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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chris-gayle

T20 World Cup: West Indies Score Stirring Win over Unlucky New Zealand

The Kiwis feel short yet again in the lottery over, this time to the West Indies, who stayed alive in the tournament courtesy a couple of sixes from their main man Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels. After tying the scores at 139, the crucial Super Eights encounter of the World T20 at the Pallekele Stadium, which would have seen the loser eliminated from the tournament, went into the Super Over. Oct 1, 2012
virat-kohli

T20 World Cup: Kohli, Bowlers Star as India Crush Pakistan

India's supreme batsman of the moment - Virat Kohli - guided his side to a crushing eight-wicket win over their archrivals Pakistan, getting the 2007 champs back on track after their disastrous outing against the Australians. Needing a modest 129, after India's bowlers had done a wonderful job, Kohli scored an unbeaten 77 from a mere 60 balls as India reached their target with a full three overs to spare. Sep 30, 2012
shane-watson

T20 World Cup: Watson Stars as Australia Crush India

Australia comprehensively outplayed India in all departments of the game, crushing Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men by nine wickets with over five overs to spare in the Group 2 match at the Premadasa Stadium. Given a total of 141 to chase on a wicket that was supposed to aid spin, India put in a thoroughly abject performance against the Aussies with Shane Watson and David Warner making the Indian bowling look like schoolboys. Sep 28, 2012
umar-gul

T20 World Cup: Low-Scoring Thriller as Pakistan Edge South Africa

It might have been a low-scoring game, but the excitement levels could not have been higher as Pakistan, by the skin of their teeth, scampered home to a two-wicket victory over South Africa. The two Umar's - Akmal and Gul - put together a match-winning 49-run eighth-wicket partnership from just 27 balls, after the match seemingly looked South Africa's for the taking. Sep 28, 2012
Chris Gayle

T20 World Cup: West Indian Flair Too Much for England

Eoin Morgan's unique brilliance threatened to quell the Caribbean flair, but West Indies held on for a 15-run victory over England in their Super Eights encounter at Pallekele. With 180 needed from 20 overs, England, after losing two wickets in the first over and nowhere near the required rate for the first half of their innings, were given faint hope by Morgan and Alex Hales, with the former smashing and beguiling his way to an unbeaten 71 off just 36 balls. However, the Irish magic fell a l... Sep 27, 2012
Tillakaratne Dilshan

T20 World Cup: Super Over Thriller Sees Sri Lanka Edge New Zealand

Sri Lanka and New Zealand opened the World T20 Super Eights with a Super Over thriller as the business end of the competition began with an absolute bang at Pallekele. Asked to chase 175, Lanka threw away a blistering start to splutter home to 174 for 6, prompting a Super Over, which was eventually won by the hosts in nerve-wracking fashion. Sep 27, 2012
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T20 World Cup: Brilliant Harbhajan Helps India Thrash England

Harbhajan Singh made a brilliant comeback into the Indian squad, picking up four wickets against England as India stormed to a 90-run victory in their final Word T20 group encounter at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In the early match, Pakistan got their World T20 campaign off to a sound start, scoring a comfortable 13-run win over New Zealand. Sep 23, 2012
luke-wright

T20 World Cup: McCullum, Wright Make Merry as New Zealand and England Storm to Easy Victories

Two magnificent individual displays of attacking batting - one from someone we expect to see that kind of innings on a regular basis and one from a forgotten man of England - lit up the World T20 on Friday. Brendon McCullum smashed his way to the highest score of all-time in T20 internationals with an authoritative 123 of just 58 balls - yes 58 balls! - to end any chance of Bangladesh getting a sniff of victory. Luke Wright fell one short of the magical three figures with a 55-ball 99, taking En... Sep 21, 2012
virat-kohli

T20 World Cup: India Pull Off Nervy Win Over Afghanistan; Australia Have It Easy Against Ireland

It was hardly vintage India, far from it. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men flirted with disaster for much of their first World T20 game against Afghanistan, before pulling off an edgy 23-run win. India made heavy weather of their batting, labouring to 159 for five, with Virat Kohli hitting a half-century and Suresh Raina chipping in with a 38, before bowling out Afghanistan for 136, when it once looked like the minnows would pull off one of the biggest upsets in history at the Premadasa Stadium in ... Sep 19, 2012
ajantha-mendis

T20 World Cup: Mendis Duo Spins Sri Lanka To Easy Victory Over Zimbabwe

Ajantha Mendis can demolish a team, which does not know how to pick the balls that come out of his right hand. Zimbabwe, in the opening encounter of the World T20 at Hmubantota, had absolutely no clue how to play the bowler, with the spinner picking up a massive six wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Zimbabwe by 82 runs. Ajantha Mendis finished with astonishing figures of six for 8, with Jeevan Mendis chipping in with three wickets and smashing a quickfire 43, to help his team post a total of 182 for... Sep 18, 2012
kamran-akmal

T20 World Cup: Akmal Heroics Help Pakistan Trump India in Warm-up Match

A match-winning sixth-wicket partnership from Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik spurred Pakistan to an impressive five-wicket victory over India in a World T20 warm-up match at the Premadasa Stadium. Given a stiff target of 186 to chase down, Pakistan started well, then bungled the good work of the openers, before the pyrotechnics of Kamran Akmal, who made an unbeaten 92 off 50 balls, and Shoaib Malik (37 in 18) guided Pakistan to victory past their arch-rivals. Virat Kohli, the man who can do nothi... Sep 17, 2012
yuvraj-singh

Yuvraj Makes Encouraging Return But India Fall to New Zealand

Yuvraj Singh made a credible comeback to international cricket, but failed to see India to the line as the hosts, from a position of dominance, narrowly lost to New Zealand by a single run in the second and final T20 in Chennai. Brendon McCullum set the match up for the Kiwis with a typically swashbuckling 91, before the Kiwi bowlers brought the game back in their favour with some brilliant work in the final few overs. Set a target of 168, after the Kiwis ended up on 167/5 in their allotted 20 o... Sep 11, 2012
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Yuvraj The Cynosure as India Battle New Zealand in First T20

When India take on New Zealand in the first T20 match at Visakhapatnam, there will be only one thing on everybody's mind - The return of Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj has been sidelined for a considerable time after being diagnosed with cancer. The southpaw's battle with the disease has been well chronicled with the return to international cricket the crowning moment in a remarkable comeback. India will also say a big hello to a certain Turbanator. Sep 8, 2012
jerome-valcke-and-praful-patel

Valcke Backs India to Become a Footballing Force

India's ambition to host the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 received a huge boost after FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke put his weight behind the bid. India has to be one of the centre-point of Asia to develop football," Valcke said. "There is no football without a grassroots programme. The U-17 World Cup is the perfect milestone to succeed it." Sep 6, 2012
virat-kohli

Kohli and Dhoni Guide India to 2-0 Series Victory over New Zealand

The crisis men Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni put on an absolutely vital 96-run partnership for the sixth wicket to hand India a brilliant win over New Zealand in the second Test at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Chasing a stiff target of 261 for a 2-0 series victory, India stuttered initially, before captain cool and India's next big thing saw the hosts through. Sep 3, 2012
r-ashwin

Match Nicely Poised as Ashwin Five-for Gives India Slight Advantage

R Ashwin came to the party yet again, his five-wicket haul wresting back control for India, if only marginally, after Tim Southee's seven-for had given New Zealand the first innings advantage. India failed to capitalise in the morning session of the third day of the second Test at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, with the Kiwis bowling out the hosts for 353; Southee the pick of the bowlers with a first-innings haul of seven for 64. However, the Indian bowlers came roaring back, consignin... Sep 2, 2012
virat-kohli

Kohli, Raina Sparkle as India Claw Their Way Back Against the Kiwis

A wonderful second day contest between bat and ball saw India claw themselves to a measure of comfort, thanks largely to an assured 93 from Virat Kohli, on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand. Barely putting a foot wrong, the Delhiite, along with Suresh Raina and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, took India to 283 for five, when the hosts were at one stage hanging on precariously at 80 for four. Kohli was at the crease on 93, with Dhoni giving him company on 46 in an unbroken sixth... Sep 1, 2012
pragyan-ojha

Pragyan Ojha Happy to Open the Bowling, Expects Pitch to Help Batsmen

Pragyan Ojha admitted the Bangalore pitch was a little different from the one at Hyderabad, with the left-arm spinner predicting some big runs to be scored by his team. On the first over of the day, it was neither Zaheer Khan nor Umesh Yadav, who opened the bowling, with Ojha given the responsibility, as India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked to exploit the little bit of moisture that was on the pitch. Ojha finished the opening day with figures of four for 90, as the Kiwis ended their day on... Aug 31, 2012
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