6 times Sunrisers Hyderabad/Deccan Chargers overspent on their players in the IPL auctions

#3 Deepak Hooda (INR 4.2 crore) - 2016 auction

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda's big-hitting capabilities were evident during his exploits with the bat for Rajasthan Royals in season eight and the youngster grabbed the headlines when he was bought for INR 4.2 crore at the 2016 IPL auctions. The Haryana lad was expected to continue his good run with the bat low down the order as well with his off-spin. But the then 21-year-old scored just 144 runs and took three wickets in 17 matches throughout the ninth season.

Though the Sunrisers won that edition of the IPL under David Warner, Hooda failed to live up to the price tag and expectations. He was retained by the Sunrisers despite his poor run fo the 2017 edition, where he managed just 78 runs and two wickets in 10 matches. At the 2018 auctions, he was retained by the Orange Army using the Right-to-Match card (RTM) for INR 3.6 crore.

Though he once again failed, scoring just 87 runs and going wicketless throughout the 2018 edition he has been retained by Hyderabad ahead of the 2019 IPL auctions.