Deepak Malik

Deepak Malik
Personal information
Born 1995
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 is 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Deepak Malik". CricHQ. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Deepak Malik – Visually Impaired Indian Cricket Player". Justplaysportz. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Deepak Malik – Blind Cricket". www.blindcricket.in. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  4. ↑ Staff, CricketCountry (2016-04-25). "Video: Impressed by his inspirational story, Zaheer Khan calls blind cricketer Deepak Malik a 'champion'". Cricket Country. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  5. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/sport/haryana-stars-get-ready-to-rock-t20-world-cup-for-blind/356113.html
  6. ↑ "Against all odds: Watch the inspiring journey of India's blind cricket team captain Deepak Malik". 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. ↑ "From losing eyesight to cricket World Cup glory: The inspiring journey of Deepak Malik". 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  8. ↑ "Ad Age Homepage - AdAge". www.adageindia.in. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  9. ↑ "Deepak Malik - A Story of Hope, Willpower and Determination". News18. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  10. ↑ India, Interesting Facts About. "The Inspirational Story of India's Blind Cricketer Deepak Malik". Interesting Facts About India. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Indian team for 2nd T20 World Cup for Blind announced". The Indian Express. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  12. ↑ "Deepak Malik fires India to big win in Blind Cricket World Cup opener - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  13. ↑ "Blind Cricket World Cup: Deepak Malik fires India to big win against Sri Lanka". www.hindustantimes.com. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  14. ↑ "Blind Cricket World Cup: Deepak Malik's 179* Helps India Beat SL". The Quint. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  15. ↑ India, Press Trust of. "Blind Cricket World Cup: Deepak Malik fires India to big win in opener against Sri Lanka". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  16. ↑ "Malik, Reddy & More: 5 Indian Stars From Blind Cricket World Cup". The Quint. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  17. ↑ "India win 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup". TimesNow. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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