Deepak Malik Explained

Deepak Malik
Birth Date:1995
Birth Place:Sonepat, Bhainswal, Haryana, India

Deepak Malik (born 1995) is an Indian blind cricketer categorised in B3 division who is currently playing for India national blind cricket team.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Deepak Malik was born in the Bhainswal village in the Haryana state in 1995. He was a normal kid who went to school regularly until the age of 8. At the age of 8 in 2004, during the Diwali day he lost his eyesight completely after bursting the firecrackers by mistakenly on to his eyes.[5] After the accident, Deepak went onto study at a blind school in Delhi.[6] [7] [8]

Career

He has been a member of the national team since playing for India at the 2014 Blind Cricket World Cup. He was a key member of the Indian team which claimed its first Blind Cricket World Cup victory after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the finals of the 2014 Blind Cricket World Cup. In the 2014 Blind Cricket World Cup, he set the record for scoring the fastest fifty in blind cricket history off 17 balls against Sri Lanka in the semifinals.[9] [10]

Deepak Malik also played vital roles in India's triumph at the 2016 Blind T20 Asia Cup and the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup tournaments.[11]

He was named in the Indian squad for the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup. In the opening match for India at the tournament against Sri Lanka, he scored a crucial knock of unbeaten 179 off 102 deliveries which helped the side to win the match convincingly by 6 wickets in a mammoth chase of 359 runs.[12] [13] [14] [15] He too continued his good form especially with the bat scoring fifties against arch-rivals Pakistan (79 off 71) and also contributed with some economical bowling spells in the group stage matches as India secured the 2018 edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Ajay Kumar Reddy.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deepak Malik. CricHQ. en. 2018-01-16.
  2. Web site: Deepak Malik – Visually Impaired Indian Cricket Player. Justplaysportz. 2018-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131144/https://www.justplaysportz.com/news_details.php?sportId=34&url=Deepak-Malik-----Visually-Impaired-Indian-Cricket-Player. 17 January 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Deepak Malik – Blind Cricket. www.blindcricket.in. en-US. 2018-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131227/https://www.blindcricket.in/player/deepak-malik/. 17 January 2018. dead.
  4. News: Video: Impressed by his inspirational story, Zaheer Khan calls blind cricketer Deepak Malik a 'champion'. Staff. CricketCountry. 2016-04-25. Cricket Country. 2018-01-16. en-us.
  5. Web site: Haryana stars get ready to rock T20 World Cup for blind.
  6. News: Against all odds: Watch the inspiring journey of India's blind cricket team captain Deepak Malik. 2016-05-06. 2018-01-16. en-US.
  7. News: From losing eyesight to cricket World Cup glory: The inspiring journey of Deepak Malik. 2016-04-23. 2018-01-16.
  8. Web site: Ad Age Homepage - AdAge. www.adageindia.in. en. 2018-01-16.
  9. News: Deepak Malik - A Story of Hope, Willpower and Determination. 2016-06-03. News18. 2018-01-16.
  10. News: The Inspirational Story of India's Blind Cricketer Deepak Malik. India. Interesting Facts About. Interesting Facts About India. 2018-01-16. en.
  11. News: Indian team for 2nd T20 World Cup for Blind announced. 2016-12-21. The Indian Express. 2018-01-16. en-US.
  12. News: Deepak Malik fires India to big win in Blind Cricket World Cup opener - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-01-16.
  13. News: Blind Cricket World Cup: Deepak Malik fires India to big win against Sri Lanka. 2018-01-10. www.hindustantimes.com. 2018-01-16. en.
  14. News: Blind Cricket World Cup: Deepak Malik's 179* Helps India Beat SL. The Quint. 2018-01-16. en.
  15. News: Blind Cricket World Cup: Deepak Malik fires India to big win in opener against Sri Lanka. Press Trust of India. Scroll.in. 2018-01-16. en-US.
  16. News: Malik, Reddy & More: 5 Indian Stars From Blind Cricket World Cup. The Quint. 2018-01-17. en.
  17. News: India win 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup. TimesNow. 2018-01-22.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Deepak Malik".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.