Boria Majumdar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Virat Kohli stand tall in back-to-back title winning campaigns.

Very few times does it happen that the best team goes on to win the title. It happened this time round with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). They

It was around 2:30 pm in India when Venkatesh Iyer dropped me a WhatsApp message suggesting we could speak. I was getting ready to leave Manchester for Edinburgh and, I must say, was looking forward to the conversation. Venkatesh is one of the most articulate cricketers around and an excellent speaker. In an interview, it helps a lot if the subject has clarity of thought and is willing to go deeper while answering questions. Soon after discussing his injury, we settled down for a deep dive.

Each time the WFI tried to push back, Vinesh emerged stronger.

Fresh off RCB's second consecutive IPL title, Venkatesh Iyer joined Boria Majumdar for an exclusive conversation with RevSportz. He reflected on his pivotal partnership with Virat Kohli during RCB's playoff run, admitting it was the turning point in his campaign. He also spoke about navigating social media criticism and the game plan he and Kohli shared during their crucial partnership. Venkatesh's explosive 32 off 16 balls in the final played a significant role in RCB's title win.

There was no parade. No over-the-top celebrations in Bengaluru either. Every player celebrated within the confines of the hotel, and now all of them are on their way home. Yesterday, I had a brief chat with Krunal Pandya, who was leaving for home at around 2 pm IST. Venkatesh Iyer was doing the same.

State T20 leagues are now a feature of Indian cricket. Where the Bengal Pro T20 League stood apart was that it launched the men's and women's competitions simultaneously, and that has certainly helped cricketers from the state and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.

With the support team in Tan Kim Her and Mathias Boe firmly in place, we can surely expect good things from India’s champion doubles duo.

Boria Majumdar For a while in 2020 we had all questioned the index of making the Indian team. The one and only index should be performance.

As I write this, I have just received an invitation from Gaurav Bahirvani for an evening of cricket conversation with AB de Villiers in Mumbai. The evening will also feature Rajkumar Sharma and will deliberate on the road ahead for Test Twenty. Both ABD and Rajkumar are important names and add considerable heft to the