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Featuring in this episode are: Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter Will India's men's cricket team start off the New Year in style by retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy? Or will the coming week see additions to the list of international cricket retirements in Australia? Whose farewell match can Sydney be? Wat...

Featuring in this episode are: Gaurav Joshi (Sports Broadcaster) https://x.com/Gampa_cricket Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter Rishabh Pant's stupidity? Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's woeful form? Rohit's captaincy? Or Pat Cummins' brilliance? Let's dissect India's disappointing loss in Melbourne that gave Au...

Featuring in this episode are: Gaurav Joshi (Sports Broadcaster) https://x.com/Gampa_cricket Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter Rishabh Pant's stupidity? Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's woeful form? Rohit's captaincy? Or Pat Cummins' brilliance? Let's dissect India's disappointing loss in Melbourne that gave Au...

Featuring in this episode are: Gaurav Joshi (Sports Broadcaster) https://x.com/Gampa_cricket Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter The Indian cricket team has succeeded in keeping the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series alive heading into the Boxing Day Test. Can Rohit Sharma and Co. sign the year off on a high? Let's...

Featuring in this episode are: Ajit Chouhan (U Mumba Kabaddi Player)  Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 वडिल ट्रक ड्रायव्हर म्हणून देशभर प्रवास करत असताना चौहान कुटुंबीय अजित ४-५ वर्षांचा असताना वाराणसीमधून पुण्यामध्ये येऊन स्थिरावले. ट्रक चालवून पाय दुखायला लागल्यामुळे डांगे चौकामध्ये भाजी विकायचा व्यवसाय चालू केला. अर्थात त्यामध्ये अजितची आई, अजित सगळचे सहभागी झाले. कबड्ड...

Featuring in this episode are: Gaurav Joshi (Sports Broadcaster) https://x.com/Gampa_cricket Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter R Ashwin sprung a surprise by announcing his retirement from international cricket midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Let's take a look at Ashwin's awesome career and also dis...

Featuring in this episode is: Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter Everyone - cricket fan or not - has an opinion about Vinod Kambli. Some feel sad, a few want to help him out while many are annoyed with the manner in which Kamble "wasting his talent". Let's take a look at Kambli, the cricketer विनोद कांबळीची अवस्था पाहून काहींना हळहळ, काहींना करुणा वाटत आहे, तर काही ज...

Feautring in this episode are: Lokesh Natoo (Chess Expert, joins from Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/chesswithlokesh Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Gukesh D created history by stunning China's Ding Liren and becoming the youngest Chess World Champion. Having joined Viswanathan Anand in the elite club of India's world chess champions, Gukesh's success sounds a shift...

Gaurav Joshi (Sports Broadcaster) https://x.com/Gampa_cricket Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter The meek surrender in Adelaide has nullified the heroics in Perth. Does Rohit Sharma and Co. have enough in its tanks to recover from the sorry loss in the Pink Ball Test and help India repeat Brisbane 2021?  ॲडलेड...

Featuring in this episode are: Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter The high of Perth was lost in no time as India staged a meek surrender - folding up in a little over two days - in the Day-Night Test in Adelaide. With the series tied up, let's try and understand what led to India's sorry loss and Australia's r...

Featuring in this episode are: Shishir Hattangadi (Former Mumbai Cricket Captain) https://x.com/shishhattangadi Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter Since he was born in Kolkata, his first nickname on the Mumbai maidans was Rosogulla. By the time he became a seasoned pro for Mumbai in the 1980s, the moniker had changed to Tangdi. Not only did he turn down the easier wa...

Featuring in this episode are: Gaurav Joshi (Sports Broadcaster) https://x.com/Gampa_cricket Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter After creating history in Perth, India are motivated to shed the 36 all out tag in Adelaide in style. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill's availability will definitely help them but the du...

Featuring in this episode are: Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter The Indian Premier League's Mega Auction 2025 is over. With all 10 franchisees having done their best to ensemble their cast for IPL 2025, we are still debating who has the most balanced unit and which overseas players' make-up looks the most th...

Minutes before boarding a flight to a Mumbai from Jeddah, Aditya Joshi and The Hindu's sports journalist decipher talking points about the Indian Premier League Mega Player Auction 2025

The Indian Premier League's Mega Player Auction will witness the return of the Right to Match option, albeit in a new avatar. Let's take a look at the teams - more importantly, the players - that could benefit due to the reintroduction of the RTM card 'राईट टू मॅच' - शेवटच्या बोलीला तोडीस तोड बोली लावण्याचा प्रकार - नव्या स्वरूपात IPL लिलावात पुन्हा एकदा दिसणार आहे. या नियमाचा कोणत्या संघांना - आण...

There may be 574 cricketers in the final list for the Indian Premier League's 2025 Player Auction but we are going to focus on 49 of them who belong to the Maharashtrian soil. 46 cricketers from the three domestic teams in Maharashtra will be joined by three Maharashtrian cricketers who are playing for other teams. While you can guess the 'favourites' from these 49 who will go under the hammer in...

Pakistan? Do they even play each other? Australia vs South Africa? Not anymore! Guess what? Is it India vs Australia? Of course! Most conversations among ardent cricket fans over the fiercest cricket rivalry in modern Test cricket will be very similar. Sports Katta's special triangle tracks how the Border Gavaskar Trophy has evolved into the most sought-after Test cricket series in the world over...

He was born in Kolkata, made his name in Mumbai and now lives in Ahmedabad. Despite being hooked to cricket, the game was converted into a passion only after he moved to Bombay. Shishit Hattangadi earned multiple accolades during his decade-long career in First Class cricket and a long stint off it. Having been Ravi Shastri's close friend, Sunil Gavaskar's opening partner and Sachin Tendulkar, Hat...

Ever since he emerged as the fastest pacer in the 2022 U-19 World Cup, Rajvardhan Hangargekar has been labelled as Osmanabad Express. Born in Tuljapur and raised in Osmanabad (now Dharashiv), Hangargekar moved to Pune in quest of making it big on a cricket field. Having gained experience playing alongside the likes of legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the last three years for C...

Ever since he emerged as the fastest pacer in the 2022 U-19 World Cup, Rajvardhan Hangargekar has been labelled as Osmanabad Express. Born in Tuljapur and raised in Osmanabad (now Dharashiv), Hangargekar moved to Pune in quest of making it big on a cricket field. Having gained experience playing alongside the likes of legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the last three years for C...

With the October 31 deadline for IPL Player Retention fast approaching, it’s time to take stock of whether Mumbai Indians can retain all its stars and the big names that could be released. Amol Karhadkar, The Hindu’s sports journalist, joins Team Sports Katta’s Aditya Joshi and reveals a new rule that could be the game-changer. Watch our retention picks in Weekly Katta and list your preferred rete...

Son of a tennis-ball cricket stalwart, he switch to a school in Dadar and started commuting from Vikhroli to further his and his family's cricket ambitions. Since then, from a promising allrounder, he has evolved into a quintessential Khadoos Mumbai cricketer. Player of the Tournament in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy triumphant season, he has also been the player of the match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy fi...

T२० वर्ल्ड कपमधून महिलांची पहिल्याच फेरीत घरवापसी. रणजी ट्रॉफीमध्ये मुंबईवर पराभवाची नामुष्की. न्यूझीलंडविरुद्ध कसोटी मालिकेत सर्फराझला मिळणार का संधी? आणि हर्षित राणाला T२० मालिकेत आलेल्या तापामुळे KKR ची होणार का IPL रिटेंशनच्या वेळेस चांदी? पाहूया आदित्य जोशी व 'द हिंदू' चे क्रीडा पत्रकार अमोल कऱ्हाडकर यांचा 'वीकली कट्टा' India's early exit from the Women's T20 World Cup. Mumbai's shocking defe...

He hails from Devthana, a remote village in Washim district. Having earned a reputation as Banjara Express, thanks to his exploits in and around his district, Akash Chavhan has been signed by Bengal Warriors for Pro Kabaddi League's 2024-25 season. Let's track Akash's memorable journey and his desire to succeed despite various hurdles en route तो मूळचा वाशिम जिल्ह्यातील देवठाणा या दुर्गम गावचा आहे...

Who gains from the retention rules ahead of the Indian Premier League's mega auction? How can Mahendra Singh Dhoni be treated as an uncapped cricketer? Why is the IPL harsh on overseas cricketers? And is it fair to introduce match fees in IPL? Let's discuss all of it with Sports Katta's Aditya Joshi and Amol Karhadkar, The Hindu's Deputy Editor.इंडियन प्रीमियर लीगच्या मेगा-लिलावापूर्वी जाहिर झालेल...