s leadership, and the vexing Bumrah-workload issue. Boria: How do you look back to that Mohammed Siraj moment? Irfan: Thank you very much for having me, Boria Bhai. You asked the perfect question…

Irfan Pathan, not one to hold back, has supported Shubman Gill as India’s all-format captain going forward. In a podcast which addressed a host of issues, Pathan made some interesting observations regarding Gill. Answering a question how he evaluated Gill’s performance as a batter in England, Irfan said, “Very impressed. If you see the way he went about his job, you will know how good he was. Shubman Gill the batter actually helped Shubman Gill the captain. As a batter, you just have one job – that is to score runs. But, as a captain, you have two different jobs.…