Deccan Chargers | Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket Team
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No. of players bought: 14 (5 Indian, 9 foreign)
Money spent: $6.88 million
Big-ticket signing: Dale Steyn ($1.2 million)
Bargain buy: Kumar Sangakkara ($700,000)
Eyebrow-raiser: Dan Christian ($900,000)
One that got away: Yuvraj Singh (Deccan bid up to $1.6m)
At first glance, Deccan appear light on Indian talent, especially Indian batting talent, but they have enough money left over from the auction to snap up domestic players. They are thin in the multi-skilled department as well, with surprise purchase Dan Christian being their only allrounder. They also have only one wicket keeper at present, Kumar Sangakkara, who is likely to lead the team as well. They, however, have a rich batting line-up that includes Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White and JP Duminy, and also little-known Chris Lynn.
Squad
Batsmen: Kevin Pietersen ($650,000), Cameron White ($1.1m), JP Duminy ($300,000), Shikhar Dhawan ($300,000), Michael Lumb ($85,000), Chris Lynn ($20,000)
Bowlers: Ishant Sharma ($450,000), Dale Steyn ($1.2m), Pragyan Ojha ($500,000), Amit Mishra ($300,000), Manpreet Gony ($290,000), Rusty Theron ($85,000)
Allrounders: Dan Christian ($900,000)
Wicketkeepers: Kumar Sangakkara ($700,000)
They have now brought in a new captain in Kuman Sangakkara, changed the backroom staff with new coach Darren Lehmann.
2010: Won 8 Lost 8 - Finished in 4th losing to Bangalore RC in the playoff.
2011 Played 14 Won 6 Lost 8
DATE |
HOME TEAM |
AWAY TEAM |
RESULT |
Apr 09 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Rajasthan Royals |
RR Won |
Apr 11 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Deccan Chargers |
KKR Won |
Apr 14 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Bangalore RC |
DC Won |
Apr 16 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Kings XI Punjab |
KXI Won |
Apr 19 2011 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
Apr 24 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Mumbai Indians |
MI Won |
Apr 27 2011 |
Kochi Tuskers |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
May 01 2011 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Deccan Chargers |
CSK Won |
May 03 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KKR Won |
May 05 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Delhi Daredevils |
DD Won |
May 10 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Pune Warriors India |
PW Won |
May 14 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
May 16 2011 |
Pune Warriors India |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
May 21 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
Deccan Chargers IPL Cricket News
The IPL Governing Council have taken a number of decisions with regard to the upcoming 2012 season.
LEAGUE FORMAT
The 2012 season will revert to the home and away format, with each of the nine franchises playing 16 matches. There will be four Play-off matches - a total of 76 matches.
The season will commence in Chennai on Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
The Play-off matches will be held in Bangalore and Chennai, with the final to be played in Chennai on Sunday, 27 May 2012.
PLAYERS The 2012 Player Auction will be held in India in late January / early February.
Each franchise will have an Auction Purse of $2m to spend on players in the 2012 auction.
For the 2012 & 2013 seasons, the maximum squad size will be increased to 33, and the cap on the number of overseas players in the squad increased to 11.
The regulation that only 4 overseas players may be in the playing XI is unchanged.
The trading window will open on 15 December 2011 and run through to 20 January 2012.
There will be a short second trading window after the Player Auction.
The trading regulations will be as per previous seasons. There will be no financial cap on trading. Franchises can only add to their squad, by way of trading, a maximum of 4 players who were bought in the 2011 Auction, and they must stay within the squad composition regulations at all times.
Latest News: Kohchi Tuskers have pulled out of the league and Pune have lost their major sponsor, Watch this space.
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