Hyderabad Deccan Chargers - Team Introduction

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

Indian Premier League Teams

There are eight teams contesting in IPL Twenty20 tournament currently, owned by their respective IPL franchises distributed evenly throughout India. In January 2008, the eight IPL franchises were awarded to the highest bidders that involved big wigs of industries ranging from aviation to entertainment.

According to the latest rules framed, each IPL team is to be constituted meeting certain guidelines such as:

• Minimum squad strength- 16 players plus one physio and a coach
• Foreign players allowed in each squad - 10 (Maximum 4 in the playing XI)
• Minimum number of local players to be included in each team - 8
• Minimum number of players from the BCCI under-22 pool to be included in each team - 2