{"id":2499,"date":"2023-05-21T16:06:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gautam4you.com\/gautam-v2\/?page_id=2499"},"modified":"2023-07-23T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T17:44:38","slug":"life-in-the-press-box","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gautam4you.com\/gautam-v2\/life-in-the-press-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in The Press Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686126988{padding-top: 120px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.gautam4you.com\/gautam-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GB-Blog-page-banner.jpg?id=1975) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Life in The Press Box&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687275900{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686583568{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1983&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686266821{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>With Sunil Gavaskar and a\u00a0Colleague, Ashis\u00a0Shukla<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13 January: First day at the office; Career begins with \u2018The Telegraph\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>8 March: First article appears on \u2018The Telegraph\u2019 on Management Schools.<\/li>\n<li>June: First article appears in ABP Robibasoriyo on Summer School Cricket.<\/li>\n<li>1 July: Joins ABP as Apprentice Journalist.<\/li>\n<li>December: Covers India v West Indies One day international cricket match from Jamshedpur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686605242{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2504&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1984 &amp; 1985&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686272536{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<ul>\n<li>Landmark Interviews: Gary Sobers, Denis Lillee<\/li>\n<li>Two National Exclusive Cricket Stories \u2013\n<ul>\n<li>Kapil\u2019s impending captaincy loss to Sunny.<\/li>\n<li>Gavaskar\u2019s Declaration Story at the Eden Gardens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>March: Confirmation as an ABP Staffer.<\/li>\n<li>July: First ever overseas tour\u2013 to Sri Lanka for coverage of the test and one day series.<\/li>\n<li>Weekly \u2018Desh\u2019 column begins \u2013 \u2018Khelar Khuchro Khobor\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>First write up in an English magazine \u2013 \u2018Sportsworld\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686625429{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1986&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686277552{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sharjah back-to-back tournament coverage and Super Exclusive Viv Richards Interview.<\/li>\n<li>First ever Imran Khan interview \u2013 little did he know many more were to follow!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687284994{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686583568{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2518&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1987&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687111774{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bicentenary Test coverage.<\/li>\n<li>His first World Cup coverage which is hoisted by India and Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>First write up in the \u2018Sunday\u2019 magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686605242{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2519&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1988 &amp; 1989&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687154213{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<ul>\n<li>Meets Tendulkar. Does the prodigy\u2019s first ever interview in Bengal.<\/li>\n<li>Asia Cup coverage in Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<li>Covers a historical tour to Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>Starts writing for \u2018Cricket Life\u2019 : A London based Cricket magazine edited by Imran Khan.<\/li>\n<li>Covers a historical tour to Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>Starts writing for \u2018Cricket Life\u2019 : A London based Cricket magazine edited by Imran Khan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686625429{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2505&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1990&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687217402{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lord\u2019s Press Box 2010\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Covers his first full length cricket series in England.<\/li>\n<li>Reports on Bengal\u2019s immortal Ranji Trophy triumph.<\/li>\n<li>Does trendsetting Interviews with Bobby Charlton and Amitabh Bachchan.<\/li>\n<li>Covers the US Open and manages to meet Chris Evert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687284994{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686583568{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2522&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1991&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687324680{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<p>Covers Wimbledon with tremendous proficiency and manages to get Jimmy Connors, Stefen Edberg and Peter Graf \u2013 three major interviews in his maiden BigW coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686605242{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2523&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1992&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687365893{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A truly remarkable professional calendar year in which covers his 2nd World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<\/li>\n<li>In the process interviews\n<ul>\n<li>Bradman<\/li>\n<li>Miller<\/li>\n<li>Larwood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>His first book gets published \u2013 Silly point theke.<\/li>\n<li>Sets off a historical tour to South Africa<br \/>\nwith the Indian Cricket Team and makes it all the more memorable by partnering Sunil Gavaskar in a century partnership stand.<\/li>\n<li>Manages the rarest ever interviews with \u2013 Nelson Mandela.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Desh\u2019 column ends after 7 long years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686625429{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2524&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1993&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687521721{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<ul>\n<li>Interviews another Nobel laureate Arthur C Clarke in Colombo.<br \/>\nGets a sensational interview with Viv Richards where Viv confesses that he indeed was the father of Neena Gupta\u2019s child. The article is promptly reproduced by Wisden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687284994{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686583568{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2526&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1994&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687577449{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does a thrilling article for ABP based on his experience inside Dawood Ibrahim\u2019s cabin, at the Sharjah cricket ground.<\/li>\n<li>Wisden reprints his article from \u2018Sportsworld\u2019, for the second time. A rare honour for Indian Cricket Writers.<\/li>\n<li>1 November : Leaves ABP Sports after Eleven long years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686605242{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2527&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1995 &amp; 1996&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687657269{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15 April: Joins Saturday Special \u2018Patrika\u2019 as the Departmental Editor.<\/li>\n<li>Covers his third World Cup. This time from Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>Does a Landmark Imran Khan Interview for \u2018Sunday\u2019 and Pak Parliament takes notice in an agitated manner. \u2018Sunday\u2019 faces ban.<\/li>\n<li>Gets threatened by the Karachi betting syndicate for his expose on match fixing.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in a 13-episode TV Series named \u2018Slog overs\u2019 as the Co-anchor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686625429{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2528&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1997 &amp; 1998&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687693878{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Perth Press Box \u2013 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Embarks on his first trip to West Indies and the only Brian Lara interview of the series duly followed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"two_third last\">\n<p>Two Landmark interviews :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s first ever interview to ABP.<\/li>\n<li>Taslima Nasreen\u2019s interview from unknown Dhaka underground destination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687284994{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686583568{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2530&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2502&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1999 &amp; 2000&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684687803664{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Edbagstone Gallery -2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fourth World Cup Coverage from England.<\/li>\n<li>His Second Tour to Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Starts writing for the high profile magazine \u2018Cricket Talk\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Does Mohd Younis, a future Nobel laureate\u2019s exclusive interview from Dhaka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1684686605242{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2531&#8243; 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