Digvijay Singh Deo

Digvijay Singh Deo is Associate Editor, Sports, CNN-IBN. A Liverpool fan to the core, Digvijay is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication New Delhi. He has previously worked in Star News and Doordarshan News before joining CNN-IBN at its inception in 2005. Digvijay has an in-depth understanding of all sport. He has an impressive CV having covered the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. But covering Team India’s tour to Pakistan in 2004, after a gap of 15 years, is his most memorable experience. He was the only journalist invited to be a part of the Delhi leg of the Beijing Olympic Torch relay in 2008, a rare honour. He has to his credit some of the biggest news breaks in the world of Indian sports, earning him the respect of India's top sports persons. A football fanatic, he eagerly waits for the day when Liverpool will once again be crowned Champions of the English Premier League and Europe.