The wristy Hyderabad player V.V.S Laxman will captain the untitled IPL Hyderabad team. “Ours is going to be one of the favourite teams in IPL, going forward,” J Krishnan, president and chief executive officer, Cricket Initiative of Deccan Chronicle, said on Monday in an announcement. Deccan Chronicle Group who won the IPL Hyderbad franchise bid will play a minimum of 14 matches in twenty20 format in the inagural DFL-IPL cricket series starting in April.
Laxman being the local Hyderabadi hero was the obvious choice to lead the team. Laxman is considered as one of the greats to play test cricket for India, his stunning innings of 281 at Eden Gardens not only bailed India out of trouble but also nailed Australia, this could easily be ranked as the best test innings ever played by an Indian batsman.
The Hyderabad team appear to be very solid and favorites to win the DFL-IPL cricket Series. Deccan Chronicle Group has announced 18 member team which includes exciting international players like Andrew Symonds (Aus), Adam Gilchrist (AUS), Herschelle Gibbs (RSA), Shahid Afridi (PAK), Rohit Sharma (IND), Chaminda Vaas, Chamara Silva and Nuwan Zoysa (SRL).
Saturday, March 1, 2008
V V S Laxman to lead Hyderabad IPL Team
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