Deepak Jagbir Hooda (born 19 April 1995) is an Indian international

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er who has represented his country in

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and

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cricket. Domestically he plays for

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and has appeared in the

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for several teams, most recently

Chennai Super Kings The Chennai Super Kings, also known as CSK, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of the eight debut franchises when the league was establ ...

. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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. He made his international debut for India in February 2022.

Early life

Born to Jagbir Hooda, a

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in the

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, Deepak Hooda was active in sports since childhood. He started playing cricket at a young age and played at senior level at the age of 14 when he represented Kendriya Vidyalaya U-17 cricket team in the SGFI in the year 2009. He became a batting all-rounder, known for his powerful hitting and ability to clear the fence.

Domestic career

According to his coach, Sanjiv Sawant, Hooda is a "very accurate bowler". Hooda is also known to be an agile fielder. He made his IPL debut on 10 April 2015 for

Rajasthan Royals The Rajasthan Royals, also known as RR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight franchises, the team is owned by Manoj ...

against

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(then Kings XI Punjab) and scored 30 off 15 balls. In his second match in IPL for Rajasthan Royals vs

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, he scored his maiden half-century scoring 54 off 25 balls and became the

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. Hooda scored his first double-century in

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playing for Baroda in the

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of the

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. IN 2016 IPL auction, Hooda was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a price of 4.2 crores. He was retained ahead of 2017 auction but was released by the team after the 10th edition of IPL. In January 2018, he was bought by the

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in the 2018 IPL auction. He was released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the

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ahead of the

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. In the 2022 IPL auction, Hooda was bought by the

Lucknow Super Giants The Lucknow Super Giants, also known as LSG, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Sanjiv Goenka of the RPSG Group. Ekana Cricket ...

for ₹5.75 crores. After spending two seasons with Lucknow Super Giants, he was released ahead of the 2025 IPL season. In the 2025 IPL auction, he was brought by the

ahead of the

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International Career

In November 2017, Hooda was named in India's squad for their

(T20I) series against Sri Lanka. In February 2018, Hooda was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy, but he did not play. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the

2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup The 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the third edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Karachi, Pakistan and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Eight teams participated in the tournament including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and ...

. In January 2022, Hooda was named in India's

(ODI) squad for their home series against the West Indies. He made his ODI debut against the West Indies in the first ODI of the same series. The following month, he was added to India's

(T20I) squad, also for their series against the West Indies. Also in February 2022, he was named in India's T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut on 24 February 2022, for India against

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. In June 2022, Hooda was named in India's squad for their T20I series against Ireland. In the second match of the series, Hooda went on to score his maiden T20I century. His partnership with

Sanju Samson Sanju Viswanath Samson (; born 11 November 1994) is an Indian international cricketer, who is a member of the white-ball formats of Indian national team. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, he captains Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premi ...

of 176 runs was the highest partnership for the second wicket in men's T20I and the highest partnership for any wicket for India. He was also selected for India's squad for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooda, Deepak 1995 births Living people Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Baroda cricketers India Blue cricketers Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Sportspeople from Rohtak Cricketers from Haryana Indian A cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Lucknow Super Giants cricketers Chennai Super Kings cricketers