6,6,6,6,6,6…… Deepak Hooda wreaked havoc in Ranji, converted Test into T20 and scored 293 runs

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|29-07-2024

Deepak Hooda: There are some batsmen in Team India at present, who are technically very capable. Deepak Hooda's name is also included in the list. The 29-year-old player made his debut for the Indian team in the year 2022. However, for this, Hooda has worked hard in domestic cricket.

Currently, he plays for the Rajasthan team. Earlier, he used to represent Baroda. During that time, the right-handed batsman smashed 293 runs in a match while thrashing the bowlers. Let's once again take a look at the scorecard of this innings, and appreciate the ability of this player.

When Deepak Hooda scored 293 runs

Deepak Hooda

This incident is of 27th October, 2016. A match was being played between Baroda and Punjab under Ranji Trophy. If we talk about this match, then Baroda won the toss and decided to bat first. The team that came to bat first lost two wickets on a score of just 11 runs. However, after this Deepak Hooda who came to bat created havoc.

This right-handed batsman faced 354 balls and scored 293 runs with the help of 25 fours and 6 sixes. During this, his strike rate was 82.76. On the basis of this innings, Baroda scored 529 runs in the first innings. Punjab scored 670 runs in return. When Baroda had scored 37 runs in the second innings, the match was declared a draw with the consent of both the captains.

This player has been away from international cricket for a long time

Deepak Hooda, who has played 10 ODIs and 21 T20 matches for India, has scored 153 and 368 runs respectively. He also has a century in T20 Internationals, which he scored while opening the innings against Ireland.

Hooda played his last international match against New Zealand early last year. Since then he has been out of Team India. IPL 2024 was also not very special for this player. In the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deepak Hooda is going to have a great opportunity to stake a claim for a comeback in the Indian team due to his better performance.

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