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Deccan Chargers

Team and fixtures for Deccan Chargers.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 00:15 April 17, 2008
  • Gulf News

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Deccan Chargers

  • Owner: Deccan Chronicle
  • Bought for: $107.01 million
  • Designated player: None
  • Most expensive player: Andrew Symonds (Aus) $1.35 million
  • Coach: Robin Singh.

Squad: V.V.S. Laxman (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Chaminda Vaas, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Zoysa, Scott Styris, Sanjay Bangar, R.P. Singh, Rohit Sharma, Halhadar Das, Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Pragyan Ojha, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Venugopal Rao, Paidkalva Vijaykumar, Arjun Yadav.

Fixtures:

20 April
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata

22 April
Delhi DareDevils
Hyderabad

24 April
Rajasthan Royals
Hyderabad

27 April
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai

1 May
Kings XI Punjab
Hyderabad

3 May
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Hyderabad

6 May
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai

9 May
Rajasthan Royals
Jaipur

11 May
Kolkata Knight Riders
Hyderabad

15 May
Delhi DareDevils
Delhi

18 May
Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad

23 May
Kings XI Punjab
Mohali

25 May
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Bangalore

27 May
Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad

Note: Local players will be added to make up the 16-man squads. Teams and fixtures subject to change.


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