Deepak Hooda made his debut in T20Is for India in February this year. And has scored 172 runs in just five innings at an impressive average of 86 and an even more impressive strike rate of 168.62. Deepak Hooda creates history by being a part of the most consecutive wins for India. Netizens don’t shy away from calling him a lucky charm for India.
Deepak Hooda Breaks Satwik Nadigotla Record for Most Consecutive Wins
Earlier the same record was held by Romania’s Satwik Nadigotla alone. Who had won all 15 of his first international matches. Hooda broke this record in the second match against Zimbabwe and created history. After Hooda and Nadigotla, South Africa’s David Miller occupies the number three spot. Since he had won 13 consecutive international matches for his national team after his debut.
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Another Romanian cricketer, Shantanu Vashisht shares the third spot with David Miller. As he had also won in his first 13 international matches since his debut. Followed by West Indies’ Collis King with 12 consecutive international wins after debut. Deepak Hooda seems to love breaking records. Deepak Hooda creates another history by becoming only the 4th Indian to score a century in T20I after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul. Whereas, the former Indian captain has lagged behind Hooda in this matter. Since Kohli has not scored a century in T20 Internationals in his career so far.
Deepak Hooda’s performance so far
Nicknamed “Hurricane” for his ability to change games in no time. The big-hitting Deepak Hooda was one of India’s go-to men during his U-19 tenure in 2014. Ever since his debut, 27-year-old. Hooda seems to make a mark in almost every match he played.
Take a deep-dive in Hooda’s international as well as domestic career:
| FORMAT | INNS | RUNS | HS | AVG | STR | 100s/50s |
| ODI | 5 | 140 | 33 | 35.OO | 86.95 | 0/0 |
| T20I | 7 | 274 | 104 | 54.80 | 161.17 | 1/0 |
| FIRST CLASS | 73 | 2908 | 293* | 42.6 | 62.68 | 9/15 |
| LIST A | 72 | 2397 | 161 | 38.04 | 93.37 | 4/12 |
| IPL | 22 | 784 | 64 | 16.70 | 129.53 | 0/3 |
| FORMAT | INNS | WKTS | BEST | AVG | ECON |
| ODI | 5 | 3 | 1/6 | 36.66 | 4.58 |
| T20I | 3 | 0 | – | – | 5.80 |
| FIRST CLASS | 37 | 20 | 7/74 | 40.95 | 2.92 |
| LIST A | 44 | 38 | 5/55 | 27.86 | 4.44 |
| IPL | 22 | 9 | 2/16 | 50.88 | 8.45 |
Deepak Hooda’s performance in T20s in recent years has been phenomenal as well as in his international career so far. This might attract selectors towards him for the impending T20 World Cup.
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