‘Happy with my intent’: Deepak Hooda on his 57-ball 104 vs Ireland

The right-hander scored 104 off 57 balls to develop into solely the fourth Indian to hit a T20 International ton. Talking about his magnificent kind, he stated on the post-match presentation,”To be trustworthy, I used to be coming from IPL and needed to observe the identical efficiency. Happy with my intent.”

For his sensational ton in opposition to Ireland, @HoodaOnFire luggage the Player of the Match award within the 2nd #IREvIND T20I 👏👏 #TeamIndia

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/6Ix0a6evrR pic.twitter.com/OJqsQzkgYn

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2022

Hooda scored 151 runs in two T20I matches in opposition to Ireland and was additionally awarded The Player of the Series. “I like playing in that manner and these days I am batting up the order so getting some time,” he added.

2⃣ Matches
1⃣5⃣1⃣ Runs@HoodaOnFire placed on a surprising present with the bat & bagged the Player of the Series award as #TeamIndia accomplished a cleansweep within the 2-match T20I sequence in opposition to Ireland. 👍 👍 #IREvIND pic.twitter.com/UuBKCx1HNj

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2022

Opting to bat, Hooda confirmed he belonged to the massive stage together with his scintillating stroke play, each off the entrance and backfoot.

While Hooda was elegant and comfy on the frontfoot, he was equally good on the backfoot, dispatching the ball over the midwicket boundary for a number of sixes.

Hooda adorned his knock with 9 fours and 6 hits over the fence.

Hooda was added to the Indian T20I facet after a powerful present within the IPL 2022 the place he performed for Lucknow Super Giants and scored 451 runs in 15 matches at a strike-rate of 136.67.