Vikrant Gupta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vikrant Gupta

• From a young age, Vikrant Gupta aspired to become a cricketer. During his school days, he played for the Under-15 cricket team in Chandigarh.

  

• During his college days, Vikrant Gupta played cricket at the university and state levels.

• After graduation, he started pursuing MA in English at the Panjab University; however, he dropped out midway and began studying mass communication.

• In 1992, Vikrant Gupta was awarded a certificate from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for being a member of the Under 19 ‘Cooch Behar Trophy-winning Punjab team.

  

• In 1995, he played at the All India Inter University Rohinton Baria Finals in Tirunelveli.

  

• In May 1997, after completing his formal education, he began working as a Special Correspondent at The Indian Express and worked there till January 2003.

• In January 2003, he started working as a Senior Editor (Sports) for the India Today Group – Aaj Tak and India Today.

  

• He is a part of the Aaj Tak cricket team. He has played and won many local tournaments for the Aaj Tak team including Lionel Premier League in 2017.

  

• In October 2014, he first appeared on the Indian Hindi-language television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Sony TV as a special guest contestant. Later, he was appointed on the Expert panel of the show.

  

• While working for Aaj Tak, Vikrant Gupta has covered numerous large-scale cricket matches including the 2017 Champions Trophy, 2007 World Cup, and 2018 Asia Cup.

• In 2014, he began hosting a Hindi cricket television talk show named SalaamCricket for India Today. During that, Gupta interviewed many International cricketers including Shane Warne, Brian Lara, and Michael Clarke.

  

• Vikrant Gupta has given several lectures on mass communication as a guest speaker at various colleges including Lingaya’s Institute for Mass Communication in February 2017.

• In 2018, he hosted the Mind Rocks 2018 Youth Summit for India Today and interviewed Punjabi singer Parmish Verma.

  

• During his stint with Aaj Tak, he interviewed many renowned cricketers including Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and M.S. Dhoni.

  

• In September 2019, he appeared in a TEDx talk at DAV College, Chandigarh.

  

• Vikrant Gupta is a fitness enthusiast and often shares pictures of himself at the gym on his social media accounts. He also practices Yoga as a part of his fitness routine.

  

• He enjoys travelling and has travelled to many countries including France, Switzerland, and Australia.

  

• He is a professional horse rider and often posts pictures of himself doing horse riding on his social media accounts.

  

• Vikrant Gupta owns a bat autographed by the Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.