Author: Shamik Chakrabarty

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Sanjay Manjrekar, in his typical style, has opened up a debate — does Rohit Sharma qualify to be among India’s all-time batting greats? According to Manjrekar, he doesn’t, and the former India batter has his logic. “Rohit Sharma does not fit in the all-time Indian batting great list because we are talking about legends like (Sunil) Gavaskar, (Sachin) Tendulkar, (Rahul) Dravid and Virat (Kohli). Rohit does not quite make it there,” Manjrekar said on The Great Indian Cricket Show on Doordarshan. After this, the former India middle-order bat might find himself at the receiving end of trolls/abuse…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Shubman Gill is set to be India’s next ODI captain and will assume the mantle from Rohit Sharma when the time comes, it is learnt. It could be as early as after India’s three-match ODI series in Australia in October, with Rohit’s international future appearing uncertain beyond that tour. Then again, given Rohit’s class and pedigree, jumping the gun could be fraught with risks. But whenever the passing of the baton happens, Gill is next in line and there’s no other contender at this moment in time. RevSportz has repeatedly mentioned Gill as India’s next ODI skipper…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Shreyas Iyer will lead India A in the two multi-day matches against Australia A. Dhruv Jurel will be his deputy. Lucknow will host the games. The first match commences from September 16 and the second from September 23 — an important series which is being looked at as a selection trials for some cricketers ahead of the home Tests against the West Indies in October. Shreyas’ omission from the Asia Cup (T20 format) squad caused public outcry. On the day of the selection, however, RevSportz reported that the middle-order batter would be in consideration for the home…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai A video of Rohit Sharma visiting a Ganpati Puja in Mumbai and going down on his knees to take the blessings of Lord Ganesha expectedly went viral on social media. The fans chanted, “Mumbaicha Raja, Rohit Sharma”. India’s ODI captain looked embarrassed, waved at the fans and asked them not to put him on a pedestal in front of someone who is way more powerful. Sportspersons, the majority of them, are a superstitious lot. Rohit, at this stage of his career, when his international future beyond the ODI series in Australia in October is looking uncertain,…

Pravin Amre For us, we were really fortunate to have a coach like Achrekar Sir (Ramakant Achrekar). He was a guru. The definition of guru is like he destroys the darkness. And I think that is what he did for all of us, his students. We played for the country. People think about him as Sachin’s (Tendulkar) coach. He produced 10-11 Test cricketers – Chandrakant Pandit, Lalchand Rajput, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Sachin, Vinod Kambli, me… The list goes on. He also produced around 40 Ranji. Trophy players. But the beauty of Achrekar Sir was that he was everyone’s…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Chennai Super Kings expect MS Dhoni to play the IPL for at least one more season, it is learnt. This follows N Srinivasan’s return as CSK’s chairman. RevSportz broke the story this morning. The former BCCI and ICC president will once again helm the cricket affairs of the franchise and there’s an expectation within CSK that it will see one more season of Dhoni as a player, given the relationship between the two. All said and done, though, Dhoni has a mind of his own and he is expected to take a call closer to the next…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai The BCCI has invited tenders for Team India’s lead sponsor and the list of don’ts is long. The prohibited brand categories are: “i) Ww Alcohol Products; (ii) Betting or Gambling Services; (iii) Cryptocurrency; (iv) Online Money Gaming or any such activities prohibited under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025; (v) Tobacco; and (vi) one which is likely to offend public morals such as, including but not limited to, pornography.” The “Expression of Interest” for lead sponsorship has been called for in the wake of Dream11’s departure. The fantasy sports platform that had a Rs…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Sanju Samson might lose Rajasthan Royals captaincy irrespective of his future with the franchise, it is learnt. This follows Rahul Dravid’s departure as Royals head coach. The legendary former India captain and coach leaving the franchise was not a case of player power holding sway. It was more of a difference of opinion between him and the Royals management over certain cricketing decisions. As per the press release issued by the franchise, Dravid was offered a different, “broader” role during the post-season review, which he refused. Dravid’s departure, however, doesn’t make the case stronger for Samson, the…

Around 2 pm at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Banglore, journalists covering the ongoing Duleep Trophy were asked to vacate the ground, as the fitness tests of the India players were about to commence at an adjoining arena. This is according to a senior reporter of a national daily covering the tournament. By evening, social media was abuzz with the news of Rohit Sharma, India’s ODI captain, acing the tests. Some even went to the extent of putting up his Yo-Yo Test score — 19.4. As weird as it gets, for as per the BCCI protocol, fitness…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai For Naushad Khan, Sarfaraz’s father, charity began at home. About a month ago, pictures of the cricketer’s stunning body transformation popped up on social media and expectedly made the headlines. More than anything else, dietary discipline helped him shed more than 17 kilos. But in his family, he wasn’t a case in isolation. His father, and coach, led by example. “I have shed 30 kilos,” Naushad said, speaking to RevSportz. “I was 122 kg earlier, now I’m 92. “All of us, Sarfaraz, Musheer and I, have benefited from following a strict dietary schedule.” Safaraz didn’t hire a…