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  • How Olympics turned into a billion-dollar behemoth & India's pitch

    How Olympics turned into a billion-dollar behemoth & India's pitch
    2025/12/21
    This week, Amit and Mihir are joined by a special guest, Michael Payne. Widely credited as the architect of the modern sports marketing model, Payne offers a ring-side view into some of the biggest Olympic deals and explains how the mega-event was transformed into a commercial colossus. The former marketing director of the International Olympic Committee -- who recently published his third book, _Fast Track and Dark Deals_ -- also explains what India must be wary of as the country mounts and aggressive pitch to host the 2036 Olympics.

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    37 分
  • How Puducherry became a shortcut to Indian cricket’s big leagues

    How Puducherry became a shortcut to Indian cricket’s big leagues
    2025/12/14
    This week on the show, host Mihir Vasavda speaks to The Indian Express’ Lalith Kalidas about his investigation into how Puducherry has become a backdoor into Indian cricket’s elite leagues. They discuss how fake addresses, eligibility papers, and a parallel selection system allow players from other states to bypass residency rules, often in plain sight of cricket’s governing bodies, and how money, access, and lax oversight allow the system to thrive.

    You can read the investigation here.

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    30 分
  • How an Indian athlete landed in Kenyan jail

    How an Indian athlete landed in Kenyan jail
    2025/12/08
    This week, our hosts Amit and Mihir are joined by The Indian Express’ Nihal Koshie to discuss the story of the boy who ran into trouble. Aman Malik, a budding long-distance runner from Haryana got embroiled in a doping scandal in Kenya and is sentenced to three years in jail. We discuss his journey and what it indicates about the drugs menace in sports.

    To read the story, click here: https://indianexpress.com/article/long-reads/budding-long-distance-runner-haryana-doping-scandal-kenya-10392324/

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed Suresh Pawar
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    22 分
  • Game Time: L Balaji on India's Test cricket crisis

    Game Time: L Balaji on India's Test cricket crisis
    2025/11/30
    Former Indian cricket coach international cricketer L. Balaji joins The Indian Express' Mihir Vasavda and Venkata Krishna B to analyse India's 2-0 series loss against South Africa, the concerns in the pace-bowling department and why, despite the defeat, there's no need to panic.

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed Suresh Pawar
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    34 分
  • What happened to Indian stars at Chess World Cup

    What happened to Indian stars at Chess World Cup
    2025/11/23
    At the ongoing FIDE World Cup in Goa, neither world champion Gukesh, nor Pragg and Arjun Erigaisi made it to the semis. This week hosts Mihir Vasavda, Vinayakk Mohanarangan and Amit Kamath discuss the extent to which this is a cause for concern.

    Further listening:
    https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/chess-world-cup-a-question-for-grandmasters-what-after-work-their-reply-take-a-walk-10350335/

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed Suresh Pawar
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    27 分
  • Sidelines to spotlight: Tracing the journey of women's cricket with Ananya Upendran

    Sidelines to spotlight: Tracing the journey of women's cricket with Ananya Upendran
    2025/11/09
    The journey of Indian women's cricket from sidelines to spotlight

    This week, Vinayakk and Mihir are joined by expert guest Ananya Upendran, who played for Hyderabad and India A during her career and is Program Lead at GoSports Foundation for the Equal Hue program. Ananya reflects on the journey of women's cricket over the years and the challenges it overcame before becoming world champions.

    Produced by Ichha Sharma
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    34 分
  • Sacrifices, trials and tribulations behind India's Cricket World Cup triumph

    Sacrifices, trials and tribulations behind India's Cricket World Cup triumph
    2025/11/04
    Hosts Vinayakk Mohanarangan and Mihir Vasavda talk about one of the most famous sporting moments in India's history as the women's cricket team won the World Cup on Sunday. They look back at India's campaign, talk about the incredible journeys of the players who made it happen and what this could do for women's cricket in the country.

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

    Additional links:
    • Her grit, Her game, Her glory: From Harmanpreet Kaur to Shafali Verma, meet India’s 16 pioneering World Cup winners

    • Her story is history: Harmanpreet Kaur & Co on top of the world
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    31 分
  • A chess star’s death lands former world champion in trouble

    A chess star’s death lands former world champion in trouble
    2025/10/26
    This week, host Mihir Vasavda talks to The Indian Express chess experts Amit Kamath and Mayank Chaudhary about the untimely passing away of American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. They talk about how the Russian great Vladimir Kramnik has found himself at the centre of the controversy, and discuss the larger issue of cheating in chess, especially how Kramnik’s unsubstantiated allegations against Naroditsky took a mental toll on him.

    Produced by Shashank Bhargava
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    23 分