Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers
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City : Hyderabad

Deccan Chargers have given up on their previous captain Adam Gilchrist and have decided to move on. They have a barrage ofpotential captain-materials – Kevin Pietersen, Kumar Sangakkara and Cameron White can all do the job. However, the issue with Pietersen is that for one, he has shown the intolerance that made him lose the job of captain of England and he may also not be around for the entire season. Secondly, Sangakkara has been a decent leader but in the T20 format of the game, he has struggled, which means that there is a good chance that Cameron White will be handed over the reign.



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)


Squad

Batsmen:
Kevin Pietersen ($650,000),
Cameron White ($1.1m),
JP Duminy ($300,000),
Shikhar Dhawan ($300,000),
Michael Lumb ($85,000)

Bowlers:
Ishant Sharma ($450,000),
Dale Steyn ($1.2m),
Pragyan Ojha ($500,000),
Amit Mishra ($300,000),
Manpreet Gony ($290,000),
Chris Lynn ($20,000),
Rusty Theron ($85,000)

Allrounders:
Dan Christian ($900,000)
Wicketkeepers:
Kumar Sangakkara ($700,000)