Deccan Chargers

Gilchrist made Deccan Chargers captain

VS Laxman’s tenure as the captain of the Indian Premier League side Hyderabad Deccan Chargers came to an abrupt end on Monday as the team announced that Adam Gilchrist would be doing the job from now.
According to an official release, Deccan Chargers have appointed Gilchrist team captain with immediate effect.
“Adam Gilchrist commands respect within the […]

Deccan Chargers to probe spat

The management of the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers has decided to investigate the clash between skipper VVS Laxman and mercurial Pakistani player Shahid Afridi.
According to a release from Deccan Chargers Chief Executive Tim Wright from Hyderabad, “following remarks which have appeared in the news media this week attributed to Shahid Afridi and the response to those […]

Laxman lacks aggression: Afridi

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday denied undermining the authority of VVS Laxman, his captain at Deccan Chargers, but maintained that the Indian lacks aggression.
The flamboyant all-rounder started a war of words with Laxman with his unflattering remarks that the Indian lacked both aggression and leadership qualities. Afridi also felt that Adam Gilchrist would have […]

Deccan Chargers to make wholesale changes

Deccan Chargers are making significant changes to their top management in an effort to reverse their fortunes. The most expensive team in the IPL finished last in the eight team competition.
Shishir Hattangadi, the head of cricket, and manager Vijay Mohan Raj won’t be continuing in the second season. Tim Wright, a senior vice-president with IMG, […]

Afridi has no team ethics: Laxman

Deccan Chargers skipper VVS Laxman has hit back at Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who blamed his captaincy for the team’s failure in the Indian Premier League.
Afridi’s outburst prompted an angry reaction from Laxman, who said: “Afridi has no team ethics. He should know it was a collective failure because he was part of the […]

Gilchrist should lead Deccan Chargers, not VVS

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi feels Adam Gilchrist would make a better skipper for the Deccan Chargers team in the next IPL season as VVS Laxman, who led the team in the inaugural edition, lacks leadership qualities required for the fast paced T20 cricket. Come to think of it, he has a point.
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers was […]

Prasad gets two IPL offers

Sri Lanka’s Dammika Prasad’s success in his Test debut has earned him a double offer from two Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and Bangalore Royal Challengers, for the next season.
“I have been approached by Hyderabad and Bangalore and that is quite exciting,” Prasad has been quoted as saying on Saturday.
The new ball […]

Who is in, who is out ? IPF semi-finals are all set

The IPL semi-final spots have been decided. Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings XI, Delhi Daredevils and the Chennai Super Kings have qualified for the final race while the Mumbai Indians, Kolkota Knight Riders, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers have been sent home to remain spectators.
In a deciding match today, the Deccan Chargers beat […]

Chennai through to semi-finals, Hyderabad lose again

The Chennai Deccan Chargers came out as comfortable winners against the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in a match that was the decider for the final semi-final spot between Chennai and Mumbai. If Chennai would have lost this game, Mumbai would have a chance fo sneaking through after winning their next game. However, that was not […]

Chennai in driver’s seat

Chennai Super Kings are in pole position to book a seat in the semi-final line up tonight. Dhoni’s boys take on the Deccan Chargers.

Their fate is in their own hands now, as their nearest rivals Mumbai Indians crashed to a five wicket loss last night to Rajasthan Royals sending Delhi DareDevils into the semis. […]

Bangalore win as Hyderabad jinx remains

It seemed that the jinx would be broken when the Deccan Chargers as their opening pair of Gilchrist and Gibbs scored 100 runs in 69 balls or when their scoreboard read 150 runs in 17 overs. The hosts seemed to be going strong and were on their way of scoring almost 180-200 runs until Vinay […]

Kings XI and Deccan Chargers on a roll

Both Deccan Chargers Hyderabad and the Punjab Kings XI are on a roll. While the Chargers are on a roll downwards, the Kings are on a roll upwards. The Hyderabadis have now lost 10 out of their 12 matches, whereas the Kings XI have won 9 out of their 12 matches.
In a close match today, […]

Deccan Chargers search for win

The Deccan Chargers take on the Kings XI Punjab today at Mohali, in what is supposed to be only a match involving pride. Of course there will be two points up for grabs but they won’t mean much, as the Punjab team has already qualified for the semi-finals while the Hyderabad team has no hopes […]

Mumbai Indians win 6 in a row

The Mumbai Indians continued their splendid showing in the IPL by becoming the first team to win six matches in a row. This is an amazing turnaround to a poor start to the tournament, whence they lost four consecutive matches. But since then, a lot has changed and now they sit pretty amongst the top […]

Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians will visit Hyderabad today in what is a very important match for them in their bid for a semi-final berth.

They are on a roll having won their last 5 matches and have been bolstered by the return of the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as their captain. Sanath Jayasuriya has been in murderous […]

Mishra spins Delhi to victory

The relatively unknown leg-spinner Amit Mishra took only the second hat-trick in the IPL so far, as Delhi DareDevils beat the Deccan Chargers by a mere 12 runs.

Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put the opposition in to bat, who didn’t get off to the best starts as they lost Sehwag for nought. However, like […]

DareDevils eye semi-final berth

The Delhi DareDevils will look to get their IPL challenge back on track after three successive losses, which have lost them important momentum going into the final phase of the league.

With five matches to go, the DareDevils will need to go on a roll and win atleast 3-4 matches to make it to the top […]

Laxman out of IPL

Deccan Chargers were dealt another blow to their already sagging IPL hopes as their unofficial icon and captain VVS Laxman was ruled out of the remaining matches of the tournament.

Laxman has a hairline fracture just below his right wrist and has already missed the last two matches due to the same reason. Now the injury […]

Knight Riders strike, DCs fall again

The Deccan Chargers lost to Kolkata Knight Riders again by 23 runs at Hyderabad. Earlier, the Knight Riders had defeated them at home. It was hard to believe that the Knight Riders had a lot of support even in Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad team finished on 181 for seven after being reduced to 63 for four in […]

Deccan Chargers take on Knight Riders

In a match that could have immense consequence for the fate of the two teams, the Deccan Chargers will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the return leg of their encounter in the IPl, at Hyderabad.

The Deccan Chargers have been dismal so far in the tournament, winning only two of their eight […]