Deepak Niwas Hooda (Kabaddi) Age, Height, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepak Niwas Hooda

• Deepak Niwas Hooda, an Indian kabaddi player, rose to fame as the captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team.

• Deepak lost his mother at the age of 4 and later his father who died when he was in his 12th grade. This led him to take a break from his education and work to support the financial needs of his family. He began teaching at the very institute where he had been a student.

• Parallel to his teaching role, he pursued kabaddi with fervor, often going to a nearby village for practice. His dedication helped him improve his skills considerably.

• In 2014, he was part of Haryana’s victory at the Senior National tournament in Patna, where they won a gold medal. He also played a key role in Rajasthan’s kabaddi team, helping them win a bronze medal at the 67th Senior National Kabaddi Championship.

• During the 2014 Pro Kabaddi League’s inaugural auction, Telugu Titans bought him in the auction for ₹12.6 lakhs, the second-highest bid of the season. By 2016, he moved to the Puneri Paltan for two seasons and even became the captain of the team in the fifth season.
  

  Deepak in action while playing for Puneri Paltan

• In the sixth season, he was signed by the Jaipur Pink Panthers for a whopping Rs 1.15 crore and later played with the Bengal Warriors in season 9.
  

  Deepak playing for Pink Panthers

  

  Deepak Niwas Hooda playing for the team of Bengal Warriors

• If Deepak was not a kabaddi player, he revealed that he would have been a teacher.

• His special move in kabaddi is the ‘Running Hand Touch,’ characterized by a swift, unexpected motion as the player attempts to touch the defender’s hand and retreats to his safe zone.

• He made his international debut in 2016 with the South Asian Games held in Guwahati and won a gold medal. The same year he also became a part of the Indian kabaddi team which won the Kabaddi World Cup.

• In 2017 and 2018, he won a gold medal at the Asian Kabaddi Championship and a bronze medal at the Asian Games respectively.

• After winning gold at the Dubai Kabaddi Masters in 2018, he stepped up as the team’s captain for the 2019 South Asian Games where he won a gold medal.

 

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• Deepak’s wife, Saweety Boora, who is a professional boxer, got a gold medal at the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championship.
  

  Deepak Hooda’s wife after winning the gold medal for boxing

• He also launched his own business with DNH Nutrition, a nutrition and supplement store in Rohtak.
  

  Deepak Hooda in his shop DNH

• Deepak has endorsed several brands like My 11 Circle, Revital, Flite, Rummy Culture, GNC, and MPL, among others.
  

  Deepak Niwas Hooda advertising for a supplement company

• Deepak Hooda, along with his teammates Rahul Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal, graced the covers of the Sports Illustrated Indian magazine.
  

  Deepak on the covers of Sports Illustrated magazine

• He was also featured in ‘Son of the Soil,’ a documentary talking about the Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan’s journey with the Jaipur Pink Panthers, with Deepak being one of the central figures.
  

  The cover picture of the movie Sons of the Soil

• Deepak has a passion for feeding street animals and encourages his social media followers to do the same. He is also a proud owner of a pet dog, Panther.
  

  Deepak Hooda feeding monkeys

  

  Deepak Hooda with his pet dog

• The kabaddi player is an early riser who likes to work out during the early hours of the day.
  

  Deepak Hooda working out in the gym

• During his free time, he enjoys playing cricket with friends. That is one of the sports he likes besides kabaddi. He also likes to go for horse riding and swimming.
  

  A picture of Deepak Niwas Hooda playing cricket

  

  Deepak Hooda in the pool

  

  Deepak Niwas Hooda riding a horse