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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 6 domestic overs since last IPL: 1 Ranji, 5 SMAT
- 2🏆 3/3 vs Jharkhand Dec 8, but under suspect radar
- 3💡 No IPL bowling last season for CSK despite 7 games
- 4🔮 Auction Dec 16: Bat-first value, spin ban threat lingers
"If Hooda is called for suspect action again, he risks being banned from bowling in the IPL"
Deepak Hooda stays on BCCI's suspect bowling action list ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, putting his part-time off-spin under scanner. The Rajasthan all-rounder's status, unchanged from last season, was flagged to franchises on December 13.
Bowling Ban Looms Large
Despite not bowling for Chennai Super Kings in seven IPL games last year, Hooda has sent down six overs in domestics— one in Ranji Trophy, five in SMAT. His latest stint on December 8 against Jharkhand in Ahmedabad yielded three wickets in three overs, but another report could ban him from IPL bowling.
At 30, Hooda's batting prowess keeps him auction-hot, but franchises must weigh the risk. Indian fans recall similar sagas with spinners like Rahul Sharma, hoping tech clears him for IPL 2026 fireworks.
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