Deccan Chargers
| Captain: | Adam Gilchrist |
| Coach: | Darren Lehmann |
| Owner: | Deccan Chronicle |
| C.E.O.: | Tim Wright |
| Colors: | Midnight Blue and Silver |
| Team Logo: | Charging Bull with the teams name written in red and black font on a shield. |
| Home Grounds: | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium-Hyderabad & VDCA Stadium-Visakhapatnam |
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
Deccan Chargers were amongst the favorites to win the inaugural season of 2008. However, the team could not make it even to the semi-finals. In an unfortunate turn of events, the teams skipper V.V.S. Laxman had to end his season due to an injury while Andrew Symonds who was the team's most expensive player, batted only 3 innings before leaving to play for his home team - Australia. Amongst the bowlers, only R. P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha and Shahid Afridi could manage taking more than 4 wickets in the tournament. Out of total fourteen matches they played, Deccan Chargers won just two, against Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super kings. However, they could not win a single match at their home ground.
Deccan Chargers' Current Squad
1. Adam Gilchrist
2. V.V.S. Laxman
3. Andrew Symonds
4. Herschelle Gibbs
5. Scott Styris
6. Chaminda Vaas
7. Chamara Silva
8. Nuwan Zoysa
9. Ryan Harris
10. Fidel Edwards
11. Dwayne Smith
12. Rohit Sharma
13. R.P.Singh
14. Y. Venugopal Rao
15. N. Arjun Yadav
16. Dwarka Ravi Teja
17. Pragyan Ojha
18. D. KalyanKrishna
19. P. Vijay Kumar
20. Haladhar Das
21. Sarvesh Kumar
22. H.S. Bansal
23. Jaskarandeep Singh
24. Abhinav Kumar
25. Tirumalasetti Suman
26. Manvinder Singh Bisla
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
Deccan Chargers were amongst the favorites to win the inaugural season of 2008. However, the team could not make it even to the semi-finals. In an unfortunate turn of events, the teams skipper V.V.S. Laxman had to end his season due to an injury while Andrew Symonds who was the team's most expensive player, batted only 3 innings before leaving to play for his home team - Australia. Amongst the bowlers, only R. P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha and Shahid Afridi could manage taking more than 4 wickets in the tournament. Out of total fourteen matches they played, Deccan Chargers won just two, against Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super kings. However, they could not win a single match at their home ground.
Deccan Chargers' Current Squad
1. Adam Gilchrist
2. V.V.S. Laxman
3. Andrew Symonds
4. Herschelle Gibbs
5. Scott Styris
6. Chaminda Vaas
7. Chamara Silva
8. Nuwan Zoysa
9. Ryan Harris
10. Fidel Edwards
11. Dwayne Smith
12. Rohit Sharma
13. R.P.Singh
14. Y. Venugopal Rao
15. N. Arjun Yadav
16. Dwarka Ravi Teja
17. Pragyan Ojha
18. D. KalyanKrishna
19. P. Vijay Kumar
20. Haladhar Das
21. Sarvesh Kumar
22. H.S. Bansal
23. Jaskarandeep Singh
24. Abhinav Kumar
25. Tirumalasetti Suman
26. Manvinder Singh Bisla
