IPL 2021: Krunal Pandya gets trolled by fans after Deepak Hooda's sensational knock vs RR

Hard-hitting batting all-rounder Deepak Hooda, who has had a tough last few months, made his bat talk when he finally took the field after a gap of almost five months since the last year's Indian Premier League (IPL) in Punjab Kings' first game of the 2021 edition.

Kings surprised everyone by sending Hooda at No 4 against the Rajasthan Royals at the fall of the wicket of Chris Gayle, ahead of another West Indies swashbuckling southpaw Nicholas Pooran, however, that move of theirs paid off and how.

Hooda took on the RR bowlers from the outset and wreaked havoc as the opponents were clueless on whom to bowl to him as he was smashing every single bowler, whether pacer, spinner, part-timer, everyone was going the distance. Punjab skipper KL Rahul settled at the other end helped him as he could take the required risks and used the belter of a pitch and small boundaries at the Wankhede Stadium to his advantage.

Hooda brought up his fifty of just 20 balls. He hit all-rounder Shivam Dube for a couple of sixes before tearing into leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal for three sixes. Hood smashed six maximums in total before Chris Morris got him out. Hooda's 64-run blitz off just 28 balls was just the booster shot the Kings needed to reach a mammoth score of 221 runs.

Did You Watch - @HoodaOnFire's rampage of 64(28)

Brisk 
Stroke-filled 
Highly effective 
Deepak Hooda dazzled and how! 

Watch how he tonked a fantastic 64 https://t.co/fWCCJUydZg #VIVOIPL

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2021

Hooda like his Twitter handle was certainly on fire as he looked like he wanted to get back at something. Hooda was obviously suspended by the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) for the whole domestic season after he had walked out of the team alleging misbehaviour on the part of Baroda captain Krunal Pandya.

"At this moment, I am demoralised, depressed and under pressure. As from last some days, my team captain Mr. Krunal Pandya is using abusive language to me in front of my teammates and also other state teams who have come for participation at Reliance Stadium Vadodara,” Hooda had written in a letter to the BCA.

If you want to learn to never back down then read the story of Deepak Hooda’s past few months and watch him bat tonight. Well played buddy! #Fighter #mentallystrong

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 12, 2021

After not playing for five months, Hooda certainly made a statement in just the first game of the season. Twitterati trolled Krunal Pandya regarding the same incident with a memefest.

Here are some of the reactions:

Krunal Pandya Watching Hooda's Batting : pic.twitter.com/fz6OpomAi0

— ADARSH (@Adarshdvn45) April 12, 2021

Baroda suspended Deepak Hooda for the entire domestic season after a spat with Krunal Pandya in January and he scores a 20-ball 50 in his first match since then... the right kind of motivation

— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) April 12, 2021

Can't wait to see this battle now between Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda#PBKS #PBKSvsRR pic.twitter.com/sf2ioYkDkc

— Soham (@Soham718) April 12, 2021

Krunal Pandya watching Hooda's inning:- pic.twitter.com/3enu3U9WRs

—TANGENT TeamVadaPaav  (@pra_tea_k) April 12, 2021

Krunal Pandya: Tera khel khatam

Deepak Hooda after scoring 64 (24) at strike rate of 228 #RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/QqHLwCQtM6

— Engineer (@adam_styris) April 12, 2021

Deepak Hooda scoring 64 runs in just 28 balls,
Hooda to Krunal Pandya:-#PunjabKings#RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/6327d6bgWn

— शर्माजी का बेटा (@1612Karan) April 12, 2021

Krunal pandya after watching hoodas inning pic.twitter.com/4KkfOXoMQo

— Sanketh Mesta (@MestaSanketh) April 12, 2021

#RRvPBKS
*After deepak hooda smashing 64 off 28 deliveries*

Krunal pandya be like: pic.twitter.com/8MeOd0mTUf

— RCBians (@jhamukund22) April 12, 2021

* Post-match scenes *
Deepak Hooda calling Krunal pandya : #RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/nyUU1rGtSQ

— Akshit Sharma#CSK (@ShrmaGka_Ladka) April 12, 2021

This is how Deepak Hooda saw Rajasthan Royals Today pic.twitter.com/ByJbdOmpyo

— 21 (@Vishwanathx17) April 12, 2021