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Deccan Chargers - Indian Premier League

Ipl Deccan Chargers Team LogoDeccan Chargers is the franchise team of Indian Premier League that represents the city of Hyderabad. This team was purchased by the Media house of Deccan Chronicle with a franchise fee of US $ 107 million. The team would have its local favorite VVS Laxman as its Captain and blasting cricketers like Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Scott Styris, Herschelle Gibbs and Shahid Afridi. Having "The Unstoppables" as its tag-line the Deccan Chargers would definitely be looking for some great fire works in the IPL.

Name : Deccan Chargers

Owner : Venkat Rama Reddy (Deccan Chronicle)

Total cost : U$107 Million

Ground : Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Coach : Robin Singh

Captain : V.V.S. Laxman

Most Expensive Player: Andrew Symonds, U$ 1,350,000
Complete Team Squad
V. V. S. Laxman (Captain)
Rohit Sharma
Herschelle Gibbs
Venugopal Rao
Chamara Silva
Arjun Yadav
Paidikalva Vijaykumar
D Ravi Teja
Adam Gilchrist (Wicket keeper)
Halhadar Das (Wicket keeper)
Andrew Symonds
Shahid Afridi
Scott Styris
Sanjay Bangar
Rudra Pratap Singh
Chaminda Vaas
Nuwan Zoysa
Pragyan Ojha
D Kalyan Krishna
M Sarveesh Kumar


Indian Players in Deccan Chargers Team
Player Bidding Amount
V. V. S. Laxman (Captain) US$ 375,000
Rohit Sharma US$ 750,000
Rudra Pratap Singh US$ 875,000


Foreign Players in Deccan Chargers Team
Player Country Bidding Amount
Herschelle Gibbs South Africa US$ 575,000
Chamara Silva Pakistan US$ 100,000
Adam Gilchrist Australia US$ 700,000
Andrew Symonds Australia US$ 1,350,000
Shahid Afridi Pakistan US$ 675,000
Scott Styris New Zealand US$ 175,000
Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka US$ 200,000
Nuwan Zoysa Sri Lanka US$ 110,000


The Official Website of Deccan ChargersTeam : www.deccanchargers.com