Editors - EssentiallySports

Raising the editorial bar

At EssentiallySports, our content goes through a process as rigorous as a game-tape analysis. Just as athletes and coaches review film to strategize and perfect their next move, our editorial team reviews every piece carefully before publishing it for our readers.

We operate 24/7 with a team of experienced editors and writers who ensure that every article is accurate, insightful, and aligned with our commitment to quality journalism. From breaking news to in-depth features, each story is crafted through our in-house editorial system which prioritizes integrity.

Our Approach:

Real-time newsroom coordination
Multi-tiered editorial review before publishing
Dedicated in-house copyediting

Our Vision

To serve the underserved by exploring interesting storylines and treating them with utmost editorial care — delivering trusted, engaging, and accessible sports coverage to fans worldwide.

Our Editors

Reubyn Coutinho is a Senior Lead Editor at EssentiallySports. This Mass Communication major analyzes reader metrics and studies competitors to craft, adapt, and uphold EssentiallySports's editorial guidelines. In four years at EssentiallySports, he has trained/mentored over 80 journalists, founded and led the content enhancement team, made data-driven changes to article formats, created guidelines for unique content offerings to appeal to the American sports fan, overseen the transition from a sports blog to a sports news website, introduced an editorial feedback loop.

Sourabh Singh is the Editor-in-Chief at EssentiallySports. A Sports Management diploma holder, Sourabh began his media career in 2015 at a fast-growing startup. He started out as a sports writer covering the NBA, UFC, Tennis, and the off-field lives of American athletes, before transitioning into a Managing Editor role. Thereafter, Sourabh joined ES in 2020, marking an end to a brief stint at Decathlon. Since then, he has led the editorial team with a sharp focus on journalistic integrity, accuracy, and mentorship. Under his leadership, the team has grown into a dynamic newsroom that consistently delivers trusted sports coverage to millions of satisfied readers.

Paras Pande is the Editorial Ops Lead at EssentiallySports. Prior to joining ES, Paras gained expertise as an MMA writer whilst working with Sportskeeda. A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, he covered UFC for 3 years before becoming an Editor.

Rohini Kottu is a Newsroom Editor at EssentiallySports. She has embraced a variety of roles in the organization, ranging from writer, divisional editor, and homepage editor. Her role sees her deliver top-quality articles, and storytelling that moves people who visit the website’s 14 category pages.

Ranvijay Singh is the NASCAR Lead Editor at EssentiallySports. He leads a team of writers and editors intending to provide readers with some informative, entertaining, and enlightening pieces on their favorite drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr, Tony Stewart, and Kyle Busch. He also time to time looks into the live event coverage, which can include pre and post-race conferences, track-side interviews, and on-track incidents.

Sreeda U M is an MLB Editor at EssentiallySports, where she’s not just shaping stories—she’s shaping storytellers. Before stepping onto the diamond, she was at the heart of EssentiallySports’ soccer desk, covering everything from Wrexham’s Hollywood rise to the USWNT’s golden era under Emma Hayes. She has also dabbled in the world of WWE, adding the signature storytelling touch to the world of sports entertainment.

Pragya Vashisth is Lead Editor for the NBA Legends division at EssentiallySports. He holds a Masters in Sports Management and has embraced multiple roles from writer to editor at ES. Pragya is putting his penchant for writing and passion for basketball to mentor the next batch of editors.

Yeswanth Praveen is the lead editor of the UFC division at EssentiallySports. This Master's graduate in English Literature has written nearly a thousand articles for ES before taking up his duties to lead the division. He was a constant presence in the live coverage team, reporting the happenings at UFC PPVs and Fight Nights in real time.

Vineet Nandwana is an NBA editor at EssentiallySports. With over half a decade of experience as a writer and editor in a multitude of fields including film production and sports journalism, Vineet brings his diverse experience to the ES editorial desk. As he follows the best editorial practices, Vineet makes sure to produce top-notch content that resonates with the American audience and gives them the forefront view of the nooks and crannies of their favorite athletes.

Sheldon Pereira is the Lead Editor for golf at EssentiallySports. Having written nearly 700 articles during his time as a writer in the division, Sheldon established himself as one of the go-tos for all things golf at ES. His area of expertise lay in the analysis of golfers’ legal woes, and one of his pieces, Tiger Woods’ Ex-Girlfriend Takes a Major U-Turn in the $30,000,000 Saga, even saw a whopping six-figure number of readers.

Purva Jain is a Senior Lead Editor at EssentiallySports who manages the day-to-day functioning and editorial quality of MLB and NHL sport divisions. The correspondent-turned-editor, Purva started her journey with ES by demonstrating her journalistic prowess with the coverage of the 2022/23 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup. She followed her passion for covering the thrill of live events and brought insights to the American reader by covering the 2023 Kentucky Derby event.

Jahnabi is the Newsroom Lead Editor at EssentiallySports. Five years in the field have seen her fine-tuning content marketability and audience understanding to ensure premium quality with reasonable storytelling in trending articles. Her body of work is centered on fundamentals such as news judgment, style, and tone of the brand.

Daniel, a Lead Editor at EssentiallySports, is also a tenured author with over 1100 stories specializing in and around 'The Beautiful Game'. From an in-depth exposure to Lionel Messi's World Cup triumph to Cristiano Ronaldo's shock move to Saudi and Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham turnaround, Daniel has been a pillar of quality and excellence while penning stories and mentoring authors achieve apt storytelling. Wazza's bicycle kick was 'the moment' for Daniel in 2011.

My tryst with sports was accidental, but what followed was nothing short of a pursuit of excellence. Having penned over 1,500 articles, I've written about and edited pieces on the key figures ES regularly features across sports like MLB, Tennis, and WNBA. Some of my favorite athletes include Shohei Ohtani, Derek Jeter, Roger Federer, Coco Gauff, A'ja Wilson, and Caitlin Clark.

Riya Singhal is a Primary Editor in the golf division at EssentiallySports. Having begun as a writer, after over 500 articles, Riya progressed to the role of a content analyst to make the best use of her golf-adept mind. She now uses all of that knowledge to her advantage as an editor, using a marketable and analytical approach to make sure the reader enjoys every article she looks at.

Siddharth Shirwadkar is a NASCAR editor at EssentiallySports with deep roots in the world of the motorsport. Pursuing Multimedia and Mass Communication, Siddharth has all the necessary tools to convert his love for F1 into fascinating articles. His journey began at an early age, watching the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher and then, Sebastian Vettel win at the Indian GP.

Christaline Meyers is a senior Olympics writer at EssentiallySports who specializes in gymnastics and alpine skiing. Christaline is one of the acclaimed authorities in the coverage of 6x All-Around champion, Simone Biles. She has written extensively, covering every detail of Biles’s life stories as well as providing her perspective on Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike controversy.

During her stint as the Lead Editor of Boxing at EssentiallySports, Snigdhaa has been able to channel her love for the sport in a manner that allows for a daily rendezvous with the sweet science. Her daily affairs include ensuring that the unheard aspects of the sport are known, helping authors direct their passion for Boxing into the narrations that they produce and bringing to the fans something that gives them food for thought. She has covered Exclusive interviews involving Adam Wilks, Mia St John and Rasheda Ali.

Deepanshi Bajaj is a vibrant and compassionate individual whose passion for life radiates through her every endeavor. Though not an ardent follower of baseball, she takes up the responsibilities associated with the sport seriously, striving to live up to the expectations placed upon her. Deepanshi's journey into baseball began with a genuine curiosity and interest in the sport.

Shivali Nathta is a NASCAR Lead Editor at EssentiallySports. She leads a team of experienced writers and works alongside them during live coverage for the Cup Series races. To date, she has published countless off-court as well as on-court stories on top drivers like Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Bubba Wallace.

Mallika Singh is a Project Consultant at EssentiallySports, working towards content and brand moderation, and bringing sports philosophy and her legal knowledge to the business side of the ES brand. Also a former lawyer-turned-Lead Editor at the company's NFL division, Mallika has always put her penchant for writing and a fondness for American football to lead desk editors. In her day-to-day, she broke down complex plays, leading LIVE News Center, and guiding the team towards responsible journalism.

Shivatmika Manvi is an editor at EssentiallySports covering WNBA and college basketball. She has embraced multiple roles at ES, growing from an Olympic Sports writer to an Editor. Shivatmika has expertly covered the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and the March Madness craze, too.

Gokul Gopalakrishna Pillai is a Boxing Editor at EssentiallySports. He has about five years of content writing and editing experience behind him that aids him in understanding the narrative nuances in storytelling. He leads a team of passionate writers and guides them with the best editorial practices.

Arnima Shukla is a Lead Editor for the Olympic Sports division at EssentiallySports. With more than four years of experience in editing, Arnima brings her journalistic expertise to the ES editorial desk. The former badminton player, Arnima covers a wide range of sporting arenas and guides writers to add value to the news pieces.

Joyita Das is a primary editor in the UFC division at EssentiallySports. With over 3 years of experience at the editorial desk, she brings her penchant for storytelling to train her writers at ES. She is a constant presence on the live coverage team and occasionally pushes out stories from Boxing and Bodybuilding.

Ariva Debnath is a NASCAR Primary Editor at EssentiallySports. After completing her undergrad from one of the top Journalism institutes, and working in the media world for 3 years, she now leads a team of motorsport writers. Often being the first to cover driver press conferences and interviews, she has done a multitude of stories on racers like Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Larson.

"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." These words by Toni Morrison sum up why I got into writing after being an avid reader for most of my childhood. After juggling with words for years, it still comes as a surprise how much there is to write and read.

Shrabana Sengupta is an Olympic Sports Primary Editor at EssentiallySports. As a correspondent-turned-editor, Shrabana started her journey at ES as a Major League Baseball writer and covered two prime MLB events: the 2023 World Series and the Free Agency that followed. During the 2023 World Series, Shrabana wrote her perspectives on the Texas Rangers' Corey Seager and his wife, the 27x World Series Champions' heartbreaking season, and later covered Shohei Ohtani's highly anticipated record-breaking contract in 2023-24 along with the Yankees' pre-season resurgence.

Deepali Verma is an All-Hands Editor at EssentiallySports. With close to a year of experience in Content Writing, she began her journey by writing a few off-court pieces on NBA players. But, when it comes to her editorial practice, she tries to ensure precision and hopes to learn from the writers while helping them.

Cristin Varghese, the Lead Editor at EssentiallySports' NFL and College Football divisions represents a distinguished fusion of media expertise and sports journalism. With an illustrious career spanning over a decade of executive production for prestigious media institutions like Disney and Comedy Central, Cristin has established himself as a consummate professional who elevates sports reporting to an art form. His journalistic approach is characterized by a remarkable ability to synthesize entertainment and rigorous sports analysis, offering readers an intellectually engaging and uniquely compelling perspective on football at the EssentiallySports Editorial desk.

Abhishek Rajan is an editor at EssentiallySports. Abhishek has spent more than 5 years of his career working as a content creator and has worked for Sportskeeda previously. As an editor, Abhishek mainly focuses on enhancing the quality of the content and ensuring the relevance of the information.

Ridhiman Das is a Golf editor at EssentiallySports. With four years of experience in content editing and writing, Ridhiman brings his understanding of digital media nuances to the table. Being a badminton player himself, Ridhiman secured a multitude of wins on the national level.