Follow

Share your email for exclusive updates

Rating

Rate and Review?

Your feedback will help us improve podcast experience.

Done Skip

Thank You!

Your valuable feedback is very important to make our content better.

Kicks for Free

Kicks for Free

Hindustan Times - HT Smartcast



This is a podcast where Dhiman Sarkar and Vivek Krishnan of the Hindustan Times sports desk talk about the beautiful game. From transfers to tournaments, their discussions will cover what matters in football, in India and abroad. So, join them every week on Kicks For Free, if football is a matter of life and death -- or more -- for you. This is a Hindustan Times production brought to you by HT Smartcast. 

Kicks for Free
Kicks for Free
00:00 / 00:00

Available Episodes

34:07
Jeje Unplugged
EPISODE 76
16 Mar 2023

Vivek and Dhiman in conversation with former India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua talking about the highs of his career, the agony of ending his playing career at 32 and what it takes to ... Read more

16 Mar34 MINS
29:01
Santosh Trophy's Riyadh rendezvous
EPISODE 75
09 Mar 2023

Vivek and Dhiman speak to Hindustan Times' colleague Shantanu Srivastava on what was good and what could have been better in the men's national championship in Saudi Arabia Read more

09 Mar29 MINS
28:12
Ahead of the Kolkata derby, Bhaichung Bhutia unplugged
EPISODE 74
23 Feb 2023

Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia played and starred in many Kolkata derbies during his career. He talks to us about his experience and also how things are at the All India Foo ... Read more

23 Feb28 MINS
18:07
Remembering Tulsidas Balaram
EPISODE 73
17 Feb 2023

In this special issue, Dhiman Sarkar talks to football writer Jaydeep Basu about the legendary forward who was such an important part of the 1962 Asian Games gold medal winning tea ... Read more

17 Feb18 MINS
21:57
The worst of times for Manchester City?
EPISODE 72
09 Feb 2023

The Premier League has charged Manchester City for alleged breaches of financial rules. Hosts Dhiman Sarkar and Vivek Krishnan discuss their plight and also look ahead to the Champ ... Read more

09 Feb22 MINS
19:42
From Gakpo to Gallego, the movers and shakers of January
EPISODE 71
02 Feb 2023

A look at the major ins and outs from Europe and elsewhere in the January transfer window. Read more

02 Feb20 MINS
21:04
Can Arsenal go all the way in the Premier League?
EPISODE 70
27 Jan 2023

We discuss Arsenal's victory over Manchester United and whether they can go all the way. Also up for discussion is the prospect of Lionel Messi playing club football in Saudi Arabi ... Read more

27 Jan21 MINS
19:23
A World Cup final for the ages - France vs Argentina
EPISODE 69
19 Dec 2022

In this episode of the Kicks for Free podcast, hosts Dhiman Sarkar & Vivek Krishnan discuss Lionel Messi's legacy and relive a final that will be spoken about for as long as th ... Read more

19 Dec19 MINS
20:22
Looking ahead to the World Cup final
EPISODE 68
18 Dec 2022

The two best teams, Argentina and France, are in the final. We discuss Messi and Mbappe, recent finals and other subplots from the game Read more

18 Dec20 MINS
15:34
FIFA Semi-final 2: France make second successive final
EPISODE 67
15 Dec 2022

In this episode, hosts Dhiman Sarkar and Vivek Krishnan review the second semi-final of the FIFA World Cup tournament where they talk about why France is good at getting the job do ... Read more

15 Dec16 MINS
1 2 3 8