Paddy Upton: "I have flown in to support Gukesh D in the final two games"

[@hp5732]

Indian sport owes a fair amount to this guy. What a star!

[@LoganPillay-wd5fb]

You are so right my Bro.

[@jzzquant]

everytime there was a big tournament paddy was there

[@ManiS-wd2eu]

Gukesh sponsered arranged him so don't worry he will be paid fairly. Money is not a matter we Indians should remember and honoured paddy upston sir, that is we should do to him.

[@cosmiceye2067]

He coached the Indian hockey and cricket teams as well. GOAT.

[@gk9257]

Really!

[@Riyal_ViratKohli]

yup we won World Cup 2011 ​@@gk9257

[@Uniqueguy222]

@@gk9257 He was the indian mental coach when india won the worldcup in 2011

[@AstitvaMishra-ed6fg]

​Yes he was the mental coach of the 2011 wc winning Indian team and also the tokyo Olympics bronze medalist hockey team ​@@gk9257

[@Gitabhakta78]

Best decision Gukesh did to take support of Upton.

[@tamilaarumugam2802]

It was Gukesh's sponsors Westbridge Capital who hired Paddy to help Gukesh

[@goodfriend4773]

Know about Paddy since he was with Indian Cricket team during Sehwag, Ganguli. Dravid. VVS, Tendulkar era.

[@decodewithpranu]

Lucky charm for india

[@MOHIT836]

Also with Indian hockey team in France Olympics​@@decodewithpranu

[@mikem668]

Thanks for that. Didn't realize he worked with them in that era. I don't live in a cricketing nation, but was lucky enough to live in Australia during the end of the great Aussie team around 2000. I was always impressed by the dispassionate way cricket commentators of different nations would analyze the matches. Very even handed. I see that in Gukesh and all the young Indian generation. Glad Gukesh won. But Ding is a good guy, too.

[@akhanduyitr369]

Who are these guys?

[@mikem668]

@akhanduyitr369 Cricket players. Tendulkar, called the Little Master, is one of the greatest cricket players who ever lived. Retired maybe 15 years ago. Cricket in India is way more popular than chess. I forget the exact numbers, but after soccer (football, World Cup), cricket may be the second most popular sport in the world. India plus Pakistan is a lot of people. Very interesting game. Great literature, too.

[@aadityasrivastava2887]

Paddy is Our Lucky Charm, he was part of staff with 2011 CWC winning team, 2024 Paris Olympics Men's Hocley team, and now With World Chess Champion Gukesh D. ❤️❤️

[@jitpakhira5926]

Paddy is kinda lucky charm for India.. We won cricket world-cup back in 2011 under him.. Now chess-championship. ❤❤🎉

[@aadityasrivastava2887]

Not to forget Men's Hockey Bronze in Paris Olympics 2024😊

[@rahulbanerjee9898]

He was there in the 2021 T20 WC but we got a group stage exit🙂

[@60pluscrazy]

She is listening, she responding and asking genuinely FANTASTIC 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Ladakhdheaven]

He is the Mental Coach of Indian Sports 🎺♥️

[@smahadevan2008]

He adds incremental and supplemental value to Gukesh that is detrimental to Ding, which is instrumental and fundamental to Gukesh’s victory.

[@PDSeverus]

Two South Africans 🎉

[@stewie4365]

Who is this lady?

[@ray-lw7bf]

I thought she is from europe

[@daev3000]

@@stewie4365 WIM Charlize Van Zyl

[@drcoolx]

​@@ray-lw7bf her forefathers were

[@athiestperson5947]

They are white

[@LoganPillay-wd5fb]

Paddy you made South Africa proud.

[@Niteshkumar-yy8to]

is he is from south africa ?? might be who cares but we converted him into an indian breed .

[@jays2938]

A great lesson yet so simple yet so hard to implement

[@jinzz2940]

Important of mental Health. Fide plz spread awareness of mental coach in player. Also support them hikaru said for meantal coach need money 💵.

[@JonBestSpiritualCoachonEarth]

Terrific work, kudos to Gikesh and Paddy, AND I do not know everything, but I I know I could coach a willing American player to the World Championship!

[@AnjelLee-f8c]

Top 5 for Gukesh in terms of self awareness. That’s excellent for such a young person. 😊

[@dakshpatil8201]

He's a gem of a guy , worked with the hockey team for Olympic bronze and the Indian cricket team for the world cup , and now this huge feat

[@atulbesra822]

Hockey team won Olympic bronze, not gold.

[@jinzz2940]

Mental coach real important

[@mikem668]

Interesting he comes from cricket. India is cricket crazy. They're down under playing Australia right now.

[@spghose2437]

Thanks Fide. It's great to listen from Paddy Upton. So many things to learn.

[@Romeo-hd4cx]

Awesome interview!❤ Very thoughtful questions!! Maybe that's why I am not making progress in chess-i badly need a mental coach!

[@ParryM1991]

You need a mental coach only after you cross 2700.

[@pj-guwg43Y]

😂

[@ajikumarmsrailway]

Romeo Rocks🎉🎉🎉

[@ramaniganesh9477]

Hats off Paddy! Thank you Sandeep from Westbridge for facilitating Paddy helping Gukesh.

[@-unknown3034]

It made all the difference during endgame

[@offencebestdefence500]

THAAAAANK YOU SIR..God bless you and your family

[@MakeinIndia10]

Thanks a lot, Paddy!!! Indian sport owes this man a lot!

[@kirankumar-cz6cr]

This guy is really special. I wish I had paddy in my life.I could have done few things better in my life.Nowadays sportsmen are lucky to have experts like him.

[@RamuVerma-ch1ps]

He is a cricketer

[@Shadab9617]

He is not a cricketer, he was fitness coach and now he is a mental coach. He have worked with Indian cricket team and virat kohli specifically

[@MOHIT836]

​@@Shadab96175:05 he is a former south African cricketer

[@Shadab9617]

​@@MOHIT836nope give me the proofs

[@RamuVerma-ch1ps]

@@Shadab9617 he is former cricketer as well

[@arivazhagansubramaniam1225]

Thank you sir,...from chennai INDIA

[@sowmyasankar4471]

Well said Paddy. Doing extra special defeats the game. stick to your basics and be your best.

[@ankurtagde7784]

Reporter is so beautiful😍😍 and charming🥰 and asking very good questions to the great paddy upton!

[@UtkarshSingh-np6zo]

Get this man back as the mental coach of ICT,he is the lucky charm we need.Keep rotating him with every other sport till we are world champions in most of the sports.

[@Kplay1027]

BiG Congrats 2 Gukesh & All Of His Team Members 🥂🫶💯

[@samitmandal6515]

Indian team won Cricket World cup 2011 , He was there , Indian Hocky team won Olympic medal he was there , Now Gukesh ,,,,, What a guy

[@dhruvshukla280]

Wish pady was the coach of Bobby fisher .. wish someone was there to guide the greatest mind of that time fisher , we all know how tragic path he took and he left the game ( bobby) which suggests YES MIND NEEDS A LOT OF TRAINING. EVEN A GENIUS CAN FAULTER HIS PATH

[@peaceforeverOM]

India owe big pleasure having paddy on our side

[@evensaj]

Kudos to westbridge capital to get him on board

[@realplusimaginary244]

Thanks a lot Paddy.

[@shalokramteke2157]

The questions in this interview were just so good👍 👏

[@nasaimail6829]

FIDE is in good hands with "HER AS THE COMMENTATOR"❤MALAYSIA

[@poritoshmukherjee5964]

LEGEND. THANKS FOR 2011 CRICKET WORLD CUP.

[@humungous09]

The host is promising as well. Thanks Paddy!

[@vivekshisode]

Thank you, Sir. Imagine if Paddy feels like a kid at such an event, what would be the mental state of Gukesh. Players do need some moral/mental support. Thank you.🙏

[@prakashtiwari8003]

Paddy is a lucky charm for india.

[@anvitshetty531]

Paddy India's owe you

[@EerasaN]

Most beautifull n smart commentator of all time❤MALAYSIA

[@rape_andrew_tate]

Be an ATHEIST

[@user-ht7jt2gr5j]

Wow.... Paddy putting him in Top 5 athletes is something.

[@tam2136]

top 5 he met not overall, and mostly he is saying chess

[@user-ht7jt2gr5j]

@tam2136 Top 5 among the ones he has worked with. That's very impressive to make it to that list.

[@tam2136]

@@user-ht7jt2gr5j yeah thats what i am saying, also chess is not an ultimate sport so….

[@VadapavIQ]

​@@tam2136 He can only talk about the people whom he has met. What is overall? He doesn't know everyone in the world.

[@tam2136]

@@VadapavIQ overall - all around the world

[@tusharkumar8460]

Paddy is a star he knows human psycology to its best thats why he brings great results in players individual performance thank you sir for helping gukesh ❤

[@sashankasinha2352]

Thanks Paddy

[@IIt_Bombay_I_am_Coming]

In game 11 we sa this strategy as gukesh said in his interview that "he thought his position was bad so tried to relax and focus on the current position as upton said and went on winning that game

[@ajitkaliya]

Gukesh got great sponsor.

[@hr8032]

The interviewer is phenomenal!

[@mylord3003]

Paddy upton was buddy of Indian cricket coach Garry

[@arijitmondal8689]

This dude has a habit of being at the right place at the right time. India Cricket, Hockey at Olympics, now this. Get him at BGT. 😅

[@ms-tv4zo]

He should be made mental coach for Indian Olympics team

[@jaipreetthory7879]

He was he worked with Indian Olympic hockey team

[@srikau2891]

Awesome !

[@critical_analysis]

Thanks to the sponsor Westbridge Capital! This was a fantastic decision. Paddy has a proven track record. Elite sports definitely require mental conditioning. WACA has a fair share in this success. Thanks to father of Indian Chess, Vishy Anand as well.

[@RediffLallantop]

*Now chess will speak only about Magnus Vs Indian prodigies for next 10 years.*

[@ragas2845]

For the last question he wanted to say ,"Well I play chess in real life. Im the king and you can be my queen"

[@bluechampx]

Great interviewing skills.

[@Indian-cricket2011]

This guy should be in Indian cricket dressing room on all major tours

[@Debbie2324]

Ding needed such kind of support- he lacked financial backing apparently (al least based on Hikaru’s comment on the same)

[@VARMOT123]

two staffers at WC . Charlize must be happy

[@EmoteNation]

Who is the interviewer?

[@marinchan6334]

Charlize van zyl

[@Kusy777ify]

I ❤ Charlize ... 😂❤😂❤😂❤

[@Vale12364]

Can anyone tell me her name? I am in love with her❤

[@mylord3003]

Aishwarya

[@chavez_finol]

💥

[@itzyuzuruclips]

Legend Second >w

[@techworld9976]

Funny things is that Paddy is a cricket player 😅

[@AkshayKumar-tp5vl]

Gukesh

[@bhavishshetty5332]

Paddy was the difference between gukesh vs ding

[@hmmer3471]

Wow

[@rahilmalhotra001]

One South African interviewing another haha

[@SHIVASAI-gv2fl]

What's her @

[@kedrprao]

Whos that interviewer😮

[@marinchan6334]

Charlize van zyl

[@deebhai6540]

He even coach mental conditioning of Indian cricket team🌂

[@ragas2845]

What's the journalist's name? She single?

[@STYLEBENDER21]

RCB should hire paddy

[@amongus-xq8lu]

He is working with virat kholi

[@DarthVader-j2i]

So, based on this, he was hired by the sponsors. Ok

[@pratik6342]

Westbridge is the sponsor of Gukesh.

[@nandosorkfc]

Paddy's amazing!

[@sailaxmanch1033]

Huh😂

[@OmPrakash-nu4ci]

Ok 👌🎉

[@rudrapatel1323]

Helloo brooo… you gooood?

[@chandrashekharlondhe3480]

Bhai aap thoda Sabra to karte

[@RamuVerma-ch1ps]

I Guess you need paddy upton.

[@velmurugan3139]

Paddy ❤❤❤