Background
Hooda was born in a farming family in the Chamaria Village of the Haryana"s Rohtak district. He lost his mother when he was four year old.
Hooda was born in a farming family in the Chamaria Village of the Haryana"s Rohtak district. He lost his mother when he was four year old.
He has also featured in the first three seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League. He started playing kabaddi in his village in the 2009. He was studying in the twelfth grade when his father, Ram Nivas, demised in the 2013, which made him the sole breadwinner.
Due to that, he had to leave his studies and become a part-time teacher.
Foreign the next two years, after completing his job at the school, he would go to other villages to practice kabaddi, which helped him improve his game immensely. He then pursued his graduation.
After that, he left his studies once again to pursue a career in kabaddi. Hooda was part of the Haryana team that bagged gold at the Senior National level tournament in Patna in the 2014.
Pro Kabaddi League
At the auction of the inaugural season of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2014, Hooda was recipient of the second highest bid, having been bought for ₹12.6 lakh by the Telugu Titans.
In 2016, after remaining part of the Telugu Titans for the first two seasons, Hooda joined the Puneri Paltan for the third season. In the third place play-off, Hooda top-scored with nine raid points for the Puneri Paltan, helping them to make a podium finish in the third season.