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Deepak Hooda has been having a great time with the bat in the last few months. During the Indian T20 League 2022, he scored 451 runs in 15 games for Lucknow. Last month, he hit his maiden T20I hundred against Ireland as well. In that innings, he hit nine fours and six sixes and punished the Irish bowlers in the process. In the first T20I against England, he hit 33 off 17 balls.
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With such great form, he wasn't expected to be dropped from the playing XI. However, he was dropped in the second T20I with senior players joining the team. This was a shocking decision from the team management. However, it was done to accommodate Virat Kohli in the team. Notably, Hooda was batting at number three, and Kohli bats at the same position in the team.
The former India skipper is going through his worst patch with the bat. Several former cricketers were expecting him to be rested for the rest of the series and come back for the ODIs. The right-hander was expected to open the innings. However, the last-minute change meant that Rishabh Pant was opening the batting with the skipper Rohit Sharma.
The 33-year-old came out to bat at number three after Sharma's wicket. He got out to debutant Richard Gleeson after scoring only one run. With the kind of form his in or the lack of it, the fans weren't impressed by the team selection. They feel that it was a grave injustice to a man in form for a player with a reputation but no performance to show off-late.
One fan even joked about how he is given rest to prepare to lead the team on the Zimbabwe tour. For the unversed, the Men In Blue will play a few games in the Southern African country. For the series, it is reported that the first-choice players will be rested. The team might be coached by VVS Laxman, who was with the team on the Ireland tour.
This is how Twitter reacted
In form Deepak Hooda is dropped from team to make a place for Virat Kohli, The biggest problem with Kohli isn't that he isn't making runs but he is also not letting new batsmen to score runs.
โ Lord Shardul Thakur ๐ (@asliwiseman) July 9, 2022
Really unfair to drop #DeepakHooda #INDvsENG
โ LastOver BeforeDrink (@LastoverB) July 9, 2022
It's harsh call for @HoodaOnFire
โ dineshdk (@directordinesh2) July 9, 2022
He fantastic form for last few match
In white ball format
Rishap kohli not well played
How to select?@BCCI #INDvsENG#deepakhooda
A Player who just scored a century in his 2nd T20I few days back and quick fire 33 in the 1st T20I is being replaced by a player just because he is a left handed batter๐ Unfortunate for Deepak Hooda. Anyways let's go Team India๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ Bleed Blue๐!!!!@BCCI #ENGvIND #ENGvsIND
โ Omkar Acharya (@Omkar_Acharya12) July 9, 2022
Dropping Deepak Hooda after all his splendid knocks, Indian Cricket Team is a joke. #ENGvIND
โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ถโ๐๐ข๐โ๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ค (@debapriyo_tweet) July 9, 2022
India have got to make place for Deepak Hooda in this kind of form in the XI. The only reason for them not doing so can be that he's already got his Australia ticket for October.#ENGvIND
โ Rahul Pandey (@sportstoryguy) July 9, 2022
Deepak Hooda has been given some time off to prepare for captaincy on Zimbabwe tour.
โ Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) July 9, 2022
Not such a great choice was it selecting the out of form, narcissistic @imVkohli in place of Deepak Hooda? @BCCI @ImRo45
โ Hates Hypocrites (@liveletlive1947) July 9, 2022
BCCI replaced Deepak Hooda with #ViratKohli : pic.twitter.com/pzUddBcb5X
โ Yasir. (@The_Introverty) July 9, 2022
Very unfortunate for Deepak Hooda to miss out in this red hot form.
โ Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 9, 2022