Deepak Hooda is presently the most important match-winner within the Indian white-ball workforce: Saba Karim

Deepak Hooda made his worldwide debut earlier this yr in opposition to the West Indies and just lately turned the fifth batter from India to attain a T20I century.

Deepak Hooda of India. Courtesy: PTI

HIGHLIGHTSDeepak Hooda made his debut earlier this yr in opposition to West IndiesDeepak Hooda has 320 worldwide runs to his titleHooda turned the fifth Indian batter to attain a T20I century

Former wicketkeeper Saba Karim reckoned that Deepak Hooda is presently the most important match-winner for Team India within the limited-overs codecs. The 27-year-old Hooda made his debut earlier this yr and has grown leaps and bounds. After debuting in opposition to the West Indies again in February, Hooda has represented the Men in Blue in each types of white-ball cricket.

Back in June, the right-hander turned the fifth batter to attain a T20I century for India in opposition to Ireland at The Village in Dublin. Karim additionally reckoned that other than churning out massive hits with the bat, Hooda can win matches for India together with his off-breaks.

Saba lauded Hooda for bowling with the identical composure that he confirmed whereas taking part in for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) within the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“For me, Deepak Hooda is currently the biggest match-winner in the Indian white-ball team. He is turning out to be an incredible addition to the team and believes that he can contribute as an all-rounder. He is bowling with the same confidence as he did in the IPL and is keen on getting better,” Karim was quoted as saying to India News.

In 4 ODIs and 6 T20Is, Hooda has scored 320 runs with one century. He additionally has two worldwide wickets to his title.

Karim additionally heaped reward on the likes of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar and Jasprit Bumrah for bettering their batting over the time interval.

“Bowling all-rounders like Jadeja, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar have worked on their batting. So players have started to realize that to make their place in the Indian team, they need to add more to their repertoire. Specialist bowlers like Bumrah have also worked hard on their batting,” he added.

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