Sharad Deep is a versatile sports journalist, who loves writing on cricket and Olympic sport. He has played cricket at the university level and has been writing for Hindustan Times since 1997.
Articles by Sharad Deep
Raina! Autograph, please
RED T-SHIRT. Jeans. White shoes. But, no bat! And his female guests shout, ?he looks good and plays well too.? Young Shaira gushed about Team India star Suresh Raina, when she met the stunning young Raina at a function on Thursday night. Another teenager, Sangeeta, lauded the game (and of course, looks!) of the new charmer boy in the Indian team.
Published on May 06, 2006 12:49 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep
They call him Mr. Super Coach
Pramod Kumar Gupta?s biggest dream was to play the Gentlemen?s Game at top-level and he even made it to the 20-member Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy team in 1985 under the captaincy of Sunil Chaturvedi, but couldn?t make it to the Playing XI. But life gave his passion a special twist.
Published on May 05, 2006 12:09 AM IST
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FIFA fever?s already begun
WOULD YOU spend Rs 3,000 in five minutes on a certain gentleman with the name Park Chu Young? If you squint your eyes and mumble something inaudible then, count yourself of a generation past!
Published on Apr 09, 2006 12:01 AM IST
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Old enough to be ?man of the match?
?ARE YOU old enough to ride this bike,? former England skipper Mike Atherton asked Suresh Raina jovially soon after the young UPite was named ?man of the match? for his scintillating performance which helped India take a 2-0 lead in the ODI series against England at Faridabad on Friday.
Published on Apr 01, 2006 01:56 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
UP politics hits one-day final
LATE ON Sunday night, another shameful chapter was added to Indian cricket?s burgeoning roster of shame. An unseemly fight for control of cricket in the state between the Uttar Pradesh government and the UP Cricket Association resulted in the Ranji Trophy one-day final between UP and Railways, slated to be held here on Tuesday, being shifted to Mumbai.
Published on Mar 21, 2006 12:46 AM IST
None | SHARAD Deep/YASH Mudgal, Lucknow
Golden dawn for Narangs
FOR AMARJEET Narang, the day began with a ?breaking news?. Her son Gagan Narang (extreme left) rang her up at 6 in the morning on Friday to tell her about his golden achievement in the 18th Commonwealth Games at Melbourne (Australia).
Published on Mar 18, 2006 01:40 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
UP strikes it big in Team India
THURSDAY TURNED out to be yet another golden day in the history of Uttar Pradesh cricket when four of its players Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Rudra Pratap Singh and young leggie Piyush Chawla made it to the Indian team for the first cricket Test against England beginning in Nagpur on March 1.
Published on Feb 24, 2006 01:50 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Reviving an old art
Piyush Chawla has revived leg spin, almost a dying art in today?s cricket. The 16-year old prodigy stood out in the Challenger Trophy and his terrific display gives rise to hope that India may have a player ready to take over when Anil Kumble calls it a day.
Published on Feb 05, 2006 04:55 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow, February 4
Skipper is ready for the challenge
Even before becoming skipper, Ravikant Shukla had promised of the Indian team?s fascinating show against Australia in the one-day series a few months ago.
Published on Feb 05, 2006 04:55 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Kaif touches young bats
MOHD KAIF?S message ?The Ranji Trophy win will boost youngsters? confidence?seems to have generated quite a response. ?It was really a hurricane task for UP to get Bengal out. But, Kaif bhai made it possible,? says young cricketer Abid, who compares him with Jhonty.? Sujal Tripathi, Tariq, Abhishek Segla, Puneet Singh and many more young trainees have taken Kaif?s words so seriously. ?It?s a golden period of UP cricket as five State players i.e. Kaif, Suresh Raina, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ravikant Shukla and Piyush Chawla .
Published on Feb 04, 2006 12:17 AM IST
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Kaif & Co create history
UTTAR PRADESH wrote a golden chapter in the 71- year-old Ranji Trophy history on Thursday when Team India member and UP skipper Mohd Kaif received the glittering Ranji Trophy in presence of a huge gathering. Much before the finish of the match Kaif had himself prompted the crowd and the team members, sitting on the benches to start the celebration, which started in the right ernest as soon as Suresh Raina bowled the fifth mandatory over of the Bengal?s second innings at the KD Singh Babu stadium.
Published on Feb 03, 2006 01:37 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Unity was key: Kaif
UP captain Mohammed Kaif claimed that victory in the Ranji Trophy final will inspire other youngsters of the State to aim high in their lives.
Published on Feb 02, 2006 11:26 PM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
More praise for Kaif
Mohammed Kaif?s leadership quality at the Youth World Cup in Sri Lanka a few years back and his match-winning effort at the NatWest Trophy final at Lord's seem to have impressed chairman of selectors Kiran More so much that he feels the UP skipper can lead Indian in the future.
Published on Jan 31, 2006 02:41 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Zaidi ready for a final fling
Eighteen years ago, Ashish Winston Zaidi was a young lad playing his maiden Ranji Trophy match for Uttar Pradesh against Railways at the Kamla Club Ground in Kanpur.
Updated on Jan 28, 2006 11:50 PM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Zaidi ready for a final fling
Eighteen years ago, Ashish Winston Zaidi was a young lad playing his maiden Ranji Trophy match for Uttar Pradesh against Railways at the Kamla Club Ground in Kanpur.
Published on Jan 28, 2006 08:35 AM IST
None | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Will hosts knock ?final? ghost out?
WILL UTTAR Pradesh break the Ranji Trophy final jinx this time?This has become a hot topic among non-cricketers, cricket fans and former cricketers in the State Capital. But they all want Team India star and UP skipper Mohd Kaif to lay his hands on the coveted trophy as it will be for the first time in 71-year-old history of Ranji Trophy, if UP wins against visiting Bengal.
Published on Jan 25, 2006 12:26 AM IST
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Together, but not out of fix!
YESTERDAY?S ENEMIES seem to have become colleagues, but not friends. This was very much evident during the NTPC Goodwill Cricket Series match between India and Pakistan veterans at the KD Singh ?Babu? Stadium here on Friday. ?Stars? of the match-fixing saga Mohd Azharuddin and Manoj Prabhakar were playing together.
Updated on Jan 06, 2006 09:09 PM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep
UP and down, Kaif feels at home in town!
UTTAR PRADESH?S key cricketer Kaif really went about on the town eating delicious kebabs, meeting with old friends, giving autographs with open heart and sharing his journey of success with his fans and friends. Team India?s Mohd Kaif, who is playing his maiden Ranji Trophy match of the season for his home State, finds himself at home. Giving not much thought to his security, which he owns while playing for Team India, Kaif has proved that he is a son of U.P.and all his fans and lovers are like his family.
Published on Jan 05, 2006 12:16 AM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep
Together, but not out of fix!
YESTERDAY?S ENEMIES seem to have become colleagues, but not friends. This was very much evident during the NTPC Goodwill Cricket Series match between India and Pakistan veterans at the KD Singh ?Babu? Stadium here on Friday. ?Stars? of the match-fixing saga Mohd Azharuddin and Manoj Prabhakar were playing together. But, they didn?t exchange a single word during fielding. Azhar joined the field after the completion of Pakistani innings? five overs, while Prabhakar left the field after completing his seven overs quota at a stretch.
Published on Dec 31, 2005 12:08 AM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep
I can prove my worth: Raina
"I gave my 100 per cent in both the fitness and skill camps. Moreover, both Rahul Dravid and coach Greg Chappell were impressed with my game and aptitude," said the elegant allrounder.
Updated on Jul 25, 2005 05:49 PM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Dream come true for UP lad
With just six years of serious cricket behind him, Suresh Raina has realised his dream of sharing the Indian dressing room with his idol Rahul Dravid.
Updated on Jul 23, 2005 03:55 PM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Plans to stop bureaucrats from running sports in UP
Buoyed by response of the newly applied Sports Ordinance, UP now plans to restrain Govt employees from sport, reports Sharad Deep.
Published on Oct 21, 2004 12:19 AM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Windies show hurts Garner
Joel Garner is big in every sense. He is six feet, eight inches tall and has 259 wickets in 58 Tests. As a Test player for the West Indies, he terrorised batsmen.
Published on Dec 30, 2003 01:15 AM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Sundaram appointment raises stink
The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur is not hosting a Test match, and that?s due to the report about the conditions submitted by Venkat Sundaram.
Updated on Oct 02, 2003 02:22 PM IST
PTI | Sharad Deep, Lucknow