Author: Boria Majumdar

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…

Lakshya Sen remains an enigma of sorts. Someone who can play the way he did in Australia—especially against Chou Tien Chen in the semi-finals—should have won many more titles on the circuit by now. And yet, Sen lacks the consistency to do so. The Australian Open win should inspire him going into 2026 and surely push him to make a top-10 spot his own. The final, one has to admit, was relatively easy. Yushi Tanaka was no match, and Sen was always in control. Rather, it was the semi-final that tested him. Sen needed to do something special when he…

I reached the venue around 12:05 pm, and the teams had already stepped out to warm up ahead of the 12:30 pm start. A couple of hundred people had turned up after hearing the announcements, and the atmosphere was festive. There were balloons, flags, and food — it felt more like a carnival. The start of the RevSportz Empowerment Cup, the interstate open women’s football tournament, stood out for the passion of the players. As I was being introduced to the two teams, the first thing that struck me was the number of married women in the team from Purulia.…

Shubman Gill has no nerve injury. The injury isn’t serious either. So why the delay? Shubman Gill, the Indian red-ball and white-ball 50-over skipper, has no nerve injury. Let us also say this very clearly, his injury isn’t serious. Then the obvious question is what’s causing him to be out of the team and why this long delay? In normal circumstances, neck spasms are a very common thing. If you sleep on a different pillow for example or undertake a long flight, you might get a stiff neck. Gill too has had similar issues in the past and each time…

When I write the story of RevSportz at 4, I have to write about something I have not done in the past. I have to write about Sharmistha. Each one of us at RevSportz owes it to her. I was negotiating a ban, and all of a sudden, the future was uncertain. We did not know if the sponsors would stay or walk out on us. It was very possible that they would. Paying salaries would be difficult, for twenty-four months is a very long time. I couldn’t go out and ask for support, for I was trending for all…

Guwahati is a good wicket to bat on. The ball didn’t do much, and it was really hard work for the bowlers. That’s where Kuldeep Yadav stood up and made a difference for India, and that’s what we have been harping on for a while. India don’t need wickets that spin from day one. On such decks, a mediocre spinner can appear to be in the same class as Kuldeep, and Kuldeep, in turn, is rendered ineffective. If the wicket is already doing a lot, the bowler’s skill isn’t really needed. That’s why you don’t need such tracks on home…