Aritra Mukherjee, who happens to be a journalist, is in an eternal relationship with food and sleep. He can, however, sacrifice both or at least the latter for his love-affair with cricket. 'He said,' 'he added,' 'he signed off' are some of his favourite phrases. When not juggling between food, sleep and cricket, he wastes time by surfing OTT platforms.
Articles by Aritra Mukherjee
India vs South Africa: Opening opportunity in Tests can be a double-edged sword for Rohit Sharma
6 years and 27 Test matches - and numerous other misses – after his Test debut, Rohit would finally, get to bat at a position which made him the toast of the cricket world in white-ball cricket.
Updated on Sep 13, 2019 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Abhimanyu Easwaran: With an eye on Test opener’s slot, Bengal captain making all the right noises - Exclusive Interview
Easwaran’s first two of three boundaries on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final were straight down the ground, a few metres to the left of the bowler, a few to the right of the mid-off fielder, more importantly, in the direction of two of India’s national selectors present in the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 08:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
‘Eagerly waiting for Olympics,’ Harmanpreet Singh after leading India to gold in Test events | Exclusive
Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh sets his sights on Olympic qulaifiers after leading India to gold in Test events at Japan
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 12:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
India vs West Indies: Cheteshwar Pujara reveals reason behind India’s recent success in Tests - EXCLUSIVE
Cheteshwar Pujara approaches a conversation just like he pads up to face the world’s best fast bowlers - alert and attentive, translating his whole energy into a single point of concentration.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
India vs West Indies: Earthen pots, tennis ball cricket, mother as batsman: The Navdeep Saini story
For the 11-12-year-old Navdeep, turning the pots into dust was hard work but for the teenager Navdeep it became a walk in the park. Soon wickets replaced the pots and batsman with proper bats took his mother’s place but two things remained constant, Navdeep’s hard work and his raw pace
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Exclusive: ‘Don’t know how much time will it take to get fit,’ Prithvi Shaw ahead of West Indies tour selection
Prithvi Shaw, who scored a debut hundred against the West Indies a year ago at Rajkot, is doubtful for the the two-match series in the Caribbean slated to begin from August 22.
Updated on Jul 17, 2019 01:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
ICC World Cup 2019: Meet the man behind Kuldeep Yadav’s ‘turn’ around - EXCLUSIVE
How round became over and Kuldeep Yadav’s childhood coach Kapil Pandey turned his bowling around after a disastrous IPL
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 07:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
ICC World Cup 2019: Hardik Pandya is glue between batting & bowling; should play every match - Lance Klusener | Exclusive
In 2019, Pandya with the responsibility of being India’s finisher has the opportunity to make history repeat itself but this time in India’s favour.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Exclusive | ICC World Cup 2019: ‘He is a capable leader, doesn’t need support, says Virat Kohli’s coach Rajkumar Sharma
Putting his weight firmly behind his ward, Rajkumar Sharma said Virat Kohli will lead India to glory in the ICC World Cup 2019 in England.
Updated on May 25, 2019 12:48 PM IST
New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Exclusive | ICC World Cup 2019: MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma kept motivating me for WC- Kuldeep Yadav after disappointing IPL
Not that Kuldeep had great returns before that game. Four wickets in eight matches at an average of 71.50, Kuldeep was enduring his worst IPL, which is when the seniors in the Indian team came calling.
Updated on May 17, 2019 08:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
IPL 2019: 2 leggies, a 17-year-old, an overseas all-rounder - Young players who impressed in IPL 2019
There hasn’t been a single season of IPL which didn’t throw youngsters into furnace only for a few to emerge as smelted metals.
Updated on May 12, 2020 09:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Coach Bergamasco - Man behind Indian women’s boxing’s Chak De moment
Raffaele Bergamasco, the Performance Director of Indian women’s boxing, has very little idea about Bollywood movies but astonishingly, his coaching methodology bears great resemblance to the movie’s script.
Updated on May 03, 2019 08:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Amit Panghal talks about his ‘best coach’ & next objective after returning with gold from Asian Championships - Exclusive
Amit Panghal had to change his weight category from 49 to 52 kg as the former category was discontinued from Olympics, has now set his eyes on the World Boxing Championships.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
Exclusive: Avesh Khan speaks about getting picked as reserve pacer for ICC World Cup 2019
Avesh Khan and three other talented fast bowlers – Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar – will travel to England in about a month’s time as net bowlers in India’s World Cup squad.
Updated on Apr 19, 2019 02:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aritra Mukherjee
