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Deepak was born on 1 April 1984, in the city of [[Belgaum]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name="birth">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/27651.html|title=Deepak Chougule|work=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2007-01-08}}</ref> During his early years, he was interested in playing [[table tennis]], football and cricket. He even won several table tennis tournaments and played at the Karnataka State Level TT Championship. He initially started playing cricket as a [[bowler (cricket)|bowler]]. He decided to shift to [[batting (cricket)|batting]] because of a chance knock that he played for his team at Belgaum. He was in a hurry to catch a bus to participate in a table tennis tournament in Bangalore but his side was about to start batting. Seeing his urgency, the coach Mr. Feroz Shaikh asked him to [[opening batsman|open]] the innings. Deepak went on to score a big knock and helped his side to win the game. This convinced Deepak that he had more potential to play as a batsman than as a bowler and he also decided to shun table tennis in favour of cricket.<ref name="dim">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/03/stories/2003040300750400.htm|title= | Deepak was born on 1 April 1984, in the city of [[Belgaum]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name="birth">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/27651.html|title=Deepak Chougule|work=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2007-01-08}}</ref> During his early years, he was interested in playing [[table tennis]], football and cricket. He even won several table tennis tournaments and played at the Karnataka State Level TT Championship. He initially started playing cricket as a [[bowler (cricket)|bowler]]. He decided to shift to [[batting (cricket)|batting]] because of a chance knock that he played for his team at Belgaum. He was in a hurry to catch a bus to participate in a table tennis tournament in Bangalore but his side was about to start batting. Seeing his urgency, the coach Mr. Feroz Shaikh asked him to [[opening batsman|open]] the innings. Deepak went on to score a big knock and helped his side to win the game. This convinced Deepak that he had more potential to play as a batsman than as a bowler and he also decided to shun table tennis in favour of cricket.<ref name="dim">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/03/stories/2003040300750400.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121110235722/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/03/stories/2003040300750400.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 November 2012|title= | ||
Flying high with a bat full of runs|author=K. C. Vijaya Kumar|work=The Hindu|date=2003-04-03|accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref> | Flying high with a bat full of runs|author=K. C. Vijaya Kumar|work=The Hindu|date=2003-04-03|accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref> | ||
He will play for Kochi in the 2011 season of the IPL.<ref name="ipl">{{Cite web |url=http://iplkeralafans.com/deepak-chougule-a-new-hope-for-kochi.html |title=Deepak Chougule a new hope for Kochi!!!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=15 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121215341/http://iplkeralafans.com/deepak-chougule-a-new-hope-for-kochi.html |archive-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | He will play for Kochi in the 2011 season of the IPL.<ref name="ipl">{{Cite web |url=http://iplkeralafans.com/deepak-chougule-a-new-hope-for-kochi.html |title=Deepak Chougule a new hope for Kochi!!!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=15 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121215341/http://iplkeralafans.com/deepak-chougule-a-new-hope-for-kochi.html |archive-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||