Author: Rohan Chowdhury

Rohan Chowdhury in Leeds The aroma of Pimm’s and beer lingered through the corridors of Headingley Stadium as we stepped out for the lunch show. It’s a packed house here in Leeds as India approaches tea in the first Test of the series against England. The crowd is soaking in the Friday afternoon, with the sun playing along pleasantly — unlike yesterday, which was scorching. The weather has been delightful since morning, with a gentle breeze throughout — ideal conditions for a good day of Test cricket. Leeds has turned out in numbers, and the ground with a capacity of…

Rohan Chowdhury in Leeds It was a sunny and pleasantly warm Wednesday morning in Leeds, as the Indian team kicked off an intense practice session at Headingley Stadium, where the first Test against England is set to begin on Friday, June 20. While several key takeaways emerged from the session, this report focuses on a player and a few notable moments that stood out. Karun Nair, whose return to the Test side has been a topic of conversation since the selections, drew considerable attention. The batter from Karnataka recently made headlines during the unofficial India A vs England Lions series,…

Rohan Chowdhury in Leeds It surely seems clear why England is a football country! This is a personal note — a diary entry, to be precise — on my first day in England. Perhaps like every other Bengali, since childhood, England has always been a bucket-list destination — maybe something embedded in our roots, owing to the history of Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta) being the capital of British India for so long. Perhaps also because of football. That’s one sport every Bengali cherishes. Since childhood, the side of English football that felt most intriguing was their football culture. It seems to…

Exclusive quotes from Samaresh Jung By Rohan Chowdhury The year 2025 in world sports has been nothing short of spectacular for fans to celebrate. From Tottenham Hotspur ending a 17-year trophy drought to Crystal Palace lifting their first-ever title—just like Harry Kane finally breaking his own silverware curse—world football had its moments to cheer. In cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) brought long-awaited joy as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Virat Kohli finally had their crowning moment after 18 years. On the international stage, South Africa are on the verge of winning their second senior ICC trophy—the World Test Championship…

Ace Indian shooter Suruchi Singh Inder continued her momentum from the South American leg of the ISSF World Cup. In an exciting final, the 19-year-old won the 10m Air Pistol gold medal at the ISSF Munich World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) with a score of 241.9. It was India’s first medal of the campaign. It was a close contest with Camille Jedrzejewski of France, who finished second just 0.2 points behind, at 241.7. Throughout the final, Suruchi and Camille jostled for the top spot. In the penultimate round of the competition stage, the French athlete led with 222.4, while Suruchi trailed closely…

RevSportz Exclusive In a first-of-its-kind initiative, India’s mixed disability cricket team is set to tour England for a seven-match T20I series, including a fixture at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground – the Vitality Mixed Disability IT20 Series. Leading this historic side is Rohit Jhalani, former Rajasthan Ranji captain and head coach of the mixed disability team. Jhalani has been involved with disability cricket since 2017 and took over as head coach of the physical disability team two years ago. What makes this tour unique is that for the first time, three categories of disability — physical disability, hearing impairment (deaf…

India is set to play England in a pioneering seven-match T20 series in the mixed-disability category. The Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) on May 29 announced the 16-member squad for the Vitality Mixed Disability Series. It will be the first of its kind and feature players in three categories of disability — Physical Disability (PD), Hearing Impaired (HI) and Intellectual Disability (ID). The team will start their last preparatory camp in Jaipur on Sunday (June 8), before it flies off to England on June 15. The camp will take place at Jaipuria Cricket Academy and feature all the…

The FIH Men’s Pro League 2024-25 European Leg is set to take place from June 7 to 22, 2025 in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium. India will begin their campaign with back-to-back matches against the Netherlands on the June 7 and 9, followed by a double-header against Argentina on June 11 and 12 — all four fixtures to be held at the iconic Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. The team will then travel to Antwerp for the second leg, where they will face Australia on June 14 and 15, before concluding their campaign with two high-stakes encounters against hosts…

In a setback for Indian para-athletics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the medal events and athlete quotas for the LA28 Paralympic Games. The programme will feature 23 sports and 560 medal events. However, two key events have been omitted from the para-athletics schedule — the Men’s Javelin Throw F41, which includes Indian thrower Navdeep Singh, the Paris 2024 gold medallist, and the Men’s Discus Throw F56, an event in which Yogesh Kathuniya won a silver medal both at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympics. Reacting to the development, Kathuniya exclusively said to RevSportz: “It’s very disappointing. I…

The Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) has announced the Indian Men’s Mixed Disability Squad for a historic 7-match T20 International series, the Vitality IT20 Mixed Disability Series against England, scheduled for June and July 2025. The matches will be played at some of England’s most iconic cricket grounds. This tour marks the international debut of India’s unified pan-disability cricket team, which includes players from physical, hearing, and intellectual disability categories. Organized in partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the series represents a major step toward enhancing global visibility and inclusivity in sport. In a progressive…