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Express Sports is your one-stop shop for everything that is significant in sports. Tune in for freewheeling interviews of athletes and sharp analyses by our experienced sports reporters.
Express SportsExpress Sports is your one-stop shop for everything that is significant in sports. Tune in for freewheeling interviews of athletes and sharp analyses by our experienced sports reporters.
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September 19, 2020
Game Time: Why this IPL season is going to take a toll on the playersSubscriber Only
Why this IPL season comes with additional pressures for the player, and whether the organizers will manage to pull this off without anyone getting infected.
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92
September 12, 2020
Game Time: How PUBG ban hits India’s emerging esports communitySubscriber Only
The impact of the PUBG ban on India’s esports community and what it takes to make it big in the field.
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91
September 5, 2020
Game Time: Everything that is wrong with the National Sports AwardsSubscriber Only
Why a ridiculously long list of awardees is a problem, how it devalues the entire point of awards, and the shortcomings of the National Sports Awards selection committee.
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90
August 29, 2020
Game Time: Is it the worst idea to have the US Open right now?Subscriber Only
In this episode, Gaurav and Mihir discuss whether it is too risky to have the US Open this soon and what precautions can be taken so that it doesn’t turn into Djokovic’s Adria Tournament.
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89
August 22, 2020
Game Time: A look back at the extraordinary career of MS DhoniSubscriber Only
Indian Express’ National Sports Editor, Sandeep Dwivedi joins Gaurav to take a look back at MS Dhoni’s 16-year-long storied career.
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88
August 15, 2020
Game Time: Should India hold off on starting training camps?Subscriber Only
Whether or not India should hold off on starting training camps, how contracting the virus can affect the athlete’s performances, and how quarantining itself can cost them.
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87
August 8, 2020
Game Time: Vivo pulls out of IPL and how the China boycott hurts India’s sports industrySubscriber Only
VIVO pulls out of IPL, Chinese boycott hurts Indian sports industry and the Women’s T20 controversy.
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86
August 1, 2020
Game Time: Was IPL too big to get cancelled?Subscriber Only
Why the BCCI could not afford to postpone the IPL, why UAE has been picked as the destination and what its logistics would look like.
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85
July 25, 2020
Game Time: What Tokyo 2020 Olympics would have meant for IndiaSubscriber Only
In this episode, Mihir and Gaurav discuss what the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has meant for Indian athletes and what India’s chances would have been this time.
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84
July 18, 2020
Game Time: Test cricket’s back but does it really need a live audience?Subscriber Only
Gaurav and Mihir talk about the return of test cricket, the conditions under which the match took place and whether a live audience ends up helping or hurting the player's performance and the viewing experience.
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83
July 11, 2020
Game Time: What made Lin Dan one of the greatest Badminton players of all timeSubscriber Only
Gaurav and Mihir are joined by Shivani Naik to talk about Lin Dan's career, his rivalry with Chong Wei, and what made him one of the best Badminton players in the world.
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82
July 4, 2020
Game Time: The death of a cricket magazine and chasing the ghost of a fallen idolSubscriber Only
In this episode, Daksh Panwar, the co-founder of this podcast, joins Gaurav to talk about why Cricket Samrat was like ‘ESPNCricinfo, Sports Illustrated and Star Sports in one package’ and how it made cricket accessible...
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81
June 27, 2020
Game Time: Novak Djokovic’s train wreck of a tennis tournament and bizarre beliefsSubscriber Only
How the Adria tour became a COVID-19 hotspot and why Novak Djokovic’s bizarre beliefs seem to have now proved dangerous.
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80
June 20, 2020
Game Time: Will virtual reality help sports survive post-pandemic?Subscriber Only
In this episode, Gaurav and Mihir talk about how sports broadcasters are trying to re-invent themselves with the help of virtual reality and whether it will help recover their mounting losses post-pandemic.
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79
June 13, 2020
Game Time: An ex-Chicago Bull on whether athletes should speak up on issues like BLMSubscriber Only
Gaurav and Mihir talk how athletes have spoken out about social issues in the past and the problems that have arisen when they have done so. Gaurav also speaks to the former Chicago Bulls star,...
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78
June 6, 2020
Game Time: What made Balbir Singh Sr an Indian Hockey icon, with Aslam Sher KhanSubscriber Only
In this episode, Gaurav and Mihir talk about what made him India’s most-decorated athlete. Mihir also talks to former Hockey Olympian Aslam Sher Khan about his relationship with Singh, how he was as a manager,...
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77
May 29, 2020
Game Time: When will cricket restart?Subscriber Only
n this episode of Game Time, Gaurav and Mihir talk about when will cricket restart, what different countries are planning, and the losses that organisations like BCCI are likely to face.
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76
May 23, 2020
Game Time: What’s sports without a live audience?Subscriber Only
In this episode, Gaurav and Mihir discuss what the absence of a live audience means for sports - for both the players and the fans.
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75
May 16, 2020
Game Time: Remembering football legends PK Banerjee and Chuni Goswami, with Novy KapadiaSubscriber Only
In this episode, Mihir Vasada talks to football historian and author Novy Kapadia about these two giants and how they came to define Indian football.
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74
May 9, 2020
Old Scores: The epic 1996 bout when Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield finally foughtSubscriber Only
In this episode, Gaurav and Mihir look back at what was, at the time, perhaps the most hyped boxing match – the 1996 bout when Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield fought for the first time....
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73
May 2, 2020
Game Time: How COVID-19 is bleeding the world of sports drySubscriber Only
Mihir Vasavda and Nihal Koshie look at the economic fallout of the pandemic on the sports world and how it is bleeding it dry.
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72
April 25, 2020
Game Time: How the sports world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemicSubscriber Only
Updates from the sporting world - from Kapil Dev's new look and Novak Djokovic resisting the idea of a coronavirus vaccine to IPL's future plans and what this pandemic will do to smaller sports leagues.
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71
April 18, 2020
Old Scores: Madrid v/s Barcelona and the best that any sport has seenSubscriber Only
A look back at four El Clásico matches and what made them one of the craziest phases in sporting history.
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70
April 11, 2020
Old Scores: One of the biggest upsets in Tennis historySubscriber Only
In this episode of Old Scores, Mihir and Gaurav revisit the 2009 French Open match, when Robin Söderling defeated Nadal, causing one of the biggest upsets in Tennis history.
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69
April 4, 2020
Old Scores: The IND vs PAK 2007 ICC World T20 FinalSubscriber Only
We kick off a limited series called Old Scores for all you sports fans, in which we at the Express Sports team will revisit some of the greatest moments in the history of sports.