Deepak Niwas Hooda Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Deepak Niwas Hooda, an Indian professional kabaddi player, is known for being the captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team.

Wiki/Biography

Deepak Niwas Hooda was born on Friday, 10 June 1994 (age 29 years; as of 2023) in the village Chamaria, district Rohtak, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Gemini. Deepak completed his schooling at TFV Global School. When Deepak was in 12th grade, he dropped out of school and worked as a part-time teacher in the same institution. He used to go to another village to practice kabaddi which helped him improve his game. Then, he pursued his graduation during which he also played All India Univerity tournament and won the gold medal.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Weight (approx.): 80kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 42”; Waist: 32”; Biceps: 14”

Family

Parents & Siblings

His father, Ram Niwas (deceased, 2013), was a farmer. His mother (deceased) was a housewife.

Deepak has an elder sister named Poonam Devi and a younger sister named Meenu Hooda.

Wife & Children

Deepak Hooda married boxer Saweety Boora on Thursday, 7 July 2022.

Religion

Deepak Niwas Hooda follows Hinduism. ¹

Career

International Career

In 2016, Deepak won a gold medal in the South Asian Games held in Guwahati the Kabaddi World Cup in 2016, and a gold medal in the Asian Kabaddi Championship in 2017.

In 2018, he won a bronze medal in the Asian Games and a gold medal in the Dubai Kabaddi Masters. Deepak became the captain of the team for the 2019 South Asian Games and led them to another gold medal victory, his second at this tournament and his first as captain.

National Career

Deepak Hooda was part of the Haryana team that won gold at the Senior National level tournament in Patna in 2014. He was a part of the Rajasthan state kabaddi team, which won a bronze medal at the 67th Senior National Kabaddi Championship.

Pro Kabaddi League

Deepak was brought by Telugu Titans for Rs 12.6 lakhs making him the second-highest bid receiver of the season. In this season he secured 72 successful raids out of 148 raids and an overall 89 points in 14 matches played.  In 2016, after remaining part of the Telugu Titans for the first two seasons, Hooda joined the Puneri Paltan for the third and fourth seasons. He also captained Puneri Paltan for Season 5.

In season 6, Deepak was brought by Jaipur Pink Panthers for a sum of Rs 1.15 crore. Deepak continued to play for Jaipur Pink Panthers in season 7. He bagged 55 successful raids out of 155 raids and earned a total of 77 points from 12 matches played.

He played season 9 in 2022, with the Bengal Warriors.

Awards & Achievements

Awards

• Arjuna Award – 2020
  

  Deepak with his Arjuna Award

Achievements

• Best Raider Award (PKl) – Season 6 (2018).

Medals

• 2016 Kabaddi World Cup Ahmedabad – Gold
  

• 2018 Asian Games Jakarta – Bronze

• Asian Kabaddi Championship 2017 Gorgan – Gold

• 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Master Dubai – Gold

• South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati – Gold

• South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu – Gold

Tattoo

A portrait of his wife

He has a portrait of his wife on his arms.

Car Collection

Deepak Hooda owns Ford Endeavour.

Favourites

Beverage: Milk

Actress: Deepika Padukone

Cricket Player: M.S. Dhoni

Movies: MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Bhag Milkha Bhag

Salary

In PKL season 9, he got INR 43 Lakh for his retention.

Facts/Trivia

• Deepak lost his mother when he was only 4 years old. After his mother’s demise, his father took care of him and his sisters.

• His father also died when he was in 12th standard, he was the breadwinner of the family. Because of his financial situation, he dropped out of school and worked as a part-time teacher. In an interview, he also said that if he was not a kabaddi player, he would have been a teacher.

• At the auction of the inaugural season of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2014, Hooda was a recipient of the second-highest bid, having been bought for ₹12.6 lacks by the Telugu Titans. ²

• His signature move is the Running Hand Touch. This involves lots of quick movements and surprises as he tries to extend his body to touch the defender’s hand before reaching the safe zone.

• Deepak’s wife Saweety Boora won gold at the women’s World Boxing Championship 2023.
  

  Deepak’s post about Saweety Boora winning the Women’s World Championship

• Deepak Hooda launched DNH Nutrition Vitamin Supplement Shop to help athletes with fitness and nutrition, in his native place Rohtak.
  

  Deepak Hooda during the inauguration of his shop

• Deepak Hooda is a brand ambassador for several companies, including My 11 Circle, Revital, Flite, Rummy Culture, GNC, and MPL.

• In 2018, Deepak became part of the cover of Sports Illustrated India magazine. He was joined by Rahul Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal, his teammates.
  

  Deepak on the covers of Sports Illustrated magazine

• Deepak is featured in a web series named ‘Son of the Soil’, this series is a sports documentary series following the journey of Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan and his team, Jaipur Pink Panthers.
  

• Deepak is an animal lover who loves to help street animals and encourages his fans to do the same via his social media. Besides, he also had a pet dog named Panther.
  

  Deepak Niwas Hooda feeding pigeons

  

  Deepak with his dog Panther

• In an interview, Deepak revealed that he is an early riser. He likes to wake up early and workout in the morning.

• He considers fitness as the topmost priority and explores new techniques to keep himself fit.

• Besides Kabaddi, cricket is another sport that he is passionate about. In his free time, he likes to play the sport with his teammates and friends.
  

  A picture of Deepak Hooda playing cricket

• Deepak also loves to do horse riding and swimming in his free time.
  

  Deepak while horse riding

  

  Deepak swimming

• While in Jaipur Pink Panthers, Hooda’s jersey number was 09.
  

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