After making his debut in the ODI series against West Indies, now Deepak Hooda is all set to make his T20 International debut. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has handed the cap to Deepak Hooda.
Deepak Hooda is a batting all-rounder who can also bowl a off- spin and can be a vital part of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year.
Deepak Hooda was also included in the team in the three T-20I series played against Sri Lanka in December 2017 but he did not get a chance to play a single match. After this, in the Nidahas Trophy played three months later, Deepak Hooda was also successful in making it to the team but he did not get a single chance to showcase his talent and skills.
The first match of the three-match T-20 series against Sri Lanka is to be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, in which the Sri Lankan team has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The first match of the three-match T-20 series against Sri Lanka is to be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, in which the Sri Lankan team has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
ODI debut ✅
T20I debut ✅Congratulations to @HoodaOnFire who is set to play his maiden T20I game. 👏 👏#TeamIndia | #INDvSL | @Paytm pic.twitter.com/4aUqemcFMF
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2022
In this match against Sri Lanka, the Indian team will go on the field without Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, and Deepak Chahar. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested for this series while Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar have been ruled out of the series due to injuries. The team has given Sanju Samson a chance after Suryakumar Yadav was ruled out due to injury.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara