Irfan Pathan congratulates Deepak Hooda on ODI call-up: You came out of a tough phase, kept fighting
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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has congratulated Deepak Hooda on being named in India squad for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies, beginning February 6.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan congratulated Deepak Hooda after the Baroda-born all-rounder received his maiden international call-up and underlined the "tough" period which he's gone through as a cricketer.
"You came out of a tough phase, you kept fighting, kept performing. So proud @HoodaOnFire, congratulations. Make the most of it. Congratulations to Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh khan too. #INDvWI," Pathan tweeted.
You came out of a tough phase, you kept fighting, kept performing. So proud @HoodaOnFire congratulations Make the most of it. Congratulations to Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh khan too. #INDvWI
Hooda, who had changed states and did wonderfully well for Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as well as Vijay Hazare Trophy. Hooda is being looked at as a potential finisher in shorter formats and for now, in the ODI team. He was part of the Nidahas Trophy squad in Sri Lanka four seasons back but didn't get a game.
India white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma returned while spinner Ravi Bishnoi received his maiden call up as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday picked an 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies.
Bishnoi has been one of the finds of the Indian Premier League for the Punjab outfit and has been picked up by new franchise Lucknow Super Giants from the drafts for the next IPL. In 42 T20 games, he has 49 wickets at a great economy rate of 6.63. In 17 List A games, he has 24 wickets and an economy rate of 5.48. He primarily bowls googlies which is his stock delivery and occasionally bowls leg-breaks. With Kuldeep, Yuzvendra Chahal and Bishnoi, India is again going back to the trusted formula of wrist spin which gave them lot of success between 2017 to 2019.
India ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan
