Arnab Sen is the Sports Editor of Hindustan Times Digital, leading sports coverage on the digital and online arms of Hindustan Times. He has more than 12 years of experience of working for news channels, sports broadcasters, digital media and news wires. Covered global sporting events and enjoys writing on cricket and football.
Articles by Arnab Sen
WTC Final - Team India Report Card: A disaster at Southampton
Eventually it came down to the Indians needing to bat out two sessions of a Test match to be able to share the title, which they could not.
WTC Final: Cheteshwar Pujara's lack of runs a matter of concern for Team India
The flow of runs seems to have dried up, especially since the start of the World Test Championship. The Saurashtra batsman has scored just 818 runs in 17 Tests since August 2019 at a poor average of 29.21.
Rishabh Pant - The ninja in the pack for Team India
India vs England: Rishabh Pant has always had an undeniable fire in his belly. The same fire that helped him burn down Australia's edifice of invincibility at 'The Gabba'.
Analysis - Can Joe Root sweep his way to success against spin in India?
India vs England: Root was also England's highest run-getter on their last trip to India where he amassed over 400 runs in 5 Test matches but his team ended up losing 0-4.
Deus ex machina: Two decades apart, India do the unexpected against Aussies
India vs Australia: What helped India win this series? There could be many logical answers and yet there could be no answer to it at all. It wasn't meant to happen, such things don't happen at all. The rarity of such this accomplishment is what makes it surreal and overwhelming. Perhaps like a deus ex machina, that enters a play at the last moment and solves all the problems.
India trump Aus by 3 wkts at Brisbane, record 2nd straight series win Down Under
India vs Australia: Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56) took India to a memorable victory with a final day chase at Brisbane.
A Groundsman's Tale: Nathan Lyon's journey to greatness and 100 Test matches
Not much was expected of him, until Lyon picked up the wicket of Kumar Sangakkara with his very first delivery in Test cricket.
India vs Australia: Will opening blues end for Team India as new combination takes guard in Sydney? - Analysis
The latest to bite the dust is Mayank Agarwal, who has been benched for the crucial third Test match in Sydney. Agarwal made his Test debut against Australia in 2018 and showed great technical acumen and grit to cement his place in the side. But he has been all at sea against the pace and swing of Mitchell Starc this time and that has cost him his place in the playing XI.
India vs Australia: Time for Rahane to rediscover the ‘Ajinkya’ in him
Ind vs Aus: Rahane’s batting mirrored his quiet yet resolute personality and also his selfless nature. He was happy to don the role the team needed him to. His correct technique and wide array of shots quickly helped him carve a niche for himself in the middle order.
India vs Australia: Can ‘King of Adelaide’ Virat Kohli get over ‘first Test’ jinx to resurrect 2020?
India vs Australia: Kohli has struggled to get going in the first Test match of a series over the past 5 series. He has in fact been even worse in the 1st team innings of a Test match since 2017, registering single digit scores in 8 out of 11 innings.
The quiet rise of captain Aaron Finch to upper echelon of ODI batsmanship behind Australia’s revival
Ind vs Aus: The Australian captain is in fact the second highest run-getter in ODIs since 2019, only 6 runs shy of leader Virat Kohli, which might come as a huge surprise for a lot of people. While the world was fixated on the return of Warner and Smith, Finch kept getting the runs for his team.
IPL 2020 Final, MI vs DC Preview: Mumbai Indians favourites to retain title against upbeat Delhi Capitals
IPL 2020 Final: Defending champions Mumbai Indians have beaten Ponting’s Delhi Capitals thrice this season and theirs is a side which is packed with match winners, each looking to knock the opposition out with a punch.
MI vs CSK Preview - The quintessential IPL blockbuster to kick things off
IPL 2020: The beauty of IPL lies in its simplicity. On the face of it every match is like a ride in an amusement park, except a few damp squibs, which finishes fast and provides enormous excitement.
MS Dhoni retires | MSD is that style of player that even presidents and prime ministers talk about him: Dean Jones
In a recent exclusive interaction with Hindustan Times earlier this month, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones, who has seen Mahendra Singh Dhoni play from close quarters for the latter’s entire career span, regarded him as one of the top 6 greatest cricketers of all-time for India.
MS Dhoni is that style of player that even presidents and prime ministers talk about him, says Dean Jones
Asked about his favourite MS Dhoni moment, Dean Jones spoke about the time when Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf complimented the wicket-keeper batsman on his long hair.
IPL 2020 in UAE: All about bowling and handling spin well, says Dean Jones | Exclusive
IPL 2020: Speaking to Hindustan Times over phone from Australia, Jones said that it could all come down to who plays spin better as the pitches are going to get tired with so much cricket being played on them in extremely hot conditions.
Rajasthan Royals all-time XI: Warne leads an efficient bunch capable of big upsets
Rajasthan Royals have not made to an IPL final ever since winning the inaugural edition but there have been several good campaigns in which they have fought with the favourites with limited resources. Here is our take on RR’s all-time XI.
501 not out: When Brian Lara did the unthinkable
Lara’s genius was spotted early, just like that his great contemporary Sachin Tendulkar. That he played the majority of his career during the dramatic collapse of the Caribbeans from the zenith of world cricket is unfortunate.
Updated on Jun 06, 2020 05:19 PM IST
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Kagiso Rabada names great batsmen he would have ‘loved to bowl to’
The Proteas paceman interacted with DC fans through an Instagram live and said that he was really looking for ward to play in the IPL after recovering from an injury.
Updated on Jun 06, 2020 04:05 PM IST
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Wasim Akram ranks Sachin Tendulkar 5th in his list of top batsmen, gives reason for his choice
Akram’s former teammate Basit Ali invited the legend on his Youtube show and gave him names of five batsmen and asked Akram to rank them in terms of their overall ability.
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 02:00 PM IST
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‘I don’t think it’s a good idea,’ Akram on hosting T20 World Cup as per schedule
The ICC could decide the tournament’s fate on June 10 as there are still a lot of travel restrictions in place and getting all the teams in Australia, is going to be an onerous task.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 12:17 PM IST
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On this day: Shane Warne’s ‘ball of the century’ and the making of a legend
Warne bowled a flighted delivery that pitched at length way outside the leg stump and went on to hit the top of off stump. History was created. Warne and the Aussies celebrated in joy while Gatting stood bewildered.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 01:38 PM IST
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Return of football will signal progression to new normal: LaLiga president Tebas | Exclusive
The teams have slowly returned for training and the groundwork is being laid for a restart. LaLiga president Javier Tebas, in an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, gave out the details of this process.
This Day That Year: ‘Beware the Ides of March’ - Yuvraj Singh’s double act stops Aussie juggernaut
Warning bells rang for the great Australian team of the first decade of the 2000s, when they faced an in form Indian team in the quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup in Ahmedabad on March 24, 2011.
India vs New Zealand: Jasprit Bumrah’s rise to the upper echelon of Test cricket is every Indian cricket fan’s dream come true
IND vs NZ: A virtuoso performance in West Indies earned Jasprit Bumrah praise from the Caribbean legends and India’s long held dream of a fast bowling superstar had finally come true.
India vs New Zealand: 84 runs in 10 overs; third most expensive spell by an Indian spinner - What has happened to Kuldeep Yadav?
IND vs NZ: Kuldeep Yadav’s recent outing against New Zealand in Hamilton, where he was taken for 84 runs has once again brought into light his recent misery.
Madrid Derby: Football as a way of life
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have locked horns 162 times in LaLiga with Real coming out on top in 89 of those encounters.
Ganguly, Kohli and their Rahuls: Can keeper-batsman be the missing piece of jigsaw yet again
India vs Australia: A part time wicket-keeper for Karnataka in first-class cricket and a regular in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab over the past two seasons, Rahul it seems could be Kohli’s missing piece as he looks to complete the ICC puzzle in Australia later this year.
Five Indian cricketers for whom 2020 could be a make or break year
Only two teams have dominated world cricket till date. The West Indies of the 70s and 80s and the Australian sides of the late 90s and the 2000s. India aims to replicate that in this decade and for that they need match winners.
Top 5 batting performances in Test cricket in 2019
While there were several run feasts, 2019 stood out as a year when batsmen fought the odds in difficult circumstances and scored runs that mattered.
