Five years after Krunal Pandya row, Deepak Hooda set to play for Baroda
Cricketer Deepak Hooda is returning to the Baroda domestic team after a five-year absence following a public dispute with captain Krunal Pandya. The Baroda Cricket Association confirmed that the personal and professional issues between the two players have been resolved.
Why it matters
The reconciliation marks the end of a high-profile internal conflict that previously impacted the team's roster and domestic cricket dynamics.
Hard-hitting batter Deepak Hooda is set to return to his home team Baroda in domestic cricket five years after moving to Rajasthan."Yes, Deepak is coming back to Baroda. He and Krunal (Pandya) have spoken to each other. Everything is sorted between them," Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) CEO Snehal Parikh confirmed to TOI on Thursday.The batting allrounder had joined Rajasthan as a professional for the 2021-22 domestic season after severing ties with Baroda. Hooda had moved to Rajasthan after being banned for the 2020-21 season in January by the BCA for "indiscipline."Hooda moved out of the team hotel on the eve of the Baroda's first match in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January 2021, alleging that Baroda captain Krunal Pandya's "bad behaviour", abusive language and "bullying" had made him "depressed, demoralised and under pressure" and forced him to walk out.However, Parikh said that "all issues between BCA and Hooda had…
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