Deepak Hooda made his global debut previous this 12 months in opposition to the West Indies and just lately changed into the 5th batter from India to attain a T20I century.
Deepak Hooda of India. Courtesy: PTI
HIGHLIGHTSDeepak Hooda made his debut previous this 12 months in opposition to West IndiesDeepak Hooda has 320 global runs to his nameHooda changed into the fifth Indian batter to attain a T20I century
Former wicketkeeper Saba Karim reckoned that Deepak Hooda is recently the most important match-winner for Group India within the limited-overs codecs. The 27-year-old Hooda made his debut previous this 12 months and has grown leaps and boundaries. After debuting in opposition to the West Indies again in February, Hooda has represented the Males in Blue in each sorts of white-ball cricket.
Again in June, the right-hander changed into the 5th batter to attain a T20I century for India in opposition to Eire at The Village in Dublin. Karim additionally reckoned that with the exception of churning out giant hits with the bat, Hooda can win fits for India along with his off-breaks.
Saba lauded Hooda for bowling with the similar composure that he confirmed whilst enjoying for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“For me, Deepak Hooda is recently the most important match-winner within the Indian white-ball staff. He’s turning out to be an implausible addition to the staff and believes that he can give a contribution as an all-rounder. He’s bowling with the similar self belief as he did within the IPL and is desirous about getting higher,” Karim was once quoted as announcing to India Information.
In 4 ODIs and 6 T20Is, Hooda has scored 320 runs with one century. He additionally has two global wickets to his identify.
Karim additionally heaped reward at the likes of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar and Jasprit Bumrah for bettering their batting over the time frame.
“Bowling all-rounders like Jadeja, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar have labored on their batting. So gamers have began to appreciate that to make their position within the Indian staff, they wish to upload extra to their repertoire. Specialist bowlers like Bumrah have additionally labored arduous on their batting,” he added.
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