Favourite cricket team
India
Favourite cricket format
Test cricket
Favourite cricket player
AB de Villiers
Favourite cricket ground
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Favourite sporting memory
India winning the 2011 ODI World Cup
Favourite sports movie
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Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya is a cricket journalist based in India who takes a keen interest in stories that unfold on and off the field. His expertise lies in news writing, features and profiles, interviews, stats, and numbers-driven stories. He has also worked as a podcaster and talk show host on cricket-related shows on YouTube and Spotify.
Latest Articles by Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
Cricket
T20 World Cup: Sanju Samson is ready to play as India's first-choice wicketkeeper, says Naman Ojha
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha believes Sanju Samson is primed to take on the role of India's primary wicketkeeper in the upcoming T20 World Cup, suggesting he can excel both as a batsman and behind the stumps.
Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
2024-05-15
Cricket
Nayan Mongia: I am surprised Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad are not in the T20 World Cup squad
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Mongia, who represented India in the 1996 and 1999 ODI World Cups, feels Singh proved himself in limited opportunities.
Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
2024-05-03
Cricket
IPL 2024: Shivam Dube makes strong case for selection in T20 World Cup
Former selector Devang Gandhi believes Dube can be picked purely as a batsman in the ICC showpiece. Dhawal Kulkarni, who has seen the player come up through the ranks in Mumbai, is hopeful that he can deliver as an all-rounder.
Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
2024-04-22
Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya
He has covered Indian domestic cricket and the IPL, ICC Cricket World Cups, and bilateral tournaments, including the first-ever pink-ball Test match in India.
He worked for a decade as a sports and features journalist with Zee Media, Deccan Chronicle Holdings, The Asian Age, Mid-Day, and Sportstar from The Hindu Group before turning to freelance from 2022. Since then, he has written for Olympics.com, The Quint, The Telegraph, The New Indian Express, and moneycontrol.com from The Network18 Group.
When not working, he can be found at the coolest Rock and Roll gigs grooving to some live music.