Indian Premier League 2010
The 2010 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 3 or the 2010 IPL, will be the third season of the Indian Premier League.
The tournament will be hosted by India and will be played between March 12 and April 25, 2010, and is forecasted to have an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India.
Deccan Chargers is a team in the Indian Premier League that represents Hyderabad city. Adam Gilchrist will be the captain from 2009 session of IPL, replacing V.V.S. Laxman, while the team will be coached by Darren Lehmann. Both, Gilchrist as well as Lehmann are former Australian Test cricketers.
This franchise of IPL is owned by Deccan Chronicle, a famous media group. Deccan Chronicle bought the franchise for $107 million on January 24, 2008. According to latest announcements, the team will have new sparkling-blue jerseys, replacing the beige-black colored ones it used in the inaugural season of 2008.
The team logo for 2008 season included 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. The team will have a new logo for 2009 season which will be slightly different in font and red color will be replaced with midnight blue and silver.
Deccan Chargers In 2008 IPL Season