My journey at RevSportz has been a little different from most others. I joined the organisation in 2022, and over these years I’ve gone from being a backend publisher to a football correspondent, something I still find surreal at times.
Football has always been a constant in my life. Whether it’s Indian football or world football, I’ve followed the game passionately since childhood. I always hoped I would remain connected to sport, on the field or off it, but I never really imagined it would actually happen.
Before joining RevSportz, I was placed in a private bank through my college campus interview, despite pursuing Sports Management. Within just three months, I realised it wasn’t for me. So I quit. A month later, I got a call from my former colleague, Rohan Chowdhury, who mentioned there was a vacancy at RevSportz. At that point, I simply needed a job, so I didn’t think twice and joined.
On my first day, our Editor-in-Chief, Boria Majumdar, told me something I still remember: “Never stop exploring.” That freedom to explore is still the biggest strength of RevSportz.
In the beginning, I joined as a backend publisher, responsible mainly for social media uploads. I wasn’t confident in my writing, and recording a PTC felt scary. But every day while publishing content, I kept observing and learning from senior colleagues, their writing style, their reporting tone, their approach to stories.
Then one day, Boria da asked me: “Why don’t you try football reporting? Why don’t you start covering the sport you love?” That one line changed everything. And that’s how the journey of a football correspondent began.
Learning wasn’t easy. Writing articles, understanding structure, tone and storytelling, everything took time. I still remember how many edits my early articles needed. But the best part? No one ever made me feel bad about it. Editors, reporters, teammates, everyone helped me improve. They corrected me, guided me, and most importantly, believed in me.
Even today, I don’t claim I’ve learnt everything. I’m still hesitant to call myself a “journalist” because that word carries weight. But I try to learn every day from every assignment, every mistake and every opportunity. And RevSportz has given me all of those.
One of the biggest turning points was being sent to Doha to cover the AFC Asian Cup, just six months into football reporting. Only a handful of major Indian media houses sent correspondents there, and RevSportz trusted me with that responsibility. That tour taught me more than any classroom ever could, from reporting structures to international event coverage. I still feel that if I wasn’t sent to Doha, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Recently, I interviewed Canadian footballer Shaan Hundal, an OCI player interested in representing India. The story went viral, trending across platforms, reposted by fans and football circles across the country. Each time I opened my social media feed, the story appeared somewhere.
That response wasn’t just overwhelming, it was a reminder that I’m on the right track. And it reinforced one thing: storytelling in journalism matters.
Many eminent journalists say that a good piece of writing is one people discuss the next day on buses, during work breaks or over chai in a small corner adda. Seeing my story spark that kind of conversation was overwhelming.
As RevSportz completes four years, I want to say this, my growth is a reflection of the platform I got. RevSportz gave me the space to explore, fail, learn and eventually find my voice. For that, I’ll always be grateful.
