Author: Boria Majumdar

I had written this morning that I did not want MS Dhoni to bat at Eden Gardens. The reason was simple. He isn’t the same player, and I expected him to be scratchy. He was. But Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were worse. Eight out of the 14 wickets to fall in the match went to spinners. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were 5 down for 60, and KKR still couldn’t finish it off. Dhoni was struggling against spin. He wasn’t comfortable against pace either. But when it mattered, he managed to get under one delivery and put it into the stands.…

It was exactly 19:03 pm when the message came. I was on the verge of finishing the pre-match show and that’s when I happened to glance at my phone. The message was loud and clear. And it was about Rohit Sharma retiring from Test cricket. I instantly broke the story and we posted it from our RevSportz handle. Within minutes, people jumped on us and started abusing. It was natural. It was one of the biggest news breaks and fans were understandably unsure. We knew we were right and just kept telling our viewers that it was indeed the correct…

Tonight, it could well be the last time for MS Dhoni at the Eden Gardens. In fact, if it isn’t, I will be surprised. Rationally speaking, Dhoni should become coach or mentor of the team next year and guide the next generation. For most, it is one last time to see Dhoni in action. Bat for a few balls and hit a few shots. For me, the reality is I don’t want to see him bat at the Eden Gardens. It could well be the cricket tragic in me speaking but I don’t want to see the present Dhoni bat…

The loss of Sandesh Jhingan to an ACL injury played a huge part in India’s miserable AFC Asian Cup 2023 campaign and also in the home losses that cost them a place in the third round of Asian World Cup qualification. After a lengthy lay-off, Jhingan returned to play a big part in FC Goa’s second-place finish in the league phase of the ISL. Now, after lifting the Super Cup with Goa, in what was Manolo Marquez’s last game as the club’s coach, Jhingan’s eyes are trained on resurrecting India’s AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifying campaign. In this exclusive interview…

MS Dhoni isn’t the same player he once was. He isn’t the same finisher either. Had that been the case, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wouldn’t have lost against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Chinnaswamy. Dhoni failed against the leggie Suyash Sharma and that was when the match turned difficult for CSK. With Shivam Dube still in the dugout, Dhoni’s decision to come in ahead of him was surely debateable. And yet, he remains the craze. The Pied Piper and the central act of the drama. Kolkata and the Eden Gardens is no different, and the debate at the RevSportz…

The fielding in this IPL has often been poor. Even the best of fielders have dropped catches, and there have been many misfields all through the tournament. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Rajasthan Royals (RR) match was no different. Rajasthan, for example, missed quite a few and gifted a few important runs to KKR. And that’s what brings me to Rinku Singh. Follow Revsportz for sports related latest contents It was the last over of the game, and the match was in the balance. Jofra Archer was on strike to Vaibhav Arora. The ball was pitched a little wide…

It seemed that the game was done. At 70-5, Rajasthan Royals (RR) were down and out. Varun Chakravarthy was bowling beautifully, and none of the RR batters had a clue. Yashasvi Jaiswal, after a 58-run partnership with Riyan Parag, had been dismissed, and Eden Gardens had found its voice. For the next few overs, it was all quiet and most in the stands had started to prepare for a Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) win. Andre Russell, after a miserable season, had played a match-winning effort – that was the feeling. That was when Parag decided to cut loose. Six sixes…

It was finally Russell mania at Eden Gardens. 2 out of 8 balls and the murmurs could be felt in the stands. Russell was fighting for his career and his reputation. Next 14 balls resulted in 49 runs and he had a fifty of 22 balls steering KKR to a competitive total in a do or die clash at Eden Gardens. It was clean hitting of a kind always identified with the burly Jamaican. He was desperately trying to get under the ball and the moment the RR bowlers erred in line, he cashed in. To start with Theekshana was…

East Bengal coach Oscar Bruzon has asked the club management and the company, Emami, to completely revamp the set up, which includes a completely new set of foreigners, sources have confirmed. Bruzon was livid at the insipid performance in Bhubaneshwar during the Super Cup and has now cracked the whip. A source close to the developments confirmed the fact stating that the management and the Emami officials are in sync with Bruzon, which means that Crespo, Diamantakos and the rest are all going to be released by East Bengal FC. Since the CM of West Bengal urged the club officials…

Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, Yash Dayal. Broad, after being hit for six sixes by Yuvraj Singh in the T-20 world cup in 2007, came back to become one of England’s best fast bowlers of all time. Ben Stokes went a step better. Hardened by the Carlos Brathwaite encounter, he helped England win multiple world cups and is considered one of the greatest all-rounders of his time. Yes, Yash Dayal is still a youngster. Has little pedigree compared to his other more illustrious counterparts. He is no Broad. But what he has been able to do is absorb the setback and…