Deccan Chronicle franchise successfully bought right mix of twenty20 players in the IPL player’s auction and it is the strongest team among the eight teams after yesterday’s auction. They spent big money to buy awesome players like Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Shahid Afridi and Gibbs. Hyderabad team is the strong favourite to win the first Indian Premier League tournament which will be held in April-May, 2008. Hyderabad team has 4 members who played in the finals of the first 20-20 ICC Cricket world cup held in South Africa.
Hyderabad IPL team review:
Team Rating: 4.5/5- Strongest among eight teams.
Team Rating: 4.5/5- Strongest among eight teams.
Money Spent: 23.6 crore.
Franchise: Deccan Chronicle.
Strong points:
1. Explosive batsmen like Adam Gilchrist, Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Symonds.
Strong points:
1. Explosive batsmen like Adam Gilchrist, Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Symonds.
2. All-rounders and useful spinners like Afridi, Symonds and Styris is its plus point.
3. R.P. Singh and Vaas are difficult customers for any batsman in twenty20 format.
4. Gilchrist-Gibbs opening pair may send tremors to any bowling attack.
Weak points:
1. Laxman and Styris may find it difficult to score proficiently in 20-20 format.
Weak points:
1. Laxman and Styris may find it difficult to score proficiently in 20-20 format.
2. Absence of world class spinner.
Hyderabad Team:
Coach: Robin Singh.Assistant Coach: Kanwaljit Singh.
Captain: V.V.S. Laxman – 1.5 crore.
Openers:
Hyderabad Team:
Coach: Robin Singh.Assistant Coach: Kanwaljit Singh.
Captain: V.V.S. Laxman – 1.5 crore.
Openers:
1. Adam Gilchrist- Australia- 2.8 crore.
2. Herschelle Gibbs- South Africa- 2.3 crore.
Middle order:
Middle order:
1. Andrew Symonds- Australia– 5.4 crore.
2. Rohit Sharma- India- 3 crore.
3. VVS Laxman- India- 1.5 crore.
4. Scott Styris- New Zealand- 0.7 crore.
5. Chamara Silva- Sri Lanka- 0.4 crore.
All-Rounder:
All-Rounder:
1. Shahid Afridi- Pakistan- 2.7 crore.
Pace Attack:
Pace Attack:
1. R.P. Singh- India- 3.5 crore.
2. Chaminda Vaas- Sri Lanka- 0.8 crore.
3. Nuwan Zoysa- Sri Lanka- 0.44 crore.
Hyderabad's young picks:
1. Raviteja- Young top order batsman from Hyderabad.
2. Pragnan Ojha- Good spinner from Hyderabad.
3. Arjun Yadav- No comment. Some things will never change in Indian Cricket.
4. Kalyan Krishna- Fast bowler from Andhra Pradesh.
5. Das- Orissa ranji player.
6. Y. Venugopala Rao- Andhra pradesh. Not a good choice for Twenty20 tournament.
7. Sarveswara Rao- Under-19 bowler from Hyderabad. Surprise selection.
Congrats to Deccan Chronicle franchise for successfully and strategically building superb team for Indian premier league 20-20 tournament.
Verdict: Hyderabad is the strong favourite to win inaugural twenty20 Indian premier League.Please share your opinion on Hyderabad IPL team
Hyderabad's young picks:
1. Raviteja- Young top order batsman from Hyderabad.
2. Pragnan Ojha- Good spinner from Hyderabad.
3. Arjun Yadav- No comment. Some things will never change in Indian Cricket.
4. Kalyan Krishna- Fast bowler from Andhra Pradesh.
5. Das- Orissa ranji player.
6. Y. Venugopala Rao- Andhra pradesh. Not a good choice for Twenty20 tournament.
7. Sarveswara Rao- Under-19 bowler from Hyderabad. Surprise selection.
Congrats to Deccan Chronicle franchise for successfully and strategically building superb team for Indian premier league 20-20 tournament.
Verdict: Hyderabad is the strong favourite to win inaugural twenty20 Indian premier League.Please share your opinion on Hyderabad IPL team
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