Author: Boria Majumdar

Sai Sudharsan has been one of the most consistent performers for Gujarat Titans (GT) over the last few IPL seasons. In this ongoing campaign as well, GT have won two out of three games so far. Later on Sunday, they will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad. Sudharsan has shown consistency this season with scores of 74, 63, and 49. Ahead of Sunday’s clash, he had a freewheeling chat with RevSportz’s Editor-in-Chief, Boria Majumdar, where he opened up on GT skipper Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, coach Ashish Nehra, GT as a franchise, his ultimate dream and lot more. First, when…

Should he or should he not? Dhoni has yet again divided the cricket world down the middle. While we all agree that he is on his last legs, a majority has now started to feel that it is time to call it a day and turn to a mentor. Some, however, and this includes a majority of CSK fans, just want to consume as much of their “Thala” as they possibly can. For them, a win or loss doesn’t matter, seeing Dhoni out there does. For them, he is a deity and you don’t judge god come what may. Stephen…

India were down by two goals, 1-3. And those were the eight minutes of hockey that I have ever witnessed in my sports-watching career which will never leave me. The man who is part of this podcast with me comes to the centre of the field and I am talking about Tokyo [2021], India versus Germany. He puts his hand up and calls all the players. The coach was outside and all the Indian players came in. Obviously, it’s in the middle of a game and he didn’t have more than 30 seconds. And there was something going on there.…

Over the course of the last week, we have heard much about who is the real ‘Sarpanch’ of Indian sport. Sunil Taneja, who first named Harmanpreet Singh as the “sarpanch”, said it nicely in a video. “Why create a controversy over this? Let there be more than one, but it is impossible to take away the sarpanch tag from captain Harmanpreet Singh. His exploits in Paris 2024 justly earned him the tag of sarpanch.” Taneja is right. However much Punjab Kings try and name someone else as the new sarpanch, there will always be a pushback. But that’s where we…

A fan ending up in hospital is the worst outcome possible in a sports event. And that’s what happened last night in Jamshedpur. Also, it isn’t the first time. There are instances when things have crossed the line in the past and yet no correctives have been taken. My colleague, Rahul Giri, who was covering the game, tells me that after the match had ended 2-1 in favour of Jamshedpur, the supporters heaped abuse on MBSG fans. There were constant racism chants, and they were abused as Bengalis. Nothing was done to stop things from escalating. This is what…

Rishabh Pant has had a very ordinary start to the IPL. And it is natural that people will refer to the 27-crore price tag each time he fails. The figure is such that it would send a chill down anyone’s spine. And when a young man has to justify such a fee, it can turn into a kind of pressure that’s too much to bear. However, it is important to note that Pant did not orchestrate the price. His franchise found him worthy enough to pay this amount and he had no hand in it. So, for anyone to say…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won, and quite easily in the end. May I say, the game was won in the first seven overs of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) innings when four wickets fell for 50 runs. And that’s where the question needs to be asked? How many of these wickets did the spinners take? How much turn was there on this wicket? What was all the pitch talk about? Each of the first four wickets were picked up by the KKR pacers. Vaibhav Arora picked up two, while Harshit Rana and Andre Russell took one each. This was much like…

Shah Rukh Khan is an inspiration to many. A fantastic showman, he is one who has seen it all in his career. Written off by many, he has risen to the very top of his profession. He has seen his son getting targeted and emotionally it must have been the toughest phase for him. And yet he did not give up. With Jawan and Pathan, he not only made a comeback of epic proportions but also reclaimed his position as one of India’s biggest icons. In sum, he inspires. By his words and his actions. And that’s what his team…

In three years, Mohammed Siraj had turned himself into India’s go-to bowler. And when we look back, it was only fitting that his teammates handed him the tricolour during the team’s victory march at the Gabba in 2021. He was so much more than a cricketer. He was a young boy who had become a man in the course of the two months in Australia. He was subjected to racist taunts in Australia. Abuse and barracking. It did not matter to him. Siraj is the new India that has learnt to speak out. Always fight when the going is tough.…

Victory in the Champions Trophy, less than a year after clinching the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, put smiles on the faces of millions of Indian cricket fans. What hasn’t is the team’s dismal Test form, with a 3-0 home loss to New Zealand and a 3-1 reverse in Australia seeing Rohit Sharma’s side miss out on a third straight World Test Championship (WTC) final. India’s next red-ball assignment is a five-Test series in England which starts in June, just weeks after the conclusion of the IPL. And though India have won only one series on English soil in…