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Kunal Pradhan

Kunal Pradhan

Kunal Pradhan is Managing Editor, Hindustan Times.

Articles by Kunal Pradhan

Settling the score: Read Kunal Pradhan’s football World Cup wrap

Messi proved he could still go toe to toe with players born after he made his World Cup debut, 20 years ago. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 11:53 IST

Goal getters: Kunal Pradhan on the underdogs that almost upended the World Cup

Cabo Verde, a nation of 10 small islands, is now part of footballing lore. (Above) Jovane Cabral and the rest of the team stunned Lionel Messi, and the world, with two goals against Argentina last week. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 12:32 IST

Rafa around the edges: Kunal Pradhan on the pain behind Nadal’s perfection

How did a man in so much pain win 14 French Open titles between 2005 and 2022? That will be one of the enduring mysteries of Nadal.

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 15:04 IST

One common goal: Kunal Pradhan on the beautiful frenzy of the World Cup

Lionel Messi celebrates Argentina’s win against France in the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 11:32 IST

A dream in full swing: Kunal Pradhan writes on career slams, golf and Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy celebrates his first Masters win, on his 17th attempt, in 2025. (Getty Images via AFP)

Updated on May 22, 2026 11:08 IST

Six appeal: Kunal Pradhan on IPL and the era of boundary hunters

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is just 15, but some of the shots he can unleash — even when the bowler is Jasprit Bumrah — reveal a mentality that the game’s shortest format was missing in its early years. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 13:17 IST

Race against the machine: Kunal Pradhan writes on Formula 1’s defining debate

Kimi Antonelli in the new Mercedes W17, in Suzuka, Japan. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 15:11 IST

Arsenal’s boy wonder: Kunal Pradhan on why we’re all fans of Max Dowman now

Dowman during a warm-up just before the historic face-off with Everton. (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 27, 2026 14:42 IST

Code blue: Kunal Pradhan on how India went full throttle to win T20 World Cup

Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma at the Modi stadium last Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 08:15 IST

Slow burns, fast flares: Kunal Pradhan writes on a curious cricket season

Nabi, after a record-breaking domestic season, deserves a place in the Indian Test squad over some of India’s current World T20 or future IPL swashbucklers. After all, if numbers like his are not enough for a call-up, what meaning will the Ranji Trophy hold any longer? (PTI)

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 11:12 IST

Ski you at the finish line: Kunal Pradhan on Winter Olympics

Austria's Benjamin Karl in the finale of the men’s parallel giant slalom at Milano Cortina 2026 in Livigno. (AP)

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 14:41 IST

Game, set, legacy: Kunal Pradhan writes on Novak Djokovic

Playing against Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open final on February 1. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 7, 2026 10:21 IST

You don’t just win the Ashes, you urn them: Kunal Pradhan on an iconic rivalry

The satirical verse from the Melbourne Punch pasted on the Ashes trophy. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 13:16 IST

One battle after another: Kunal Pradhan writes on 2026 as the Year of Sport

Could Lionel Messi end his run with another World Cup win for Argentina? (Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 12:52 IST

Net positive: Kunal Pradhan on 2025 as a year of power shifts in sport

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins gold at the World Athletics Championships with the second-fastest time ever. She and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden are close to finally breaking the records set during the 1980s Dope Decade. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 26, 2025 09:26 IST

Grand deft auto: Kunal Pradhan on insanity and obsession on the F1 track

The Dutchman Max Verstappen, 28, Englishman Lando Norris, 26, and Australian Oscar Piastri, 24, at the Formula 1 press meet in Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images)

Updated on Dec 19, 2025 14:25 IST

Piece de resistance: Kunal Pradhan writes on the path to our Grandmasters

That’s the equivalent of hysterics in the chess world!: India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Hungary’s Peter Leko at the ongoing FIDE world cup in Goa. (Michal Walusza for FIDE)

Updated on Nov 21, 2025 10:28 IST

Kunal Pradhan on women’s cricket: To the band of believers that got us here

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrates the World Cup win on November 2. (Reuters)

Updated on Nov 14, 2025 10:29 IST

Shots heard around the world: The wonder that was the West Indies

It wasn’t what they did but how they did it, breaking barriers in every country they visited. (Above) The legend Vivian Richards, and fast-bowler Joel Garner. (Getty Images)

Updated on Oct 25, 2025 07:30 IST

Their happy pace: A shadow lifts from women’s sprinting

At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last month, the US’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the 100m and 200m with margins of victory that were Bolt-like: 0.15 seconds and 0.46 seconds respectively. (AP)

Updated on Oct 11, 2025 06:37 IST

Boundaries crossed: Kunal Pradhan makes a case for the sporting spirit

India’s Neeraj Chopra with Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem at the victory ceremony for the men’s javelin throw at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. (AFP)

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 13:17 IST

Premier beginnings: Kunal Pradhan writes on Ferguson, Wenger and the rise of the EPL

Liverpool's Mo Salah takes a selfie against a sea of supporters, at Anfield in Liverpool, in April. (AP)

Updated on Sep 12, 2025 08:46 IST

Scottie Scheffler and the never-ending march to sporting excellence

Scheffler in the final round of the British Open in July. (AP)

Updated on Aug 22, 2025 11:54 IST

What kind of magic was that at the Oval?: Kunal Pradhan on the Test turnaround

(BCCI via ANI)

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 09:32 IST

Twin towers: Kunal Pradhan writes on the Sincaraz saga

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open in June. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jul 26, 2025 08:25 IST

The Gill guide to leadership: Kunal Pradhan writes on India’s captain acing the Test

(Getty Images)

Updated on Jul 10, 2025 11:35 IST

Stroke of genius: Kunal Pradhan on Lorenzo Musetti and the death of the single-handed backhand

Musetti plays against Carlos Alcaraz at this year’s French Open. (Reuters)

Updated on Jun 21, 2025 10:07 IST

The Temba way: Neither accident nor fluke

Temba Bavuma with his son while holding the ICC Test Championship Mace. (Reuters)

Updated on Jun 18, 2025 19:03 IST

Flip Side: Kunal Pradhan’s new column celebrates Kohli, but also Dravid

Different strokes: Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli celebrate a century, a few years apart. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 7, 2025 09:09 IST

Sachin@50: What Tendulkar’s milestone means to generations of Indians

(HT Archives)

Updated on Aug 3, 2023 09:16 IST

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