By Agnijit Sen
‘Agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho, to puri qayanat tumhe usse milane ki saazish mein lag jaati hai,’ said a certain Shah Rukh Khan in his blockbuster film Om Shanti Om. We love Bollywood masala movies, don’t we? We love our cricket too. We love when Shah Rukh takes his shirt off in Dard-E-Disco or Virat Kohli takes his helmet off after scoring his 52nd One-Day International hundred. On that same day, the Under-17 Indian team beat the Under-17 Iran side in a historic first. How many of us know that? India has had a much better record in the Paralympics than the Olympics in recent years. Paralympics? Really? Oh, you mean the Olympics played by the specially abled? Oops, we aren’t interested. Neither are we interested in East Bengal women’s team, who are rewriting history as I write this article. This has to change. This must change. As media professionals, it is our duty and responsibility to turn things around. Empowerment cannot remain confined to inspirational stories and a few Dangals; it has to be translated into journalism.
“Agni, I need you to understand a couple of things. Number one, we will do multi-sports and at all times our focus will be India. Number two, we will preach empowerment through our work. Our work will be gender neutral. Sport doesn’t care for gender bias; it cares for equality, and it is my duty to adhere to this. I will support you in every way I can. But get this clear, you people will go out on the field and do the job. Armchair reporting will not be entertained. I can try and give you wings; you need to take that leap of faith and start flying.” These words from Boria Majumdar, the founder of RevSportz, on my first day still reverberate in my ears when I see my colleagues Trisha Ghosal and Snehasis Mukherjee doing an astounding job with the coverage of the historic Women’s World Cup 2025, or when Debasis Sen and Rahul Giri deliver extensive coverage of the Super Cup in Goa, or when Atreyo Mukhopadhyay captures the iconic moment of D. Gukesh winning the World Chess Championship. Multi-sports and gender-neutral work, the proof of Boria Majumdar’s words is everywhere.
The Border–Gavaskar Trophy coverage in 2024–25 was my Alice in Wonderland moment. The dreams I had when I switched on the television at 5am became reality. Oh, what fun we had at Melbourne and Sydney. From covering practice sessions to sitting in iconic press boxes, to meeting my childhood heroes Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle, to witnessing the electric Boxing Day crowd and Glenn McGrath signing autographs for the Pink Test in Sydney, to watching Cinderella at the Sydney Opera House, life came full circle for me.
To my delight, the same fever continued during the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy tour, India’s tour of England in 2025. Though I wasn’t there, I felt the excitement when my colleague Soumyajit Das Chowdhury (Rohan) was featured in a BBC article for his fandom, or when Trisha asked me for my opinion on Shubman Gill the captain. The series was nothing short of peak cinema, and our coverage reflected that.
If I speak for RevSportz Bangla, can I dare say we have two of the best Indian football reporters in Rahul Giri and Debasis Sen? Be it the Super Cup or the traditional East Bengal–Mohun Bagan rivalry, or Khalid Jamil taking over as the India head coach, or the Indian Super League being in complete doldrums, the coverage from two of the best in the business has added new feathers to RevSportz Bangla’s cap. Many journalists and media houses now look up to our football coverage, as is evident from the numerous comments and messages we receive every day. The addition of Somnath to our team has strengthened us further. And how can I forget the amazing backend team? Our editors Neel, Anushka and Avinaba are always there through thick and thin to support the on-field team. Pampa handles the publishing duties. These are thankless jobs, but these people deserve gratitude every single day. It is always about the team, isn’t it? My official designation reads Head of Content, RevSportz Bangla. In reality, I am just one of the comrades of RevSportz Bangla. This team will always be Boria Majumdar’s team, ably supported by Sharmistha Gooptu.
The seriousness and appreciation for our work is evident from the RevSportz Trailblazers Conclave every year. The biggest sporting icons, stakeholders and corporates come together on a single platform to discuss, exchange, educate and enthral. Hold your breath for another stellar line-up in 2026!
RevSportz turns 4 today. Boria da’s vision, courage, risk-taking ability and passion have propelled it into one of the most sought-after media platforms in India. Boxes have been ticked, dreams unlocked, benchmarks redefined. But the goal is to push, to push ourselves to be honest, dignified, humble, and to try to be better versions of ourselves both on and off the field. And I am certain that if the first three are in place, the last one will follow. As Rancho said in 3 Idiots: “Success ke pichhe mat bhaago. Excellence ka pichha karo. Kamyabi jhaak marke tumhare pichhe aayegi.”
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