Current Squad

V. V. S. Laxman 33 India Batsman $375,000
Andrew Symonds 32 Australia All Rounder $1,350,000
R. P. Singh 22 India Bowler $875,000
Rohit Sharma 20 India Batsman $750,000
Adam Gilchrist 36 Australia Batsman / WK $700,000
Shahid Afridi 27 Pakistan All Rounder $675,000
Herschelle Gibbs 33 South Africa Batsman $575,000
Chaminda Vaas 34 Sri Lanka Bowler $200,000
Scott Styris 32 New Zealand All Rounder $175,000
Nuwan Zoysa 30 Sri Lanka Bowler $110,000
Chamara Silva 28 Sri Lanka Batsman $100,000
Venugopal Rao 25 India Batsman None
Arjun Yadav 26 India Batsman None
Pragyan Ojha 21 India Bowler None
P Vijaykumar 21 India Batsman None
Dwaraka Ravi Teja 20 India Batsman None
D Kalyan Krishna 24 India Bowler None
N Sarveesh Kumar 18 India Bowler None
Halhadar Das 21 India Batsman / WK None
Sanjay Bangar 35 India Bowler None

Team ProfileDeccan Chargers is the franchise that will represent the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The team will be led by V.V.S. Laxman and coached by Robin Singh, presently the fielding coach of the Indian cricket team. There is no Icon Player for the team.

Franchise History
The Deccan Chargers franchise is owned by Deccan Chronicle. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL for $107 million on January 24, 2008. Group M later picked a 20 percent stake in Hyderabad IPL team.

Players
The Chargers were among the most aggressive bidders during the first Indian Premier League player auction. The franchise added a lot of explosive power in batting by acquiring some renowned big hitters like Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris and Herschelle Gibbs.

In addition to all these players, the franchise also includes the Indian test player V.V.S. Laxman, who is a Hyderabad local. They are also employing the services of well-known pacers R.P. Singh, Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vaas. It's been announced by the franchise that Laxman will captain the side during the tournament.

V.V.S. Laxman was supposed to be the Icon Player for the Deccan Chargers, but this meant that the players mentioned above could not be bought as Icon Player's earn 15% more than the next highest earner in the team. However, VVS Laxman relinquished his Icon Player Status, and instead of earning $1 million like other Icon players he earns $375,000, which allows the team to buy the big names and still remain under the salary cap.
 

Deccan Chargers is the franchise that will represent the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.[1] The team will be led by V.V.S. Laxman and coached by Robin Singh, presently the fielding coach of the Indian cricket team. There is no Icon Player for the team.

The Deccan Chargers franchise is owned by Deccan Chronicle. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL for $107 million on January 24, 2008. Group M later picked a 20% stake.
The Chargers were among the most aggressive bidders during the first Indian Premier League player auction. The franchise added a lot of explosive power in batting by acquiring some renowned big hitters like Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris and Herschelle Gibbs. In addition to all these players, the franchise also includes the Indian test player V.V.S. Laxman, who is a Hyderabad local. They are also employing the services of well-known pacers R.P. Singh, Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vaas. It's been announced by the franchise that Laxman will captain the side during the tournament.[3]
V.V.S. Laxman was supposed to be the Icon Player for the Deccan Chargers, but this meant that the players mentioned above could not be bought as Icon Player's earn 15% more than the next highest earner in the team. However, VVS Laxman relinquished his Icon Player Status, and instead of earning $1 million like other Icon players he earns $375,000, which allows the team to buy the big names and still remain under the salary cap.