SportEpisode 48·Long-form interview

Amit Vengurlekar on the Mental Game of First-Class Cricket

A first-class cricketer turned coach on what separates the players who make it from the ones who don't - and it's not what you think.

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March 10, 2026

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Amit Vengurlekar

Cricket Coach · Former Player

Former first-class cricketer; now a senior coach in the Indian domestic circuit. Sachin's mentor from his playing days.

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A first-class cricketer turned coach on what separates the players who make it from the ones who don't - and it's not what you think.

Sachin and Amit go deep on the moments that shaped the work - the visible wins, the invisible costs, and the frameworks that survived the experience.

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