Author: Boria Majumdar

One key takeaway from the BCCI’s central contracts announcement was Rohit Sharma being retained in the A+ category. Despite the fact that the contracts were premised on earlier performances, Rohit, who doesn’t play international T20 anymore, is now expected to lead India on the forthcoming tour of England. Another gruelling five-Test tour, it will challenge India. And Rohit. Against the moving ball, it will be a real Test of skill and patience. And that’s where his last two IPL performances have been heartening. While I am not trying to suggest that we can make any inference based on IPL efforts,…

India is in mourning as we continue to grieve the dastardly attack on tourists in Pahalgam. It has enraged us all, and yet, there is a sense of helplessness all round. As civil society, what role can we play? How can we show solidarity? As journalists, the question we have asked ourselves is how can sport make a difference and strengthen our hands against terror? On Sachin Tendulkar’s 52nd birthday, it is fair that I try and answer this question with a reference to the master. Sachin played the most difficult Test match of his life in December 2008, just…

Close your eyes, and ask yourself what’s one thing you would want to change in 2025? Almost everyone would have the same answer – we need to bring peace to our world. Be it the multiple terror attacks across the world, the war in Ukraine or the conflict in Gaza, we need a better, more sane and peaceful world. After what happened last night in Pahalgam, it is clear that growing intolerance is a disease, and has to be dealt with as such. We at RevSportz aren’t the army to go and fight terror in Kashmir. We are sports journalists.…

It has now been a year since Banned: A social media trial was launched. And, may I say, the response and reaction from all over has been overwhelming. The truth is out there, and most importantly, my readers and viewers know it all. The two questions that I have been asked multiple times in the course of conversations on the book are as follows: How did I or the family survive the trauma and the abuse? And second, what helped me to get through it all, and how can I now help others who go through similar situations? Both these…

A RevSportz Exclusive A year on from his remarkable surprise win at the Candidates, D Gukesh, who subsequently went on to beat China’s Ding Liren in the final of the Chess World Championship, chatted exclusively with Boria Majumdar, RevSportz editor-in-chief. He spoke of staying down to earth while eyeing new heights, the sacrifices his family had made, being an MS Dhoni fan and the road ahead. A world champion’s journey, both front and backstage. Boria: How is it possible to remain grounded and your humble self with so much adulation around in the form of selfies, autograph requests, endorsement offers…

Shubman Gill is no doubt the next pin-up boy of Indian cricket. After Sunil Gavaskar left the scene, it was Sachin Tendulkar who filled that void in more ways than one. By the time Tendulkar made an entire nation emotional, Virat Kohli was ready to take the baton from him. And now, as shades of grey in Kohli’s beard grows exponentially, Shubman is the next in line. Anyone who watched him bat last night would agree he is ready to take on the mantle. Gavaskar was a product of his times. An India still in its youth, trying to rebuild…

Soon after he came back from winning the Candidates on April 22, 2024, D Gukesh started to prepare for the World Championship. He was Candidates champion at the age of 17, the youngest ever to win the tournament. And yet, things hadn’t gone to his head. Even when saying it hadn’t sunk in, he was pragmatic and reasonable. “We are longing for some rest and for things to settle down,” he had said. “Once that happens, I think the realisation will sink in. I haven’t really had time to process things yet.” Today, as we celebrate the first anniversary of…

Limp — that’s how I would describe this performance. From 93 all out to this latest debacle, KKR continues to plummet into a darkness of its own making. From the start of the season, the focus should have been inward. Introspection should have been the watchword — identifying issues and solving them, particularly the batting. Instead, the noise outside dictated the narrative. KKR won the toss on what was described as a dry pitch by the captain. They played an extra spinner in Moeen Ali. Not a single spinner picked up a wicket. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan…

In 2019, and an IPL season he made his own, Andre Russell had said to me, “The fans are the ones we play for. Every single year, they have been with us. Every game, they are there to support us. They want us to win. The Kolkata crowd is just fantastic for us and they always get out the best in us performers.” These are the very same fans who have now started to feel let down by Russell. The Jamaican star hasn’t really found his mojo in 2025 and that explains why KKR aren’t in the top four. In…

It was painful to watch. Football of the very lowest standard, and to then think that these foreigners are being paid top dollar by East Bengal, you feel the fans have every right to feel helpless and upset with this 0-2 defeat against Kerala Blasters. Except the late first-half opportunity, when an open net was missed after PV Vishnu’s shot hit the post, all of East Bengal just walked around the pitch in the second half. No attack, no pressure and no effort. This is not what the fans want to see. You can lose, but at least make an…