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Deepak Hooda Slams 55-ball Century Against Ireland In 2nd T20I

Deepak Hooda continued his great form with the bat as he slammed a strokeful century in the 2nd T20I against Ireland at Malahide in Dublin. Hooda, whose unbeaten knock of 47, has helped India win the first match of the series, looked in great touch as he took the inexperienced Irish bowling attack apart. Hooda came out to bat at the fall of Ishan Kishan's wicket in the third over and never looked back as he and Sanju Samson punished the Irish bowlers.

India vs Ireland, 1st T20I Preview: Focus on Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson As India Take On Star-Struck Ireland

India's fringe players including a struggling Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson will get another chance to prove themselves before the return of the seniors when Hardik Pandya marks his much-anticipated International captaincy debut against a star-struck Ireland in a two-match T20 series, beginning in Malahide on Sunday. With Rishabh Pant joining the Test side in England, Pandya was appointed the stand-in skipper after his heroics in leading Gujarat Titans to IPL 2022 triumph in their debut season. Pant stood in as skipper in their last T20I series at home against South Africa after KL Rahul pulled out due to a groin injury.

"What Has Led Sanju Samson Down": Sunil Gavaskar Underlines Reasons Behind Star's Inconsistency

Sanju Samson has got yet another opportunity to consolidate his place in the Indian cricket team. He is part of the Hardik Pandya-led India squad that will play two T20Is against Ireland later this month. With several other wicketkeeper-batters like Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and the veteran Dinesh Karthik playing well with far more consistency than the 27-year-old, it is going to be a daunting task for Samson to make it to the T20 World Cup squad. Samson has time and again impressed with his abilities only to falter with his consistency.

"Disappointed With Sanju Samson...": India Legend On Where The Wicketkeeper-Batter Is Lagging

With the selection of Dinesh Karthik in India's T20I squad for the South Africa series, the options are many for the Indian team management when it comes to wicketkeeper-batter. Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan are the other two wicketkeeper-batters in the squad. Sanju Samson is also another choice who has been in and out of the squad. Together the four presents a situation where, the selectors may be spoilt for choice. India's 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev gave his take on who among the four is the best for the wicketkeeper-batter's role.

Has More Shots "Than Any Other Indian": Ravi Shastri Backs Sanju Samson For T20 World Cup Squad

With the 2022 T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, India's selectors face a problem of plenty in most departments. Among batters too, they have several options to pick from, and not enough spots to be able to include everyone who seems deserving of a chance. Apart from players like Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson, who have played for India but are not sure picks, there are also uncapped players like Rahul Tripathi and Tilak Varma who have been knocking on the doors with their standout performances in the Indian Premier League.

Watch: Shimron Hetmyer's Priceless Reaction To Sanju Samson Poking Fun At Him During "Great Speech"

Rajasthan Royals impressed one and all, reaching the final of the IPL 2022 season thanks to some fine performances all across the board. However, they failed to cross the final hurdle, losing to Gujarat Titans in the final. Despite the disappointment in the final, Rajasthan Royals had a lot of positives to be back home. Jos Buttler won the Orange Cap while Yuzvendra Chahal took home the Purple Cap. Apart from these two, there were many key contributions from numerous players throughout the tournament that helped RR reach the final. Sanju Samson too was impressive with his captaincy.

Twitter Blows Up After Hardik Pandya's Bowling Heroics In IPL Final vs Rajasthan Royals

Hardik Pandya led from the front in the IPL 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals, producing a stunning spell of bowling to put Gujarat Titans in the driver's seat. Having lost the toss, Gujarat Titans came under some early pressure with young Yashasvi Jaiswal chancing his arm. Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson then steadied RR before Hardik Pandya removed his counterpart. Buttler seemed to be headed for another big score but was stopped short in his tracks by Hardik. The Indian all-rounder then got another big fish in the form of Shimron Hetmyer to end with figures of three for 17 off his four overs.

Ravichandran Ashwin Needs To Think Of Improvement And Bowl More Off-Spinners: Kumar Sangakkara

Ravichandran Ashwin is a legend in his own right but he still needs to think about improvement and bowl the conventional out-break deliveries more frequently, feels Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara. The 36-year-old veteran off-spinner, India's second highest Test wicket taker (442), is known to experiment a lot with his bowling. He often bowls the conventional off-breaks lesser compared to the carrom balls that goes away from the right handers.

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Deepak Hooda Slams 55-ball Century Against Ireland In 2nd T20I

India vs Ireland, 1st T20I Preview: Focus on Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson As India Take On Star-Struck Ireland

"What Has Led Sanju Samson Down": Sunil Gavaskar Underlines Reasons Behind Star's Inconsistency

"Disappointed With Sanju Samson...": India Legend On Where The Wicketkeeper-Batter Is Lagging

Has More Shots "Than Any Other Indian": Ravi Shastri Backs Sanju Samson For T20 World Cup Squad

Watch: Shimron Hetmyer's Priceless Reaction To Sanju Samson Poking Fun At Him During "Great Speech"

Twitter Blows Up After Hardik Pandya's Bowling Heroics In IPL Final vs Rajasthan Royals

Ravichandran Ashwin Needs To Think Of Improvement And Bowl More Off-Spinners: Kumar Sangakkara