IPL 2016 Auction: Deepak Hooda sold for Rs. 4.2 crores to Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL 2016 Auction: Deepak Hooda sold for Rs. 4.2 crores to Sunrisers Hyderabad

India’s uncapped batsman Deepak Hooda has been sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. Hooda has been a sensation in the domestic level of late, as he has been consistent in scoring runs and is indeed a reliable batsman in any format. His hard-hitting abilities makes him a perfect player for the T20 format, as he fetches Rs. 4.2 crores from SRH. The 2016 IPL Auction is underway in Bengaluru on Sunday, as eight of the teams are going head to head to make the best signing of players for their respective teams, who would clash in the 2016 season (season 9) of the 2016 IPL. Live Updates & Blog, IPL 2016 Auction: List of sold & unsold players & teams in Indian Premier League 9 auction

The season has a couple of surprises as a couple of the oldest franchise in the league in the form of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) have been suspended, leading to the entry of a couple of new teams in the form of Rising Pune Superkings (RPS) and Gujarat Lions (GL). With 351 players up for Auction, it’s all set for a cracker. COMPLETE COVERAGE IPL 2016 AUCTION: LIVE BLOG & UPDATES OF IPL 9 AUCTION

It is a second franchise representing Hyderabad after Deccan Chargers withdrew from the T20 league at the end of 2012 season. The team is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun TV channel Network. Tom Moody is the head coach and Simon Helmot is the assistant coach of the team. David Warner is the current skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team was earlier led by Darren Sammy in 2014. And it had three different skippers during the 2013 edition in Kumar Sanagakkara, Cameron White and Shikhar Dhawan.