{
  "id": 5328867,
  "title": "'All issues sorted': Five years after Krunal Pandya row, Deepak Hooda set to play for Baroda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/all-issues-sorted-five-years-after-krunal-pandya-row-deepak-hooda-set",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/issues-sorted-five-years-krunal-124000461.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five years after a contentious dispute, star batsman Deepak Hooda is about to return to his hometown team Baroda in domestic cricket. The resolution of his five-year hiatus was confirmed by Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) CEO Snehal Parikh.\n\nHooda had left Baroda in January 2021, alleging Krunal Pandya, his former teammate and Baroda captain, had shown poor behavior, abusive language, and bullying that had negatively impacted his mental health. This led to Hooda being banned for the entire 2020-21 season.\n\nHowever, Parikh assured that all issues between Baroda and Hooda have been resolved. In his career to date, Hooda has amassed 13,751 runs across all formats since joining Rajasthan in the 2021-22 domestic season. He has demonstrated remarkable consistency and skill with 14 centuries and 18 half-centuries in first-class cricket, a remarkable 4222 runs in List A cricket, and a substantial 3972 runs in the T20 format.\n\nMoreover, Hooda's all-round abilities have been recognized, with 29 wickets in first-class cricket, 42 in List A cricket, and 6 in T20 cricket. Also, he has played 10 ODIs and 21 T20Is for India, though his last appearance in international cricket was back in February 2023.\n\nAside from Hooda, Jitesh Sharma, the team's wicket-keeper batter, will continue representing Baroda as a guest player but will only play in white-ball formats. Furthermore, the BCA has appointed Munaf Patel as their pace bowling coach and mentor.",
  "summary": "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.\"",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Five years after Krunal Pandya row, Deepak Hooda set to play for Baroda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/five-years-after-krunal-pandya-row-deepak-hooda-set-to-play-for-baroda",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:10:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}