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Deepak Hooda Leaves Baroda To Play For Rajasthan

Deepak Hooda leaves Baroda; to play for Rajasthan

All-rounder Deepak Hooda has decided to leave Baroda and has sought NOC from the Baroda Cricket Association. The board will subsequently oblige with it. He in fact will be moving to Rajasthan.

“He had applied for a ‘No Objection Certificate’ and the association has given him,” BCA secretary Ajit Lele told The Indian Express.

The right-handed player was suspended by the BCA for the domestic season ahead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy earlier this year after he was involved in a spat with Krunal Pandya.

“The apex council decided that Hooda won’t be considered to represent the Baroda team for the current domestic season. The decision was taken after considering reports from team manager and coach about the incident as well as communication with Hooda,” said Satyajit Gaekwad, chairman, BCA had said then.

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

Former India player Irfan Pathan has reacted to the controversy and said that losing a player like Hooda who is an India probable is a huge loss for Baroda Cricket.

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