India vs South Africa: Team India had to taste defeat at the hands of South Africa for the first time in the T20 World Cup 2022. South Africa beat Team India by 5 wickets. Against South Africa, captain Rohit Sharma gave Deepak Hooda a chance in place of Axar Patel in the playing XI, which proved wrong. Let us know why did this happen?
This Bet Turned Upside Down
Against South Africa, captain Rohit Sharma included Deepak Hooda in place of Axar Patel in the playing XI. His bet became heavy for Team India. Deepak Hooda flopped badly in bowling and batting against South Africa.
It became difficult to get runs from his bat. When Team India was expecting big innings from him, he left the Indian team’s boat in the middle and returned to the pavilion. He could not score a single run in three balls.
First Match Played in T20 World Cup
Deepak Hooda made his T20 World Cup debut against South Africa. He could not do anything special in batting in the match, and bowling captain Rohit Sharma did not get him done. He proved to be the biggest headache for Team India. Due to his flop, Team India had to face defeat.
Headache For The Team
Deepak Hooda has scored 293 runs in 13 T20 matches for India at an average of 41.86. At the same time, in 8 ODIs, he has scored 141 runs at an average of 28.2. He has taken Team India out of many difficult situations on his own. But he could not show excellent against South Africa.
