Senior Digital Content Producer Rishikesh Kumar Marks Over Eight Years in Indian Sports Journalism

Rishikesh Kumar, senior digital content producer at Navbharat Times online, has more than eight years of experience covering sports. He works on the sports desk and joined the website in January 2022. He has reported on the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Paris Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and the T20 World Cup. He is known for breaking news and giving fresh angles by diving into data. He has interviewed star kabaddi captain Pradeep Narwal, badminton star Lakshya Sen, cricketer Sai Kishore, former Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria, Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, car racer Akhil Ravindr and Paralympic medalist Nishad Kumar. He also covered surfing and other water sports from the ground. Kumar earned a BA and an MA in Mass Communication from Bhopal Makhanlal Chaturvedi University. He began his journalism career at SportsVik, moved to the national news room of Dainik Bhaskar’s sports page, and later returned to digital media with Navbharat Times online. ## Context Navbharat Times is a leading Hindi newspaper with a strong online platform. Sports journalists in India often cover a mix of domestic and global events, requiring both field reporting and data analysis.