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Deepak Hooda

Summary

Deepak Jagbir Hooda (born 19 April 1995) is an Indian International cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He also plays in the Indian Premier League for Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan in the domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break.[3] He made his international debut for India in February 2022.[4]

Deepak Hooda
Personal information
Full name
Deepak Jagbir Hooda
Born19 April 1995 (1995-04-19) (age 28)
Rohtak, Haryana, India[1]
NicknameDeepak
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 243)6 February 2022 v West Indies
Last ODI30 November 2022 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.57
T20I debut (cap 97)24 February 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I1 February 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.57
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2020Baroda
2014–2015Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 5)
2016–2019Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 5)
2020–2021Punjab Kings
2021-PresentRajasthan
2022-PresentLucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC
Matches 8 6 46
Runs scored 141 350 2,908
Batting average 28.2 68.33 42.76
100s/50s 0/0 1/0 9/15
Top score 33 104 293*
Balls bowled 150 23 1,679
Wickets 3 5 20
Bowling average 39.67 6 40.95
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/6 4/10 5/31
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 47/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 February 2023

Early life edit

Born to Jagbir Hooda, a warrant officer in the Indian Air Force, Deepak Hooda was active in sports since childhood. He started playing cricket at a young age and played at senior level at the age of 14 when he represented Kendriya Vidyalaya U-17 cricket team in the SGFI in the year 2009. He became a batting all-rounder, known for his powerful hitting and ability to clear the fence.

Domestic career edit

According to his coach, Sanjiv Sawant, Hooda is a "very accurate bowler".[5] Hooda is also known to be an agile fielder.[6] He made his IPL debut on 10 April 2015 for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) and scored 30 off 15 balls.[7] In his second match in IPL for Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, he scored his maiden half-century scoring 54 off 25 balls and became the man of the match.[8]

Hooda scored his first double-century in first-class cricket playing for Baroda in the fourth round of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[9]

IN 2016 IPL auction, Hooda was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a price of 4.2 crores. He was retained ahead of 2017 auction but was released by the team after the 10th edition of IPL. In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction.[10] He was released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[11] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[12]

In the 2022 IPL auction, Hooda was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants for ₹5.75 crores.[13]

International career edit

In November 2017, Hooda was named in India's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka.[14]

In February 2018, Hooda was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy, but he did not play.[15] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[16]

In January 2022, Hooda was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against the West Indies.[17] He made his ODI debut against the West Indies in the first ODI of the same series.[18] The following month, he was added to India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for their series against the West Indies.[19] Also in February 2022, he was named in India's T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[20] He made his T20I debut on 24 February 2022, for India against Sri Lanka.[21]

In June 2022, Hooda was named in India's squad for their T20I series against Ireland.[22] In the second match of the series, Hooda went on to score his maiden T20I century.[23] His partnership with Sanju Samson of 176 runs was the highest partnership for the second wicket in men's T20I and the highest partnership for any wicket for India.[24]

He was also selected for India's squad for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.[25]

References edit

  1. ^ Deepak Hooda | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 2015-10-23.
  2. ^ [1] on Cricketer Life
  3. ^ "Deepak Hooda profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Deepak Hooda profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Accuracy pays off for Deepak Hooda". Indian Express. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Deepak Hooda makes most of match practice". DNA India. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Cricket scorecard - Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 3rd Match, Indian Premier League 2015". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Cricket scorecard - Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, 6th Match, Indian Premier League 2015". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Deepak Hooda's 293* flattens Punjab". ESPNcricinfo. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  10. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  13. ^ "PL Auction 2022 live updates". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Washington Sundar, Thampi, Hooda in India's T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018". BCCI Press Release. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  16. ^ "India Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Rohit and Kuldeep return for West Indies ODIs and T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  18. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Ahmedabad, Feb 6 2022, West Indies tour of India and scored 26 runs of 32 deliveries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  19. ^ "KL Rahul and Axar Patel ruled out of T20I Series". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson back in India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  21. ^ "1st T20I (N), Lucknow, Feb 24 2022, Sri Lanka tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Hardik Pandya to captain India in Ireland T20Is; Rahul Tripathi gets maiden call-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Ireland vs India: Deepak Hooda smashes 55-ball century to put India in command in 2nd T20I". India Today. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson register highest T20I partnership for India". Indian Express. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  25. ^ "T20 World Cup, IND vs SA: Deepak Hooda Replaces Axar Patel as Rohit Sharma Elects to Bat Against South Africa". News18. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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