Celebrating Anisa Mohammed, the West Indies off-spinner who retired with several records to her name and a rich legacy.
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RCB podcast season 2: Gamechangers
The challenge with returning to the next year of the RCB podcast was to avoid the season 2 slump. Season 1 of “How IPL changed my life” had the high-emotion rags to riches stories. How do we capture the same level of emotion and maintain a newness to conversations with many of the same players?… Continue reading RCB podcast season 2: Gamechangers
WPL auction: The promise of stability
Interview with the BCC about why the WPL auction marks a momentous day for women’s cricket.
Women’s IPL: How WPL will transform sport in India
With its record broadcast deal and team valuations, the women’s IPL will change the business of women’s sport.
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On longing.
Mithali Raj reflections with Jarrod Kimber
Looking back on the career, life and legacy of Mithali Raj, on Jarrod Kimber’s Red Inker podcast.
Mithali Raj retires: End of an era
India cricket legend Mithali Raj announced her retirement from international cricket and it was the end of an era. For me as a journalist too. My writings on women’s cricket began with Mithali. Hers was the first name I knew. My understanding of the game grew along with conversations I had with her, when she… Continue reading Mithali Raj retires: End of an era
RCB podcast tells the stories behind the stars
The great stories on the RCB podcast were thanks to the subjects, and the audio production only does those stories more favours.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold: What does it mean for athletics?
Before Neeraj Chopra won gold for India in the javelin at the Tokyo Olympics, he was an overweight teen with a healthy streak of mischief. His village in north India had few playgrounds and little awareness of any sports other than a traditional form of wrestling and kabaddi. I wrote for Athletics Weekly about what… Continue reading Neeraj Chopra’s gold: What does it mean for athletics?
Ind v NZ: The Shreyas Iyer Test
The constant drone of trumpets in Kanpur attempted to infiltrate the haze of weariness that set in from months of back-to-back cricket.