Author: Debasis Sen

It was May 1. The Indian team for the T20 World Cup was announced a day earlier. Rinku Singh of Kolkata Knight Riders had not made the cut for the mega event in the USA and West Indies. A visibly low Rinku was spotted entering the Kolkata airport along with team owner Shah Rukh Khan. They were leaving for the match against Mumbai Indians. The superstar was by Rinku’s side, trying to console him and cheer him up. It looked as if an elder brother was lifting the spirits of a younger one. Two days prior to the match against…

Following the loss against Mumbai City FC in the ISL final on Saturday, Mohun Bagan Super Giants have set their eyes now on adding more firepower ahead of the Asian Champions League play off qualifier 2. According to reports, the reigning ISL League Shield winners are in talks with Melbourne City striker Jamie McLaren. The 30-year-old, who has represented the Australian national team has been offered a multi-year contract by the century old club. McLaren’s speculative move to the ISL club is linked with a social media post of him where he wrote that he would be parting ways with…

The stage is set for the final of the ISL 2023-24 season, between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Mumbai City FC at the Yuvabharati Krirangan on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The Mariners will be eyeing a hat-trick of trophy wins this season, having won the Durand Cup and ISL Shield while The Islanders will seek revenge having lost to the same opponents in what was effectively a shield decider. The Green-and-Maroon brigade have a 2-1 record in the previous three meetings between the two sides this season. The last time the two sides (Mohun Bagan Super Giant was known as…

For the Mohun Bagan fans in the city, all roads will lead to the Yuvabharati Krirangan on Saturday as their favourite club will take on Mumbai City FC in the final of ISL 2023-24 season. 84-year-old Shanti Chakraborty and cancer warrior Bapi Majhi will be passionately following each action in the final. For them Mohun Bagan is not just a football club; it’s a symbol of hope, resilience, and the power of unity. Through victories and setbacks, its fans remain united, carrying forward the legacy of a club that is more than just a team—it’s a way of life. Shanti…

Former BCCI selection committee chairman MSK Prasad has lambasted the current selectors for not including Rinku Singh in the 15-member Indian squad for upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. Despite doing exceptionally well for the country in T20Is, Rinku has been kept in the travelling reserves along with Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed. The former boss of the selection committee did back the decision of the Ajit Agarkar led selection panel for reposing faith in Yuzvendra Chahal. In an exclusive interaction with Revsportz, MSK Prasad shared his thoughts on Hardik Pandya’s inclusion in the side, Shivam Dube’s role, whether…

The Indian squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is set to be announced in the first week of May. The BCCI selection panel headed by Ajit Agarkar has a job on hand, particularly in choosing wicketkeeper-batters and openers. Since the last T20 World Cup, India has experimented with 16 players as openers due to player unavailability and injuries. With Rohit Sharma assured of his place as opener, three players are in contention, based on their form in the ongoing IPL and recent T20Is. It includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad. In the recent T20I series against…

Basanti Goswami, widow of the late Chuni Goswami, has a special place in her 62, Jodhpur Park residence for the 1962 Asian Games gold medal her husband won. The legendary footballer, who died four years ago, would have been the happiest person to watch Maidaan, the film made based on the famous win by India’s football team at the Jakarta Asian Games. Mrs Goswami was with his son and daughter-in-law to watch the special screening of the Ajay Devgn starrer. “I enjoyed watching the film because we did not get an opportunity to watch the matches live,” Basanti Goswami said…

Andrey Chernyshov, the Russian coach of Mohammed Sporting, was instrumental in the club winning the I-League and securing a place in the ISL next season. The 56-year-old coach, who plied his trade as a footballer with three of the top Moscow clubs – Dynamo, Spartak and Torpedo – was unceremoniously sacked midway through the last season. Ever since his reappointment by the club’s officials, Chernyshov, who idolises legendary coach Ivica Osim, ensured there would be few hiccups on the road to the top tier. The Black Panthers won the Kolkata League for a third consecutive time, finished runners-up in the…

It was quite an emotional moment for the family of Arun Ghosh, one of the handful still alive from the 1962 Asian Games-winning Indian football team. The 82-year-old Ghosh, who still resides in the narrow lanes of a dusty Shalimar Char Mandir was present for the screening of the Ajay Devgan starrer, Maidaan, at the Avani Mall on Sunday, April 7. The film portrays the legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, who was affectionately known as Rahim Saheb. As you enter the living room of the two-storied building, your eyes are drawn towards a particular picture on the wall. It…

The Shillong Sports Association Stadium in Meghalaya witnessed wild scenes of celebration on Saturday as Mohammedan SC triumphed 2-1 over Shillong Lajong to seize their first-ever I-League championship. The 133-year-old club from Kolkata, the second-oldest in the country, will be joining city-based giants, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, in the top-tier league of the country, the ISL. With an unassailable 52 points from 23 matches, Mohammedan secured the I-League 2023-24 title ahead of their final match against Delhi FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on April 13. Their closest rivals, Sreenidi Deccan, are on 44 points with two games remaining.…