Anshuman Hooda transitions to full-time cricket after Delhi Premier League success
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 4, 2026, 7:30 AM
Last updated Sep 4, 2026
Anshuman Hooda is shifting his professional focus to cricket after a breakout season in the 2026 Delhi Premier League. The 25-year-old engineer, who holds a degree from Delhi Technological University and works at EY, finished the tournament as the Purple Cap winner with 22 wickets. His performance was instrumental in the South Delhi Superstarz title run. Hooda previously struggled to break into the professional ranks, failing to qualify for Under-23 trials before coach Harish Dagar intervened to refine his bowling technique in 2023. A former national-level roller skater, Hooda did not participate in age-group cricket during his youth. He now plans to pursue a full-time career in the sport following his recent success in the league.
- •Anshuman Hooda led the 2026 Delhi Premier League with 22 wickets.
- •The South Delhi Superstarz won the title during Hooda's breakout season.
- •Coach Harish Dagar mentored Hooda at the Delhi Cricket Hub starting in 2023.
- •Hooda is a Delhi Technological University graduate currently employed at EY.
- 7:30 AMYahoo Sports — Engineer by day, cricketer by night: The unlikely journey of Anshuman Hooda
"Anshuman Hooda was a national-level roller skater, a graduate of Delhi Technological University (DTU), an employee at a multinational company and someone who had never played age-group cricket. After two failed Under-23 trials, he contemplated quitting the game. Then came the Delhi Premier League (DPL), and a 140 kmph fast bowler emerged who, according to his coach Harish Dagar, can touch 150 kmph. Suddenly, the road from corporate life to professional cricket did not look so improbable.
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