Lucknow Super Giants have been eliminated from IPL 2023 after a big loss to Mumbai Indians. Deepak Hooda's poor performance is one of the reasons for their failure.
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Hooda averaged just 7.64
Hooda scored an 18-ball 17 in his maiden outing versus Delhi Capitals. That remained his highest score of the season. Overall, Hooda garnered 84 runs in 12 games at 7.64.
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Another forgettable record for Hooda
Hooda has the least number of runs among players who have batted at least 12 times this season. While no other batter has less than 90 runs in this regard, Dinesh Karthik (140) trails him.
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His worst IPL season
IPL 2023 is Hooda's third-worst season in terms of runs. He scored 64 and 78 runs in the 2019 and 2017 seasons, respectively.
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Pace vs spin
Hooda's strike rate against pace in IPL 2023 reads 96.87. It goes further down to 91.37 against spinners.
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Hooda fired in T20Is last year
Hooda was a part of India's ICC T20 World Cup squad last year. In 21 T20I appearances so far, he has garnered 368 runs at a strike rate of 147.2.