IRE vs IND: Twitter Reacts As Deepak Hooda Becomes 4th Indian To Hit A T20I Century
Indian batter Deepak Hooda continued to make the most of the limited opportunities he is receiving as he smashed a hundred in the 2nd T20I against Ireland on Tuesday.
He became only the fourth Indian after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul to score a century in the shortest format of the game. While Raina has one to his name, Rohit and Rahul have four and two respectively.
Hooda, who played a match-winning hand in the first T20I, came in at No. 3 after Ishan Kishan had fallen early. In the company of Sanju Samson, he put on 176 runs, the highest-ever partnership for the second wicket for India.
Samson himself scored an impressive 42-ball 77 including 9 fours and 4 maximums. Hooda was the aggressor for much of the innings, however, and he brought up his hundred in the 18th over of the game.
His 57-ball 104-run knock consisted of nine fours and six sixes. Hooda was dismissed by Joshua Little in the same over he reached his century but he is now in the company of elite Indian batters to have scored a T20I century.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Deepak Hooda’s century:
Top notch performance by @HoodaOnFire to bring up his maiden century ? and great knock by @IamSanjuSamson too! Mature innings with some sensational hitting across the park ? Well done to make the most of the opportunity given to you #INDvsIre @BCCI
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 28, 2022
Well done #deepakhooda your grind in domestic level is paying off! May you continue the good work ? #IREvIND
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) June 28, 2022
100 in any format is always special, but a T20I ? for ?? is extra special. Well played @HoodaOnFire ? #IREvIND
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) June 28, 2022
During the IPL, Spoke to @HoodaOnFire abt getting ? but even better for him to get the century for Team India ??! So so proud of this boy ? pic.twitter.com/fh7BzgvOma
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 28, 2022
Well played Deepak Hooda????.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) June 28, 2022
Maiden T20I hundred for Deepak Hooda, he has been one of the most consistent batsmen in the last 8 months in this format for various teams. pic.twitter.com/lwf0u25MVg
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 28, 2022
100* off 55. Hooda. On. Fire. ??? pic.twitter.com/QyJRzPqp2v
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) June 28, 2022
Hundred by Deepak Hooda in 55 balls. He becomes just the 4th Indian to score a century in men's T20i, what a brilliant display of batting by Hooda. pic.twitter.com/gFFi3jXoio
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 28, 2022
Record Alert ? – Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson have registered the highest partnership for India in T20I cricket history. pic.twitter.com/6lQ1sMDxVK
— Utkarsh / Cricket is love ❤ (@cricketfan__) June 28, 2022
Hooda was got his international debut cap by Captain Rohit Sharma and tonight he scored his 1st T20I century. What an inning ?. pic.twitter.com/tqecmSBWA4
— Rohit Sharma Fanclub India (@Imro_fanclub) June 28, 2022
So happy for Sanju Samson. First half century for Indiaim T20I’s. And loving the partnership with Deepak Hooda by the way??????.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) June 28, 2022
Absolute carnage from Deepak Hooda as he brings up his maiden T20I century from 55 balls. ??
Well played, @HoodaOnFire! ????#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #TeamIndia #IREvIND pic.twitter.com/SFd3o3nKkn
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) June 28, 2022
