Bharat Sundaresan

Bharat Sundaresan
Born (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985
Mumbai, India
OccupationSports journalist
Years active2008–present

Bharat Sundaresan (born 6 May 1985) is an Indian-born sports journalist and author based in Australia. He was formerly a cricket writer with The Indian Express, and is currently the Australian correspondent and a senior writer for Cricbuzz.

Early life

Sundaresan was born in Mumbai, India.[1] He became obsessed with cricket from a young age.[2]

Career

Sundaresan made the move from Mumbai to Chennai to take up a course in journalism.[1] In Chennai, he got a job with The Indian Express.[3] Sundaresan moved to Australia in late 2018 after over a decade with The Indian Express.[2] He is now the Australian correspondent and a senior writer for Cricbuzz,[3] and a commentator with the cricket coverage for Seven Network.[4]

Sundaresan also works with SEN.[5] In late 2025, he announced a podcast and radio show, Stumps and Bumps, co-hosted with Eric Bischoff.[6]

Sundaresan has also written works for AFL Media.[7][8]

Books

Sundaresan has authored several non-fiction books, including an unofficial biography of MS Dhoni titled The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni,[9] co-authoring the memoir of Suresh Raina, titled Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me,[10] and The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket's Greatest Epic with Gaurav Joshi.[11]

Activism

Sundaresan has spoken out about his experiences with racism in Australia.[12]

Personal life

Sundaresan met his wife, Isha Chatterjee, in college.[2] He gained Australian citizenship in 2025.[13] He lives in the Adelaide Hills[2] and supports the Adelaide Crows in the AFL.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Laisram, Indira. "Bharat Sundaresan: The other side of cricket". theindiansun.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Scott, Leisa; Semmler, Erin. "Why 'cricket equals life' for technicolour commentator Bharat Sundaresan". abc.net.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Bharat Sundaresan". ctvplus.org.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Seven unveils unbeatable commentary lineup for epic summer of cricket". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Bharat Sundaresan". theage.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ "SEN launches new cricket-meets-wrestling show: Stumps and Bumps". sen.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ Sundaresan, Bharat. "'Best venue in the world': Bharat Sundaresan's love letter to Adelaide Oval". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  8. ^ Sundaresan, Bharat. "Footy's spice of life: How Grand Final Day transcends cultures, codes, continents". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. ^ Vaidya, Jaideep. "Book Review: Given the lack of controversy in 'The Dhoni Touch', it clearly has Dhoni's touch". scroll.in. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  10. ^ Girish Modi, Chintan. "Book Review | 'Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me' offers glimpse into Suresh Raina's life". firstpost.com. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  11. ^ "'The Miracle Makers': A story behind Indian cricket's historic series". sbs.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  12. ^ Sundaresan, Bharat. "If you think racism has gone away, think again: My experience at Australian cricket venues". theage.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  13. ^ ""I'm Australia's problem now!" Bharat becomes an official Aussie". abc.net.au. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  14. ^ Harvey, Daniela. "Bharat Sundaresan's Crows connection: From The Ashes to Adelaide Oval". afc.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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