Kunal Pradhan

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Kunal Pradhan (born on June 29, 1978) is a leading Indian cricket writer and the youngest Sports Editor in the country. He currently heads the sports section of Mumbai Mirror. His weekly column, flip side, is known for its provocative stands.

Kunal is an alumni of La Martiniere College, Lucknow and a journalism graduate from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC). He started his career with The Pioneer (daily) in 1997. He helped launch Cricket Talk magazine and the website www.htcricket.com before joining the international news agency Reuters, where he worked from October 2000 to 2005. His reputation as a writer grew immensely for his colourful and unbiased reporting during India's historic cricket series in Pakistan in 2004.

His interview with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in November 2006 [1], just two days before he made a surprising comeback, is one of the highlights of his career. He was interviewed by Times Now channel and the BBC for that interview.