There has been a lot of drama and intrigue around what happened to Suresh Raina? Why did he suddenly exit Indian cricket, why did he suddenly exit the IPL. We waited for the dust to settle down to bring you the picture of a cricketer for whom empathy is at the heart of everything he does. Listen to his chat with Rica Roy on The Business Called Cricket


For 15 years Suresh Raina has been shining in blue and then in yellow. When he left the stage there was much talk about his departure. On the Podcast  ‘The Business Called Cricket’ Rica Roy tries to capture the man, his makings and the mind behind nearly 8,000 international & 5368 IPL runs.

There has been a lot of drama and intrigue around what happened to Suresh Raina? Why did he suddenly exit Indian cricket, why did he suddenly exit the IPL. We waited for the dust to settle down to bring you the picture of a cricketer for whom empathy is at the heart of everything he does. Listen to his chat with Rica Roy on The Business Called Cricket
 For 15 years Suresh Raina has been shining in blue and then in yellow. When he left the stage there was much talk about his departure. On the Podcast &nbsp;&lsquo;The Business Called Cricket&rsquo; Rica Roy tries to capture the man, his makings and the mind behind nearly 8,000 international &amp; 5368 IPL runs.

In cricket or life you never want to get beaten. But the game can bite you, and you can get BITTEN. BITTEN by the game OR SMITTEN by its characters, whatever one may choose to call happened to me in my teens. As a kid in a Bengali household I was often the victim of mum’s pathological hatred for the game. ‘Baba porte Bosho’ (get on with your books), she would say, when a generation was being charmed by a man called Sachin Tendulkar, the guile of Shane Warne, Anil Kumble’s grit or Laxman/Dravid’s magnificence... it often felt cruel.... Despite Mum’s million warnings, Cricket did BITE me, but it also taught me to BEAT the odds in life.

As Cricketers try to stay relevant through instagram posts and tweets, how is the cricket economy coping with the virus? A show on how the industry is planning for the game’s future. There is a huge interest in the resumption of this 13 billion dollar economy. A look at the cricket industry through the lenses of the cricketers and the team itself !:

In cricket or life you never want to get beaten. But the game can bite you, and you can get BITTEN. BITTEN by the game OR SMITTEN by its characters, whatever one may choose to call happened to me in my teens. As a kid in a Bengali household I was often the victim of mum&rsquo;s pathological hatred for the game. &lsquo;Baba porte Bosho&rsquo; (get on with your books), she would say, when a generation was being charmed by a man called Sachin Tendulkar, the guile of Shane Warne, Anil Kumble&rsquo;s grit or Laxman/Dravid&rsquo;s magnificence... it often felt cruel.... Despite Mum&rsquo;s million warnings, Cricket did BITE me, but it also taught me to BEAT the odds in life.
As Cricketers try to stay relevant through instagram posts and tweets, how is the cricket economy coping with the virus? A show on how the industry is planning for the game&rsquo;s future. There is a huge interest in the resumption of this 13 billion dollar economy. A look at the cricket industry through the lenses of the cricketers and the team itself !:

The Business Called Cricket

As Indian Cricket resumes through IPL in the middle of the pandemic, NDTV's Deputy Editor Rica Roy speaks to some of her favourite characters in the Game about 'new normal' and how their time in the lockdown was. Her podcast "The Business Called Cricket" shines a light on cricket stars and the ones who make them. It's a 360 view of the cricket business through the eyes of those who matter.  

As Indian Cricket resumes through IPL in the middle of the pandemic, NDTV's Deputy Editor Rica Roy speaks to some of her favourite characters in the Game about 'new normal' and how their time in the lockdown was. Her podcast "The Business Called Cricket" shines a light on cricket stars and the ones who make them. It's a 360 view of the cricket business through the eyes of those who matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;