Nicknamed "Hurricane" for his ability to change games in no time, the big-hitting Deepak Hooda was one of India's go-to men during his Under-19s tenure in 2014. In the same year, Hooda became the second Baroda player after Snehal Parikh to score a century on first-class debut. But it was during his debut IPL season for Rajasthan Royals, in 2015, that Hooda's powerful striking abilities were more widely taken note of - he scored 151 runs in 14 matches at a strike-rate of 158.94. In the 2016 IPL auction, Hooda was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for an astounding Rs 4.2 crores, 42 times his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
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