A romantic of the ferocious Rafael Nadal forehand, Rutvick Mehta loves his tennis but has been covering various other sport since 2012. He writes for HT.
Articles by Rutvick Mehta
Dancing to break the mould
Breakdance, with its origins in the hip-hop culture of African-American and Latin-American youth in New York in the 1970s, is no longer just a street show.
Updated on Nov 24, 2019 10:09 AM IST
Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
Hope AITA brings Mahesh Bhupathi back: Sumit Nagal
The national federation appointed former Davis Cupper Rohit Rajpal to replace Bhupathi as India’s non-playing captain after he refused to travel to Islamabad for the November 29-30 Davis Cup tie against Pakistan.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
Day-night Tests the way forward despite dew factor, feel experts
Virat Kohli & Co are set to play India’s first-ever day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata, and while it has managed to spark fan interest in countries like Australia, it will head into uncharted territory in India from November 22.
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 08:41 AM IST
Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
US women’s soccer great urges India to build on hosting Fifa events
Kristine Lilly is optimistic something similar can kick-start in India, which will host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup next year.
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
Double hundreds, sixes, wickets: 7 cricketers who took Vijay Hazare Trophy by storm
The Vijay Hazare Trophy concluded on Friday with Karnataka beating Tamil Nadu by 60 runs via VJD method. Here’s a look back at the top performers of India’s premier one-day tournament.
Updated on Oct 26, 2019 01:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Devarchit Varma & Rutvick Mehta
Real Kashmir team back home after anxious phase
Team Bonding : No internet, no problem for Snow Leopards as they play and talk football throughout day in Srinagar.
Updated on Oct 19, 2019 08:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
‘Sumit Nagal needs more weapons, supreme fitness’ - Leander Paes
The tennis legend Leander Paes spoke to Hindustan Times about how he has been playing just for himself lately and why he saw Sumit Nagal’s breakthrough season coming.
Updated on Oct 15, 2019 09:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
Niki Poonacha’s lonely road to becoming national champion
During one such ITF junior tournament in Chennai, Rohan Bopanna spotted him. And when India’s doubles star started his academy in Bengaluru in 2016, Niki’s hazy tennis road was starting to clear up.
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 02:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
Away alone, Sumit Nagal tastes first title win of the season
Nagal might be touted as the next big thing in Indian tennis but he’s yet to find enough sponsors to afford a full-time coach by his side in tournaments.
Updated on Sep 30, 2019 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rutvick Mehta
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