In this episode of Gupshup With Gill, we have veteran journalist Vijay Lokapally, who talks about the beginning of his career, a few memorable moments of a 40-year long journey, and what he thinks about sports journalism today among many other things of life & sport.
0:38 Career of 40 years and counting
2:20 Venturing into sports journalism
5:08 Turning point of Vijay Lokapal's career
8:06 Covering sports other than cricket
12:12 Player's trust is the most valuable thing for a sports journalist
14:57 Sportsmen under intense scrutiny
17:00 Umpire's strategies
18:43 Golden time for sports journalism in India
22:53 State of Indian stadiums
29:25 Favourite memories
36:44 Sportstar and its posters
40:37 Sportsmen asking "Humara poster kab chapega?"
42:00 On written sports journalism
48:46 Upcoming books of Vijay Lokapally
51:00 Closing thoughts