Deepak HoodaHis name has not been removed from the list of players with questionable bowling action. With a base price of Rs 75 lakh, Hooda is included in the AL1 category in the auction, which is scheduled to take place on December 16.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the franchises about the status of Hooda's bowling action on December 13 (Saturday), three days before the auction. The 30-year-old all-rounder was in the same category in the last auction as well.
HUDA had bought Chennai Super Kings Before the 2025 edition. He bowled only one over in six innings. Since then he has bowled six overs in domestic competitions; One over in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy and five overs in the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Hooda last bowled on December 8 during Rajasthan's match with Jharkhand in Ahmedabad. If he is called for suspicious bowling action, he will be in danger of not being able to bowl in the IPL.
Apart from Hooda, some other players to be included in the AL1 category are Venkatesh Iyer, Wanindu Hasaranga and Rachin Ravindra. According to Cricbuzz, the AL1 category will be the second category to come under the hammer.
As far as Hooda's IPL career is concerned, he has played for five franchises so far. He started with Rajasthan Royals in 2015 and then played four consecutive seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Before his three-season stint with Lucknow Super Giants, Hooda featured for Punjab Kings in 2020 and 2021.
Jammu and Kashmir's Abid Mushtaq is the only other player who has been considered to have a suspect bowling action. The 29-year-old left-arm spinner is listed at a base price of Rs 30 lakh. There are two players who were banned from bowling in the IPL since last season (Karnataka's KL Sreejith and Madhya Pradesh's Rishabh Chauhan).
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