India tour of New Zealand: Deepak Hooda mentioned he’s okay to bat at No. 5 in T20I cricket and that he’s working laborious on his bowling to cement his spot within the XI as a ‘utility’ all-rounder.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 22, 2022 12:32 IST
Deepak Hooda will look to cement a spot in India’s T20I XI (AFP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: India all-rounder Deepak Hooda mentioned on Tuesday that he’s hoping to cement his place within the T20I aspect as a utility all-rounder within the aspect, including he has been working laborious on his bowling as nicely over the past 3 months.
Deepak Hooda shone with the ball, selecting up 4 wickets within the 2nd T20I in opposition to New Zealand in Mount Maunganui as India efficiently defended a 191-run complete, sealing a 65-run victory to seal an unbeatable 1-0 lead within the 3-match collection. Hooda chipped in because the sixth bowler for India as captain Hardik Pandya opted to not bowl and the Baroda all-rounder delivered, practically selecting up a hat-trick as nicely.
With captain Hardik giving a clarion name to his crew, saying he would need his batters to bowl a bit, Deepak Hooda is placing his hand up as somebody who can bowl useful off-spin.
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“I am a batting all-rounder, so scoring runs is very important, but I’m working on my bowling as well and want to chip in whenever the team needs me. I have been playing as an all-rounder since my debut, I have worked hard on my bowling over the last 3 months, even when I’m not featuring in the team,” Deepak Hooda advised Prime Video forward of the third T20I in Napier.
Hooda has been out and in of the T20I crew ever since he made his T20I debut earlier in 2022. Hooda has performed 15 matches and was additionally a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad however the Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder has not been capable of cement his spot within the T20I format. He travelled as a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad to Australia however managed to get just one recreation — the defeat to South Africa.
NO.3 SPOT FOR HOODA?
Hooda batted increased up the order for Lucknow in IPL 2022 however he has batted at many various positions for India within the ongoing 12 months. Hooda hit his maiden T20I hundred at No. 3 in opposition to Ireland in June however he has batted on the spot solely 3 occasions since.
When requested which batting spot he feels snug at, Hooda mentioned he has be realastic about his goals to bat at No. 3, contemplating Virat Kohli who made a mark on the spot within the T20 World Cup.
On Sunday, Suryakumar Yadav batted at No. 3 within the absence of Kohli and hit his 2nd T20I century – a surprising 51-ball 111 not out.
“I would like to bat at 5, we have a legend playing at 3 and I have to be realistic, I can’t get that spot. It’s a problem at times to adapt to batting at 5 or 6, but I have done that role as I am an utility player and need to play according to the situation of the game,” he added.
New Zealand, led by Tim Southee, received the toss and opted to bat within the collection finale in Napier.
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Nov 22, 2022
