Author: Boria Majumdar

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay, who was covering the FIDE World Cup for us in Goa, messaged me early last week to say that he had been introduced to a stranger with the words, “He is from Revsportz, India’s fastest-growing sports media platform.” Naturally, I was pleased. At the Eden Gardens, many walked up to Gargi Raut in the stands and told her they watch the shows and love to engage. The same happened with Trisha Ghosal and Snehasis Mukherjee during the Women’s World Cup, and it has now become a regular occurrence around the country. Until a year ago, every meeting with…

As my readers go through this, it is time for the all-important Test match in Guwahati. With India 0–1 down in the series and World Test Championship (WTC) points on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher. In the absence of skipper Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant’s India will have their task cut out. There is a lot of negativity around, and that’s what makes this match all the more interesting. A deep dive reveals one issue that could decide the game: India’s ability to play spin. To say this would have been unimaginable a few years back. India and spin…

Boria Majumdar News reporting isn’t an easy business, especially when it comes to Indian cricket. Every piece of information is dissected on social media and, if you make a mistake, you can end up being viciously trolled. The truth is that each one of us will make mistakes. No journalist can ever get everything right. While the quest is always to be spot-on, even the best batter will get out for a duck on occasion. Journalists are no different, and each one of us should remember that. Take the Shubman Gill case. We at RevSportz had been reporting for the…

Boria Majumdar RevSportz turns four in a week, and yes, we will make a major announcement on our foundation day. That said, it is also time to reflect on the journey so far over the next few days. A company that started as a dream has now taken strong strides and can claim to have made a real impact in the sports media domain. We are now a team of 50-plus—yes, over 50—and I finally have a team capable of taking care of programming in my absence or when I am traveling. In each of the three languages—Hindi,…

Should he or should he not? What is the right call to make? Is there ever a right call in these situations? These were the questions doing the rounds about Shubman Gill. Let’s state the facts, medical advice was against Gill travelling to Guwahati. It was said that he could aggravate the injury by doing so. Gill, however, wanted to travel. As leader, he wanted to be with the team and go to Guwahati. That’s what he did. Take the case of Rishabh Pant in Manchester or Chris Woakes at The Oval or, for that matter, Anil Kumble in the…

I have always considered Rishabh Pant a fantastic red-ball player, and he has more than enough in his cupboard to stand testimony to that. Even in England, he was brilliant before he got injured, and he has had the maximum impact for India in red-ball cricket over the last five years. That’s what made me feel that it was Pant who needed to win India the game at Eden Gardens. He plays spin well and has the ability to counterpunch. And yet, things did not look good for him in the second innings. Off the very first ball he faced,…

When something happens over and over again, it becomes a scar — and it takes that much more effort to get rid of it. I remember speaking to PV Sindhu after she had lost her seventh straight final, and she was despondent. “Will I never win a final?” she had asked. It wasn’t that Sindhu was a bad player; reaching a Super Series final was a huge achievement. And yet, she wasn’t able to get over the line. Eventually she did, and that opened the gates. For the Indian men’s team, it is becoming a mental issue on turning tracks…

Boria Majumdar A look at India’s bowling attack tells you exactly where this column is headed. You have Jasprit Bumrah, arguably the best fast bowler in the world. Mohammed Siraj has shown time and again that he can win you games on good decks. Kuldeep Yadav is a match-winner, and so is Ravindra Jadeja. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are no less capable, making this a well-rounded attack. Yet, you opt for pitches that spin from day one — rank turners where the ball grips from the very first session. Such surfaces bring the opposition’s spinners into play, as we’ve…

By Boria Majumdar at Eden Gardens New Zealand yet again. That’s how it can best be described. India opted for a wicket that turned from day one and it once again backfired. It was a wicket of India’s choice and things all seemed to be going to plan till Shubman was injured. That cost India a few runs, and the lead was brought down to 30. And in the second innings, India badly missed their captain. Having said that, no excuses. If you can’t score 124 in home conditions, you have to cop the blame. Take a look at India’s…

I understand that teams play to win, and that’s what matters in the end. For example, no one remembers that the pitch in Sydney in January 2025 was an atrocious one. Few recall that the match in Cape Town in January 2024 finished in two days. All one remembers is that Australia won at the SCG to take the series 3-1, and India beat South Africa at Newlands after bowling them out for 55 in the first innings. The SCG wicket did raise a few eyebrows, while the Newlands pitch was rated unsatisfactory. However, that has not deterred teams from…