Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers
	File:Hyderabad - Deccan Chargers.jpg
Personnel
Captain	VVS Laxman
Coach	Robin Singh
Owner	Deccan Chronicle
Chief executive	J Krishnan
Team information
Colors	Beige and Black
Founded	2008
Home ground	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Capacity	55,000
Official website	Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers is the franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League^[2]. The team is led by V.V.S. Laxman and coached by Robin Singh, presently the fielding coach of the Indian cricket team. There is no Icon Player for the team.

Franchise History

The Deccan Chargers franchise is owned by Deccan Chronicle. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL for $107 million on January 24, 2008. Group M later picked a 20% stake.^[3]

Players

The Chargers were among the most aggressive bidders during the first Indian Premier League player auction. The franchise added a lot of explosive power in batting by acquiring some renowned big hitters like Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris and Herschelle Gibbs. In addition to all these players, the franchise also includes the Indian test player V.V.S. Laxman, who is a Hyderabad local. They are also employing the services of well-known pacers R.P. Singh, Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vaas. It's been announced by the franchise that Laxman will captain the side during the tournament.^[4]
V.V.S. Laxman was supposed to be the Icon Player for the Deccan Chargers, but this meant that the players mentioned above could not be bought as Icon Player's earn 15% more than the next highest earner in the team. However, VVS Laxman relinquished his Icon Player Status, and instead of earning $1 million like other Icon players he earns $375,000, which allows the team to buy the big names and still remain under the salary cap.^[5]

Etymology

The Deccan Chargers are represented by a charging bull, the mascot for the chargers which signifies strength, power and aggression while the red and gold bands on the flag stand for dominance and victory.^[6]

Current Squad

Batsmen

No.	Name	Age	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling/Fielding	Bidding/Sign-in
19	V. V. S. Laxman (Captain)	33	India	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	US$ 375,000
45	Rohit Sharma	20	India	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	US$ 750,000
	Herschelle Gibbs	33	South Africa	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	US$ 575,000
36	Venugopal Rao	25	India	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Andhra Pradesh - Ranji Trophy Player
5	Chamara Silva	28	Sri Lanka	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	US$ 100,000
26	Arjun Yadav	26	India	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Hyderabad - Ranji Trophy Player
	Paidikalva Vijaykumar	21	India	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Under 22 Player
	D Ravi Teja	20	India	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Under 22 Player

Wicket Keepers / All Rounders

No.	Name	Age	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling/Fielding	Bidding/Sign-in Price
18	Adam Gilchrist	36	Australia	Left-handed	Wicket keeper	US$ 700,000
	Halhadar Das	21	India	Right-handed	Wicket keeper	Orissa - Ranji Trophy Player
63	Andrew Symonds	32	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm Medium/ Off-break	US$ 1,350,000
	Shahid Afridi	27	Pakistan	Right-handed	Right-arm Medium/ Leg-break	US$ 675,000
56	Scott Styris	32	New Zealand	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	US$ 175,000
66	Sanjay Bangar	35	India	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Railways - Ranji Trophy Player

Bowlers

No.	Name	Age	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling/Fielding	Bidding/Sign-in Price
9	Rudra Pratap Singh	22	India	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	US$ 875,000
22	Chaminda Vaas	34	Sri Lanka	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	US$ 200,000
23	Nuwan Zoysa	30	Sri Lanka	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	US$ 110,000
30	Pragyan Ojha	21	India	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Under 22 Player
	D Kalyan Krishna	24	India	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Andhra Pradesh - Ranji Trophy Player
	M Sarveesh Kumar	18	India	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Under 22 Player

Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office:

Owner - Deccan Chronicle
CEO - J Krishnan
President - J Krishnan^[7]
Manager - Vijay Mohan Raj

Coaches:

Fixtures and Results

Deccan Chargers 2008 Season Template:WebSlice-begin{| class="wikitable" |- ! width=5%|No ! width=10%|Date ! width=20%|Opponent ! width=10%|Venue ! width=40%|Result |- ||1 || 20 April || Kolkata Knight Riders || Kolkata ||Lost by 5 wickets |- |- ||2 || 22 April || Delhi DareDevils || Hyderabad || Lost by 9 Wickets |- |- ||3 || 24 April || Rajasthan Royals ||Hyderabad || |- |- ||4 || 27 April || Mumbai Indians || Mumbai || |- |- ||5 || 1 May || Kings XI Punjab || Hyderabad || |- |- ||6 || 3 May || Bangalore Royal Challengers || Hyderabad || |-|- ||7 || 6 May || Chennai Super Kings || Chennai || |-|- ||8 || 9 May || Rajasthan Royals || Jaipur || |-|- ||9 || 11 May || Kolkata Knight Riders || Hyderabad || |-|- ||10 || 15 May || Delhi DareDevils || Delhi || |-|- ||11 || 18 May || Mumbai Indians || Hyderabad || |-|- ||12 || 23 May || Kings XI Punjab || Mohali || |-|- ||13 || 25 May || Bangalore Royal Challengers || Bangalore || |-|- ||14 || 27 May || Chennai Super Kings || Hyderabad || |- |}Template:WebSlice-end

External links

References

[1] ttp://www.deccanchargers.com/node/928

[2] ttp://www.cricketnext.com/news/hyderabad-ipl-team-named-deccan-chargers/30392-13.html

[3] "Group M to pick up 20% in Hyderabad IPL team". 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

[4] ttp://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338087.html

[5] ttp://www.premierhockeyleague.com/cricket/newsdetails.cmd?id=7028818

[6] ttp://www.deccanchargers.com/node/315

[7] ttp://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/mar/mar201.php

[8] ttp://cricket.indiatimes.com/First_move_from_ICL_to_IPL/articleshow/2908377.cms

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