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.

Noisemaker Story 4: Devdutt Padikkal

Ask any Indian, what does India run on? And almost unanimously, the response will be CRICKET. With all the noise surrounding us, the most loved noise remains the cheering crowd in stadiums or people at homes glued to their television sets admiring &amp; cheering the teams they love, but these are not ordinary teams or ordinary individuals. These are the cricketers who run pillar to post to keep the legacy of Indian Cricket intact. These are the cricketers who raise the adrenaline with their performance and drive the nation to love them for their relentless pursuit of excellence in the game. Cutting away from the noise on the outside, these are the sportsmen who make you believe no dream is impossible and how the only noise that matters is the noise on the inside guiding you towards achieving all that you desire and dream of. From the villages of the country to the most developed cities, the Indian Cricketers are proof of what hard-work and hours of practice can help you achieve. With Noisemakers Stories Cricket Edition, we showcase the lives of some of the most admired cricketers. They laugh in the face of your reputation, ignore conventional wisdom and always walk out ready to fight and put their stamp on the world. The ones who raised the bar, the ones who pushed the envelope, the ones who did give into any tribulations, the ones who survived it all and thrive today but continue being humble and human, with their game and themselves.