Bihan is a multimedia correspondent and works with the sports desk in Mumbai. He mostly covers cricket but his interests include football, tennis and badminton as well.
Articles by Bihan Sengupta
Prithvi Shaw hails teammates, coaches after ‘perfect’ U-19 Cricket World Cup show
Prithvi Shaw also said that words can never express the emotions that he felt while guiding the Indian team to ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup glory.
Updated on Feb 05, 2018 09:12 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Rahul Dravid wants Prithvi Shaw and Co. to step up and ‘play men’s cricket’
Rahul Dravid, coach of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup-winning Indian side (led by Prithvi Shaw), wants his wards to focus on graduating to senior cricket and the Indian cricket team, emphasising on a step-by-step process, beginning with doing well in first class cricket.
Updated on Feb 05, 2018 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Indian team arrives to emotional homecoming after winning ICC U-19 cricket World Cup
India won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup by beating Australia in the final in New Zealand on Saturday.
Updated on Feb 05, 2018 09:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ICC under-19 cricket World Cup: Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw key vs Australia’s Lloyd Pope
Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw have been the star batsmen for India along with Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi while for Australia, Jason Sangha and Lloyd Pope hold the key.
Updated on Feb 02, 2018 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ICC under-19 cricket World Cup: Pinning hopes India’s future go all the way
The ICC under-19 cricket World Cup has produced stars like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja but there have been players like Unmukt Chand and Reetinder Singh Sodhi who have failed to shine.
Published on Feb 02, 2018 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Top 10 takeaways from the IPL auction 2018
Hindustan Times takes a look at the top-10 takeaways from the IPL auction 2018 held over the weekend.
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 08:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Virender Sehwag explains Kings XI Punjab’s decision to buy Chris Gayle
Virender Sehwag, director and mentor of Kings XI Punjab, explains the rationale behind swooping in for Chris Gayle at the last minute of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after the explosive West Indian had twice gone unsold.
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 07:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Army doctor and cyclist Srinivas Gokulnath on mission Ultra Spice
An army doctor by profession and cyclist by choice, Lt Col Srinivas Gokulnath is aiming to finish the Ultra Spice race, a 1750km ultramarathon, which got underway from Goa on Saturday
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 01:48 PM IST
Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Was confident I would go to Mumbai Indians in IPL auction: Krunal Pandya
In an interview to Hindustan Times, Mumbai Indians’ Krunal Pandya reveals his thoughts on the IPL auction, his Rs. 8.8 crore price tag and his brother Hardik Pandya
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 04:41 PM IST
Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
IPL auction: Jofra Archer, D’Arcy Short and other unknown names who surprised all
Jofra Archer, D’Arcy Short were among the lesser known players who generated huge interest from the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises at the 2018 auction
Published on Jan 28, 2018 05:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
‘Proud prouder proudest’, says Virat Kohli; Twitter lauds India for Johannesburg win vs South Africa
Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team claimed a sensational win in the third and final Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, dramatically tearing through South Africa’s batting line-up to triumph by 63 runs on Saturday.
Updated on Jan 28, 2018 04:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
‘Thank you, KKR,’ says Gautam Gambhir; Kolkata Knight Riders trolled for snubbing ex-skipper
Gautam Gambhir, the 36-year-old who had led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles in his seven-year stay, wasn’t retained this time. Gambhir will turn out for Delhi Daredevils.
Updated on Jan 27, 2018 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
How Kenya have maintained domination in long-distance running
Kenyan runners often take to the sport at a young age. The prospect of a better life also spurs them to put in the hard yards
Updated on Jan 20, 2018 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
How destiny guided Sergey Bubka towards historic highs in athletics
Sergey Bubka, legendary pole-vaulter, said it was a young friend of him who spotted his talent and recommended him to coach Vitaly Petrov
Published on Jan 18, 2018 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Mumbai Marathon makes few tweaks that will aid runners this edition
A total of 44, 407 participants are expected to take part in the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Besides the full marathon (42.195 km), the other categories are half-marathon (21.097km), Timed 10K run (10km), Senior Citizen Run (4.3km approx), Dream Run (6km approx) and Champions with Disability (1.5km).
Published on Jan 18, 2018 10:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Denis Irwin believes Manchester United continuously improving under Jose Mourinho
Denis Irwin, who played more than 500 games for Manchester United in the nineties, believes the Premier League giants continue to show improvement under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho in an interview.
Published on Jan 14, 2018 05:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
IPL 2018 auction: Top-10 overseas players to watch out for
Chris Gayle, Chris Lynn and Ben Stokes among others will be the big overseas stars to go under the hammer during the IPL 2018 auction on January 27 and 28.
Updated on Jan 13, 2018 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
IPL 2018 auction: 10 players who can start a bidding war among franchises
The IPL 2018 auction on January 27 and 28 will feature big named like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan.
Updated on Jan 13, 2018 07:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ICC U-19 cricket World Cup 2018: Top five Indian players to watch out for
The Indian cricket team, which will be coached by Rahul Dravid for the upcoming ICC U-19 World Cup in New Zealand, has some names who have done well in the Indian domestic circuit.
Updated on Jan 12, 2018 05:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ICC U-19 cricket World Cup 2018: Top 5 international players to watch out for
From Pakistan pace superstar Shaheen Afridi to Australian batsman Jason Sangha, a look at the Top 5 international players to watch out for in the tournament.
Updated on Jan 11, 2018 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Rahul Dravid turns 45 and wishes pour in for ‘The Wall’
Former cricketers, fans and twitterati wished Rahul Dravid on his 45th birthday as the former India captain’s name became a top trend on social media.
Updated on Jan 11, 2018 03:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Jemimah Rodrigues: Indian women’s cricket team’s new member hungry for runs
Jemimah Rodrigues’ coach and father Ivan recalls how Indian women’s cricket team’s newest member would field for close to two hours during training sessions only to get 10-15 minutes of batting while her brothers got to bat for close to an hour each.
Updated on Jan 11, 2018 01:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Yuzvendra Chahal stuns ‘troll’ Rohit Sharma with this witty reply on social media
Yuzvendra Chahal came up with a brilliant reply to teammate Rohit Sharma’s online trolling on his picture in Instagram.
Updated on Jan 10, 2018 04:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Cue sports rewind 2017: Pankaj Advani impresses once again but game slips
Pankaj Advani continued his impressive run in the field of cue sports but the sport suffered plenty of setbacks in an eventful 2017.
Updated on Dec 30, 2017 09:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ISL: Two sent-off in Mumbai City FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC clash - see video
ISL has seen many confrontations in the past and another similar situation flared up in Mumbai during Mumbai City FC’s match vs Delhi Dynamos FC.
Updated on Dec 30, 2017 12:26 PM IST
Hindusatn Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ISL: Mumbai City FC pummel Delhi Dynamos FC 4-0 in ill-tempered match
Delhi Dynamos and Mumbai City FC had a player sent off for a brawl close to half-time, but the former continued to languish at the bottom of the ISL table after another defeat.
Updated on Dec 30, 2017 12:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
Delhi Dynamos’ Paulinho Dias still retains strong bond with tragedy-hit Chapecoense
Paulinho Dias, the Brazilian midfielder in the Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos, recalls the pain after most of his ex-club Chapecoense perished in a plane crash late in 2016.
Updated on Dec 29, 2017 10:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ISL: Mumbai City FC look for full points ahead bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos
Mumbai City FC have not been prolific, but a good defence make the hosts favourites against their demoralised ISL rivals Delhi Dynamos.
Updated on Dec 28, 2017 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
ICC U-19 cricket World Cup: Coach Rahul Dravid backs India to go the distance
India will square off against Australia at Bay Oval, Mount Manganui, on January 14 before taking on Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe on January 16 and 19 in the ICC U-19 cricket World Cup.
Updated on Dec 27, 2017 09:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta
India well prepared for South Africa tour, says Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas
Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas has highlighted the depth of the Indian cricket team and said that the team is well prepared to tackle the conditions in South Africa in the upcoming tour
Updated on Dec 25, 2017 09:20 AM IST
Mumbai | Bihan Sengupta