Akash Kharade
Akash Kharade is a Senior Sub-Editor in the Sports team at Zee News with more than eight years of experience across Zee News, India TV, ETV Bharat, InsideSport, NP News 24, and Maha Sports. He has covered major events including the ICC World Cups, IPL, Olympics, ISL, and Pro Kabaddi League. Akash has interviewed leading athletes such as Smriti Mandhana, Anjum Chopra, Karun Nair, G Sathiyan, Bindiyarani Devi, Jarmanpreet Singh, Arjun Babuta, Pavan Shah, Girish Ernak, Surinder Khanna, and para swimmer Suyash Jadhav. A postgraduate in Mass Communication and Journalism, he is known for analytical sports coverage and aims to spread positivity through sports. He can be reached at Akash.Kharade@india.com.
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