Deepak Hooda scored a brilliant century in the second T20I match against Ireland on Tuesday and became only the fourth Indian batsman to score a century in T20 Internationals.
The right-handed batsman looked very emotional after the century who scored 104 runs in 57 balls, which included nine fours and six sixes.
With their moist eyes, he looked at the sky, as if he was thanking God. For every spot where there are many contenders, this innings of Deepak Hooda is making him a strong contender for the World T20.
Today India did not start well and Ishan Kishan lost his wicket by giving a catch to Lorcan Tucker behind the wicket off Mark Adair. After this, Hooda and Samson shared 176 runs in 85 balls laying a strong foundation for India’s huge score.
Sanju Samson, who got a chance due to an injury to Ruturaj Gaikwad, scored 77 runs in 42 balls with nine fours and four sixes.
Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel and Akshar Patel could not even open the account. India lost three wickets within 14 runs in the last two overs. Surya Kumar Yadav got out for 15 while skipper Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 13.