Deccan Chargers

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Deccan Chargers
Coach:	Robin Singh
Captain:	VVS Laxman
Colors:	Beige and Black[1]
Founded:	2008
Home Ground:	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Capacity:	55,000
Owner:	Deccan Chronicle
CEO:	J Krishnan
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.

Contents 1 Franchise History 1.1 2008 IPL Season 2 Players 3 Etymology 4 Current Squad 5 Administration and Coaching staff 6 Fixtures and Results 7 External links 8 References

[edit] 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]

[edit] 2008 IPL Season

Despite the fact that the team was one of the favourites to win the inauguaral edition of the IPL, the team failed to reach the semi-finals. In addition, Andrew Symonds (Deccan's most expensive player) batted only 3 innings before leaving to play for the Australian national team, and team captain Laxman had his season ended by an injury after only 6 games. Only 3 Deccan bowlers, R. P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha and Shahid Afridi, had taken more than 4 wickets in the competition. In this 14 match period, the team went winless at home and only managed 2 wins overall, one against the Mumbai Indians and one against the Chennai Super Kings, both away. They have finished at the bottom of the table in the 2008 IPL season.

[edit] Players

The franchise acquired players like Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris and Herschelle Gibbs. The main bowlers acquired by the franchise were R.P. Singh, Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vaas. The team will be captained by V.V.S. Laxman who was also supposed to be the Icon Player for the team. But he relinquished his Icon Player Status and settled for a signing amount of $375,000, which allowed the team to bid for costly players and still remain under the salary cap.

[edit] 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.^[4]

[edit] 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	21	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
27	Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna	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

[edit] Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office:

• Owner - Deccan Chronicle
• CEO - J Krishnan
• President - J Krishnan^[5]
• Manager - Vijay Mohan Raj

Coaches:

• Head Coach - Robin Singh
• Assistant Head Coach - Kanwaljit Singh
• Team Manager - Shishir Hattangadi^[6]
• Physiotherapist - TBA

[edit] Fixtures and Results

Deccan Chargers 2008 Season

[edit] External links

• Official Deccan Chargers Website

[edit] References

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