Deepak Chougule

Deepak Chougule

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  • Name:
  • Deepak Chougule
  • Born:
  • April 1, 1984

Deepak Chougule Biography

Deepak Chougule is an Indian cricketer from Karnataka. He plays domestic cricket including Ranji Trophy cricket for Karnataka state cricket team. He has played as captain for Bangalore Brigadiers franchisee - Bengaluru Urban for Karnataka Premier League in 2009. The team was brought by a bid of 7.2 crore Indian rupees by Brigade Enterprises, highest among all teams. Deepak Chougule started his professional career at a junior level in the Under-13 tournament held at Chennai in 1997, and since then has been fully active in domestic cricket for so many years.

 

Deepak Chougule was born on 1 April 1984, in the city of Belgaum, Karnataka. He was drawn towards sports since young, but played multiple games such as table tennis, football and cricket since childhood. He has played table tennis for Karnataka at state level tournaments and won many competitions, before he completely switched over to the game of cricket. His entry to domestic cricket was mere co-incidence when he was asked to open an innings by his cricket coach for a tournament at Bangalore. Till then he was playing as a medium pace bowler. As situation demanded, he was asked to bat. He made an outstanding performance, and through his cameo role as a batsman made his team won the match. His self-assessment made him convince that he should choose cricket over other forms of games.

 

In favour of cricket, he sacrificed his table tennis career, and he chose bat over bowl. He started playing for Dharwad zone in inter-zonal tournaments, followed by professional career at a junior level in 1997. In his first match against Goa, he scored an unbeaten 400 runs in a day, which remains his most memorable innings in his cricket career. In 2003, he emerged as a batsman with potential in his debut Ranji season. He played for Bengaluru Urban for Karnataka Premier League in 2009 and Kochi in the 2011 season of the IPL.

Published: December 25, 2018

Updated: December 25, 2018

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