Deepak Vikraman

Articles by Deepak Vikraman

A sports nut, who dabbles a bit in travel writing as well. Started his career in Deccan Herald as a sports reporter, and after loving life in the print media, decided to give the online version a go. Has been with IBTimes India for four-and-a-half years and currently leads the sports team. Loves to watch anything with a bat, ball, paddle, racquet, oar…well you get the drift.
Loves to travel as well, and write on it (occupational hazard), when time spares him a bit of time.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Results: Pakistan Batsmen Fail Again to Hand South Africa Crucial Win

Pakistan have a wonderful ODI bowling attack, with the right battery of pacers and some brilliantly clever spinners. Unfortunately, their batting is pretty awful, with just one masterful batsman amongst them - Misbah-ul-Haq -- who alas cannot do all the work in a 50-over game. South Africa overcame the disappointment of the defeat against India in their first match, with their bowlers coming to the party to help them to a 67-run win in their ICC Champions Trophy 2013 game at Edgbaston. Jun 11, 2013
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ICC Champions Trophy Results: Malinga Heroics in Vain as Kiwis Scrape Past Sri Lanka

Who said low-scoring matches cannot be entertaining! On a day when just 277 runs were scored in total, New Zealand and Sri Lanka put on a show filled with drama worthy of the priciest tickets at the West End. New Zealand made heavy weather of a 139-run target, surviving a yorker onslaught from Lasith Malinga to scrape to a one-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy. Jun 9, 2013
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ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Results: England Ease Past Disappointing Australia

It really is sad to watch Australia struggle like they have in recent times. In another abject batting performance, Australia, who were without their only world-class batsman Michael Clarke, were punished by a solid, but far from threatening, England side to crash to a disappointing 48-run defeat in their ICC Champions Trophy 2013 game. Jun 8, 2013
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ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Score: West Indies Edge Pakistan in Low-Scoring Thriller

Two young unpredictable sides, filled with talented batsmen capable of finding the boundaries at will. So, one would think a definite high-scoring match then. Well, not quite. In one of the most attritional one-day matches you will see, the West Indies did enough, just enough, to scrape past Pakistan by two-wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Jun 7, 2013
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Champions Trophy 2013 Results: Dhawan The Main Man as India Top South Africa

Shikhar Dhawan has this wonderful elegance about him, coupled with an arrogance - which you cannot help but like - that makes him currently one of the most joyful batsmen to watch. The Indian opener had one of those days again, smashing a brilliant century to guide India to a 26-run win over South Africa in the opening match of the Champions Trophy 2013 in Cardiff. Jun 6, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Mumbai Indians Trump CSK to Clinch First Ever IPL Title

The Mumbai Indians have been the multi-millionaire underachievers of the IPL. Not anymore. Kieron Pollard decided to make a statement with the bat, before Lasith Malinga reminded everyone of his prowess to power the Mumbai Indians to the IPL 2013 title with a 23-run victory over the Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens and cue wild celebrations. May 27, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Hodge Pyrotechnics Takes Royals Past Sunrisers in Thriller

It was an extremely difficult pitch to bat one, hardly conducive for shot-making; at least that is what the first 15 batsmen in the match led everyone to believe. However, the 16th batsman - a man named Brad Hodge - made the pitch and the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers look like child's play to take the Rajasthan Royals to the brink of the IPL 2013 final after a four-wicket win in the Eliminator at the Feroz Shah Kotla. May 22, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: CSK Thrash Mumbai Indians to Enter Fifth Final in Six Seasons

Was there ever really any doubt? The Lean Mean Yellow Machine aka Chennai Super Kings put in another brilliant IPL performance to pummel the Mumbai Indians by 48 runs in Qualifier 1 at the Feroz Shah Kotla and seal yet another place in the final. This was a no-contest really with Michael Hussey (86 n.o. in 58) and Suresh Raina (82 n.o. in 42) allying for a brilliant 140 runs to take their side to a monumental 192 for one, before bowling Mumbai Indians out for 144.. May 21, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Wooden Spoon for Daredevils After Loss to Pune Warriors

The battle to avoid the wooden spoon in IPL 2013 was emphatically won by the Pune Warriors by 38 runs, with the Delhi Daredevils, only a year after finishing as top dogs, ended their miserable season at the bottom of the table. Batting first, Pune Warriors made an impressive 172 for five in their 20 overs. The Daredevils were never really in the game, with Ali Murtaza picking up with three wickets to help his side restrict the away side to just 134 for nine. May 19, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: RCB Top CSK in 8-Over Game to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Royal Challengers Bangalore had a nervous wait for about three hours, wondering if they would even be able to get out onto the ground and play a game. After the Rain Gods finally decided to relent, RCB pounced on the opportunity like a tiger on the hunt to pick up a 24-run victory over the Chennai Super Kings in an IPL 2013 game that was reduced to just eight overs each. May 19, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Kings XI Trump Mumbai Indians in Adam Gilchrist's Farewell Game

Adam Gilchrist failed to make an impression with the bat, but did manage to skipper his side to a win against the Mumbai Indians in his final IPL game on Saturday. Azhar Mahmood (80 in 44 and two for 24) and Shaun Marsh (63 in 47) scored half-centuries to help Kings XI to a formidable total of 183 for eight, which Mumbai Indians were unable to chase down, eventually crashing to 133 all out to hand the home side a 50-run win in Dharamsala. May 18, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Sunrisers Quell Royals Challenge to Close In on Playoffs

Indian Punter League, Sreesanth, Spot-fixing, Cricket in Crisis, the Gentleman's Game No More, was just some of the stuff that the Rajasthan Royals had to deal with in the backdrop during their IPL 2013 game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday night. In their final game of the regular season, before the playoffs, the Royals, reeling from the spot-fixing scandal that has overwhelmed their side, were just unable to find the right ingredients as the Sunrisers moved one step closer to makin... May 17, 2013
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Sreesanth Spot-fixing: From a Kid With a 'Devil-May-Care' Attitude to Unending Darkness

When news broke out of S Sreesanth being arrested for spot-fixing, I honestly thought it was a prank being played by the news channels. I have known Sreesanth on and off for nearly 20 years, and to witness someone go down in the dock for what I consider the greatest sin any sportsman can do was not easy to digest. It also made me reminisce of our time together, when we were just wide-eyed little kids who wanted to play the wonderful game of cricket for the fun of it - remember those times? May 17, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Kings XI Stay Afloat With Win Over Daredevils in Dharamsala

Adam Gilchrist continued his reincarnation in IPL 2013, playing another blazing little innings to propel Kings XI Punjab to a seven-run victory over the Delhi Daredevils in this season's first match at Dharamsala. Gilchrist led from the front, making a quickfire 42, with David Miller and Shaun Marsh also pitching in with 40s as Kings XI posted a good total of 171 for four. In reply, the Delhi Daredevils finished their innings on 164 for seven. May 16, 2013
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IPL 2013: Sreesanth, Two Other Rajasthan Royals Players Arrested for Spot-Fixing

The cricketing world was stunned after S Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players were arrested by Delhi Police for spot-fixing in an IPL 2013 game. Delhi police swooped on Wednesday night with Sreesanth and teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila taken into custody, while seven other bookies were also arrested, three of them from Delhi. May 16, 2013
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IPL 2013 Results: Mumbai Indians Go Top with Win over Rajasthan Royals

The fortress that is the Wankhede Stadium cannot be breached - at least not in IPL 2013. The Mumbai Indians finished their season at home unbeaten after a comfortable 14-run win over the Rajasthan Royals to jump back up to the top of the points table. Needing 167 for a win, after Mumbai ended their innings on 166 for eight, the Royals lost way too many wickets early, leaving the middle order with too much to do and eventually only managing 152 for seven in their 20 overs. May 15, 2013
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