EP-6 Kapil Dev

When the pandemic shut the world down and forced people to stay indoors, sporting activities came to a grinding halt, there was one country in the world where cricketers and employees of the board gave themselves to the nation’s cause and because of corona warriors. Bhutan cricket also got an ICC award for Cricket for Good. Listen to their story in the next episode of Business called cricket- how they used the power of the game to help and healSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a conscious effort, cricket is doing away with its boy’s club image, and becoming an inclusive sport. The ICC is creating opportunities for women who love the sport to play an active role in running of the game in their countries and worldwide. In the next episode of Business Called Cricket , Rica Roy speaks to the Chief Mentor of ICC’s all new initiative 100%cricket Future Leader’s Programme to understand where the future of women in cricket lie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Sthalekar was the leading all rounder in the world when the ICC rankings for women were introduced. She was the first woman to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIS. Today she plies her trade in the commentary box, her voice making an impact. Listen to the former Australian Women’s Captain on the Business Called Cricket  Lisa Sthalekar was overcome by emotions when last year, in front of a record crowd at the MCG, Australia won the ICC World T20s. She wasn’t just a commentator on that day but a mentor for some of the super girls in the Aussie team. Lisa is open to doing a similar job for Team India too. On the next episode of the Business Called Cricket, Sthalekar speaks about the evolution of Australian and Indian women’s team and the life for them after cricket. She will also be head in the com-box during the IPL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Business Called Cricket this week, former Indian Cricket Captain Kapil Dev talks about his passion for golf. He has been inducted into PGTI’s board to give the game a shot in the arm.  Kapil Dev will now be involved in channelizing funds to support it at the grassroots, because golf no longer is a rich person’s sport. There are over 200 scratch golfers in the country today, yearning for support to leap to the next level.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered what it takes for live cricket to come to your drawing room on your television sets? On the next episode of The Business Called Cricket, Sanjog Gupta, The Head of Sports, Star India breaks down all the complication functions and gives us insight into a fascinating world of Cricket Broadcasting  Ravi Ashwin’s 400 Test wickets or Axar Patel’s 27 wickets in the series have been stories that fans have feasted on during the recently concluded India vs England series. Broadcasters amplify stories like these and connect with the fans, a new dimension to Cricket Broadcasting. In the next episode of the Business Called Cricket, Sanjog Gupta, The Head of Sports at Star India tells us how his job is to provide context to content (the cricket matches) to make viewership grow with each series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cricket is the most marketable sport in India and so are the cricketers. In this universe where values of sportsmen are defined by auction prices some like Mustafa Ghose, the CEO of JSW Sport goes beyond it to find the diamond to invest in. His latest pick is Rishabh Pant. This week hear Mustafa Ghouse on the Business Called Cricket  Former Indian Davis Cup Star and now an ace Sports marketeer, Mustafa Ghouse is on the Business Called Cricket this week. He tells Rica Roy on why he was drawn to the gen-next hero Rishabh Pant even before his Brisbane heroics and how he plans to mould Pant’s off field persona. Mustafa is not just getting him money but mentorship as wellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Test Cricket has taken over our senses, it is also that time of the season when the shortest format of the game, T10, returns. This season Abu Dhabi will heat up with some super stars descending next week. On the Business Called Cricket we catch up with rockstar cricketer Dwayne Bravo who is all ready to captain the Delhi Bulls in a format many say will be best suited for the Olympic Games. His songs are big hits as his slower balls. Dwyane Bravo the former West Indian captain, who gave up playing Tests and ODIs for his country, is now a free-lance cricketer plying his trade in 8 leagues across the globe. Hugely popular in India for his rockstar persona, Bravo joins us on the Business Called Cricket to talk about the life for a free-lance cricketer. On the podcast he exclusively previews his new composition ‘the legend’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our Thunder Down Under series as India Tours Australia. The tourists have won the T20 and lost the ODI series. Now comes the turn to defend the Border Gavaskar Trophy. We, at RedFM are bringing you the voices that will make the series come alive. Join Jason Gillespie, the former Australian fast bowler on our podcast ‘The Business called cricket’ to know who will be the x-factor for India this winter Down Under.   Fast bowlers they say hunt in pairs. Even though India will not have its best batsman, Virat Kohli beyond Adelaide, there is a pair who’s ready to run through the opposition. On our podcast The Business Called Cricket this week Rica Roy speaks to Jason Gillespie, the former Australian quick who makes some bold predictions about the series and the Indian bowling arsenal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Team India’s first International assignment since Covid. As Thunder begins Down Under, we on RedPodcast’s ‘The Business Called Cricket’ will get you the best voices. The series begins with the legendary Allan Border, who the Border-Gavaskar series is named after. Rica Roy speaks to the former Australian Captain and Commentator exclusively on this chat. For the first time in 13 years he is being heard on an Indian radio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ravi Shastri may have worn many hats but the epithet of Champion of Champions sits just on one man in Indian Cricket. From a star cricketer to a star commentator to a successful coach, he has truly defined how to be an all-rounder. In this episode of the Business Called Cricket Rica Roy brings an exclusive chat with the Head Coach of Team India on how he used the lockdown productively and plans for India’s campaign in Australia this winterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.