Starting off at a young age, Rishabh Pant was encouraged by his family to pursue his passion for cricket. His mother would travel with him from Roorkee to Delhi every week so that he could train at the reputed Sonnet Academy. And owing to a lack of resources and not having any place else to go, the mother and son would spend the nights at the Moti Bagh Gurudwara. But with trials and tribulations come patience and perseverance. And the testing times forged Rishabh into a brilliantly capable batsman. In time, Rishabh earned a reputation for being a dominant hitter with a knack for scoring big runs. Written by Tipu Sultan, hosted by #thatcricketguy Jatin Sapru, tune into this Sochcast,to know how Rishabh kept setting new records consistently from the domestic circuit to the international level. While his journey was also marked by adversity, particularly living up to the gigantic expectations others had of him, Rishabh never stopped giving his all to the game. And with his dedication he proved upset fans and merciless trolls wrong and had a powerful resurgence and impressive return to form, being named Player of the Series during the recently concluded test series against Sri Lanka.
Jun 23, 2022
19 min
Chess player. Tax collector. YouTube star. Social media sensation. Prankster. Joker. Bowling genius. All these words describe the same person. Yuzvendra Chahal has become one of India’s most popular cricketers thanks to a unique combination of on-field brilliance and off-field mischief. Yet behind the memes and Chahal TV bits lie a sharp brain, one that Yuzi honed through a successful childhood chess career and that’s still on display whenever he traps a batsman through the guile and cunning of his spin bowling.
Discover the story of the boy from the small town of Jind in Haryana who has gone on to become a global superstar in the world of cricket and social media, written by Harish Alagappa, hosted by #thatcricketguy Jatin Sapru, learn about the time when Yuzi had to listen to the noise within him and take a difficult call between continuing his career as an international chess champion or breaking into the already highly-competitive world of Indian cricket. This Sochcast episode will explore how this Noisemaker is changing the way Indian fans look at and interact with their cricketers.
Jun 9, 2022
13 min
The son of a crazed cricket fan, Devdutt Padikkal was pegged to be a cricketer even before he was born. And taking off early, he began by attending a local cricket academy in Hyderabad, but training beside 500 other students Devdutt was not going to get anywhere and so, his parents readjusted their lives to support their son’s cricketing aspirations and relocated to Bangalore. And once there, Devdutt didn’t take too long to shine, amassing runs and raking up records along an illustrious domestic career. Owing to his dominating physicality, Devdutt made short work of deadly pacers and short-pitched bowling attacks and was soon picked up for the IPL by RCB. But that didn’t mean life was set, as he was not even played by the team during his first season. Yet thanks to his hard work and determination, Devdutt carved his own path to getting noticed by selectors and soon became the team’s opener in the subsequent season. Tune into this Sochcast, written by Tipu Sultan, hosted by #thatcricketguy Jatin Sapru, and experience the explosive performance for the RCB by Devdutt Padikkal, which made him a hot favourite leading to a number of franchises engaging in a bidding war over this raw batting talent at this year’s auction.
Jun 2, 2022
15 min
People who don’t know anything about Indian cricket have nevertheless heard the name of Sachin Tendulkar. Back in his heyday, Indian cricket fans would often say that cricket was their religion and Sachin was their God. A few days after the God of Indian cricket retired, a 14-year-old Prithvi Shaw burst onto the national scene with a world-record performance. Instantly, he was dubbed “the next Sachin Tendulkar”. This episode looks at the life and career of a young Indian cricketer who has had to listen to the noise of over a billion people expecting him to match the career of a God. Yet, Prithvi Shaw has only listened to the noise within himself and after a few setbacks is on the way back to the Indian cricket team. Will this young Noisemaker finally be able to shake off the comparison to one of the all-time greats and instead carve his own unique space in the world of cricket?Written by Harish Alagappa, hosted by #thatcricketguy Jatin Sapru, brace yourself for a heart-warming story of hardwork, luck and resilience with the life of Prithvi Shaw.
May 26, 2022
14 min
In India, there is always noise surrounding you. The noise of traffic, of people, of customs and rituals, of old beliefs, the noise of people's doubts, the noise of fear, the noise of those people who tell you the dream is impossible and you shouldn't even try. But the only noise that matters is the noise inside you that tells you not to give up, that you can do it. Listen to the Noise within.
Discover, in the words of Harish Alagappa, hosted by #thatcricketguy Jatin Sapru, how a young man from the blue city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan became the first person from his region to play cricket for India. With help from former pros who saw the noise within him to family members who had to learn that sometimes exams have to take a back seat on the journey to success.
Explore how Ravi Bishnoi's googlies sent him from the sands of Rajasthan to the limelight of the IPL. This Sochcast episode looks at India's latest spin sensation, Ravi Bishnoi and looks at how this Noisemaker from humble beginnings made his mark on the global stage.
May 19, 2022
10 min
It’s never too late to achieve your dreams. They say the best years of a fast bowler’s career are before they turn 25. But what if you are already 21 years old and have rarely even played with a proper cricket ball? The whole world will tell you that you should give up on your dreams and settle for a less than ordinary life.
But Mohammed Siraj didn’t listen to what the world had to say. Instead, he heard the noise within. Today, the boy from the gullies of Hyderabad’s Mehdipatnam is an Indian fast bowling star who has made a name for himself from his bowling in the IPL to combating racism while playing test cricket in Australia.
Listen to this Sochcast episode, written by Harish Alagappa, to discover the story of this Noisemaker and learn how a vegetable vendor friend could have been responsible for changing Mohammed Siraj’s life and helping create a new star on the horizon for Indian fast bowling.
May 12, 2022
10 min
All is possible, if not in life, on the cricket field for sure. India thrives on its passion for Cricket and there is a reason why the sport is equated with the status of religion here. While the sport boasts of legends, there is always history in the making on the field, and off of it too. With Noisemakers Stories:Cricket Edition, we take you through the trials and triumphs faced by the most prolific cricketers from the current mix including Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant, Ravi Bishnoi, Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal however they chose to continue listening to the noise within. Join us, as with each episode, we bring you a fresh perspective on what works and doesn’t, and what has transpired into the choices made by these cricketers. We dive deeper into their lives, their hardships, their failures and their successes. Let’s get to know their legacies a little more with Noisemakers Stories: Cricket Edition, on what is the noise within saying to these cricketers.
May 10, 2022
54 sec