94-585: Deccan Chargers (abbreviated as DC) is a defunct IPL franchise which was based in the city of Hyderabad . The franchise was one of the eight inaugural members of the IPL in 2008 and winner of 2009. It was owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. After finishing at the bottom of the points table in the first season , they won the second season held in South Africa in 2009 under the captaincy of former Australian wicket-keeper -batsman Adam Gilchrist . Gilchrist
188-495: A Cricket World Cup , which he did against Bangladesh in the 2003 tournament . His World Cup hat-trick was also the first one taken during the first three deliveries of an innings. Vaas has one of the longest names among international cricketers. Vaas joined Colts Cricket Club after leaving school and made his first-class debut against Galle Cricket Club in December 1990 aged 16. He joined Middlesex County Cricket Club for
282-780: A 2-0 drubbing to become Man of the Series. In December 2005, he reached the 300-wicket milestone in Tests against India. For his performances in 2004 and 2005, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC. He was also named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2004 and 2007. He had the rare opportunity to captain Sri Lankan ODI team in 2006, which was restricted to only one match. One of Vaas' more memorable contributions as
376-612: A 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $ 6.2 billion, according to a report by consulting firm D & P Advisory. In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of ₹ 5,000 crore (US$ 600 million) for the IPL. This insurance policy involves all stakeholders, including broadcasters, ancillary services providers, and sponsors. The BCCI is covered in the case of any revenue losses due to weather, riots, and other unforeseen events. The next cycle of IPL media rights will last from 2023 to 2027 and will be put to auction. In this auction,
470-579: A bowler has taken a hat-trick with the first three balls of a game. In August 2004, he took six wickets in the second innings at the SSC to deliver Sri Lanka their first-ever series win over South Africa by handing out a comprehensive thrashing. Along with rookie fast bowler Lasith Malinga , a canny Vaas exploited conditions far better than the visitors and in the fourth innings the pair terrorised South Africa's batsmen. In July 2005, Vaas completed another excellent contest against West Indies, taking 13 wickets in
564-571: A bowler. Vaas currently holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODI history, and is the only bowler to take an 8-wicket haul in ODIs. As of 11 February 2022, only 3 bowlers have taken more ODI wickets than Vaas. He is the youngest bowler to take 300 wickets in ODI cricket. Vaas was also the first Sri Lankan to take a hat-trick in the ODI format of the game which he did in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and at
658-406: A complete makeover, including changing the colours of the team from pale brown to vibrant blue and a new logo displaying a more vibrant charging bull with Deccan Chronicle as the primary sponsor for the team. Among the other members of the support staff, their physio Sean Slattery and performance analyst Unni Krishnan were retained and were part of the team to win the IPL second edition in 2009 which
752-454: A consistent wicket-taker even in humid weather and on dry and dusty subcontinental pitches, conditions which are known to favour spin bowlers rather than fast bowlers. Vaas is also a useful lower order batsman , and has reached 3,000 Test runs, including 13 Test half-centuries and a century . Only 11 bowlers in Test history with 200 wickets have scored more runs than Vaas. Chaminda Vaas
846-589: A cricket team under the banner of Deccan Chronicle was first discussed on 11 November 2008 at a meeting with BCCI officials by K. K. Tiwari, Editor-in-chief of the newspaper and its owner T.Venkat Ram Reddy. It was decided that the team would be based in Hyderabad and have an affiliation with CSK for their training facilities. The decision to name it "Deccan Chargers" came from two sources: one being T.Venkat Ram Reddy's desire to give back to society after his success as an entrepreneur; and second, his love for horses which
940-499: A higher amount for the last two seasons of its sponsorship contract due to the league's expansion from the 2022 season. According to InsideSport , due to the new deal's structure, Tata would pay ₹ 335 crore (US$ 40 million) per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of ₹ 163 crore (US$ 20 million) per season. Saudi Aramco brought the rights to advertise on the Purple and Orange caps in 2022. The BCCI pays ten per cent of
1034-467: A purple cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the only players to have won the award twice. Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings who took 24 wickets during the 2024 season , is the most recent winner of the award. The Most Valuable Player award, formerly called the "Man of the Tournament" until the 2012 season, is awarded using
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#17327801389631128-434: A ratings system introduced in 2013. Sunil Narine won the award in 2024. The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team considered to have the best fair play record. After each match, the two on-field umpires and the third umpire score the performance of both teams, with the highest-scoring team at the end of the season receiving the award. The 2024 winners were Sunrisers Hyderabad . The Emerging Player Award
1222-563: A single title. The reigning champions are the Kolkata Knight Riders, who defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the 2024 IPL final to secure their third title. Team now defunct Team now defunct This section shows records from the league stage only (i.e. excluding playoffs & finals) from 2008–2024. Stats are correct as of conclusion of league stage of IPL 2024 . A summary of
1316-587: A tailender was during the 2006 Test series in England , when he and Nuwan Kulasekara 's steady defence of the ninth wicket, in spite of on-and-off interruptions by rainy weather, held the home side to a draw in the first test. Vaas scored a half century not out in the second innings. Although losing the second test, Sri Lanka won the third test and went on to whitewash England in the subsequent ODI series . On 26 June 2007 at Colombo, he made his maiden test century against Bangladesh when he scored 100 not out in
1410-600: A total of 577–6 declared. This occurred in his 97th Test Match, which at the time was a record for the most number of Tests before scoring a maiden century (since overtaken by Anil Kumble ). Soon after in November 2007, Vaas played his 100th Test match against England, in what was also Sanath Jayasuriya 's final Test match for Sri Lanka. During the historic 2007–08 tour of the West Indies , Sri Lanka's first ever Test win on Caribbean soil, he took twelve wickets overall and
1504-408: A win against RCB being the only exception. However, in the away matches, Chargers did manage to beat Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Knight Riders, Pune Warriors and Kings XI Punjab. They ended on a high with 3 consecutive wins but could not scale above 7th position in the league standings. In 2012 Indian Premier League , Chargers named new fielding coach Trevor Penney replacing Mike Young . In
1598-511: A winning bid of ₹ 2,199 crore (US$ 260 million). On 4 August 2020, Vivo canceled the title sponsorship rights due to the military stand-off between India and China at the Line of Actual Control in July 2020. The withdrawal was also a result of Vivo's market losses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; Vivo intended to return as the title sponsor for the following three years. Dream11 became
1692-463: Is Sri Lanka's most successful pace bowler, having taken 355 Test wickets from 111 tests. He led the Sri Lankan new ball attack for over a decade. He achieved his 300th test wicket on 12 December 2005 against India, becoming one of the three Sri Lankan bowlers to pass this milestone, along with Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath . Vaas has also taken 400 One Day International wickets, only
1786-399: Is presented to the player who hits the most sixes at the end of the season. From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was DLF , India's largest real estate developer, which bid ₹ 200 crore (US$ 24 million) for the rights for five seasons. After the 2012 season, PepsiCo bought the title sponsorship rights for ₹ 397 crore (US$ 48 million) for the next five seasons but terminated
1880-411: Is reflected in his horse racing business called "Deccan Horse Racing". Due to financial problems Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd , the team owner of Deccan Chargers announced a sale of their team by auction. The sale, announced in a newspaper advertisement on Thursday, was to be through a bidding process that was to be completed on 13 September, with the winning bid to be announced on the same day. However
1974-683: The TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India . Founded by the BCCI (the Board of Control for Cricket in India) in 2007, the league features ten state or city-based franchise teams. It is the most popular and biggest cricket league and it usually takes place during the summer for 2 months, between March and May each year. It has an exclusive window in
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#17327801389632068-687: The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) , South Africa's SA20 , the UAE's International League T20 (ILT) and the USA's Major League Cricket (MLC) . These teams have been branded with similar names to their parent IPL franchises. In addition to the above acquisitions, Delhi Capitals also bought a stake in MLC's Seattle Orcas . The IPL's headquarters are located in the Cricket Centre, next to
2162-551: The Deshabandu for his contribution to winning the world cup. A native of Mattumagala, a village near Wattala on the outskirts of Colombo , Vaas attended St. Anthony's College, Wattala for primary school and is an alumnus of St. Joseph's College, Colombo , which is well known as the alma mater of many cricketers and politicians. The "Murali-Vaas Trophy", awarded to the winner of the annual cricket match between St. Joseph's and historic rivals St. Anthony's College, Kandy ,
2256-460: The Hyderabad team after their consistent performances on the domestic circuit. Baroda batsman Azhar Bilakhia and two fast bowlers from Punjab , Jaskarandeep Singh and Harmeet Singh were also signed on. With the below-par performance in the inaugural season and finishing at the bottom, Deccan staged an inspired comeback in 2009 by winning the second IPL season. After having an undefeated run in
2350-483: The ICC Future Tours Programme , resulting in fewer international cricket tours occurring during the IPL seasons. In 2014, it ranked sixth in average attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube . Inspired by the success of the IPL, other Indian sports leagues have been established. In 2022, the league's brand value
2444-679: The Purple Cap by becoming the highest wicket taker for them in the same season. Before the start of auction Chargers decided not to retain any players and have put all the players in auction. The much awaited Auction on 8 and 9 January 2011 lived up to the expectation; in fact it exceeded in many ways. Daniel Christian was termed as million dollar baby as he was hardly known to the world cricket at that point of time. Chargers also picked up Cameron White, JP Duminy, Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn and skipper Kumar Sangakkara, but at lost RP Singh, Rohit Sharma , and Andrew Symonds and Gilchrist. Team started
2538-531: The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in December 2001. Vaas took the first eight wickets of Zimbabwe's then record-lowest ODI innings of 38, with Muralitharan taking the final two wickets in his first over. It remains the only eight-wicket haul in ODI cricket history. Vaas holds the record for the quickest five wicket haul in ODIs, when he took the fifer against Bangladesh within 16 balls. Vaas has taken two ODI hat-tricks in his career,
2632-798: The Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final . In 2007, Zee Entertainment Enterprises founded the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The ICL was not recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC). Moreover, the BCCI was unhappy about its committee members joining the ICL executive board. In response, the BCCI increased the prize money for its domestic tournaments and imposed lifetime bans on players who joined
2726-565: The Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate , Mumbai. The Governing Council is responsible for the league's functions, including the organization of tournaments. As of April 2024 , its members included: A team can acquire players through the annual player auction , trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players. Players sign up for the auction and set their base price and are bought by
2820-492: The third of only four players to have achieved the feat. The first was taken as part of his 8/19 spell in 2001. Vaas is also one of only two bowlers to take two five-wicket hauls at McLean Park . In October 2012, he was contracted to coach the New Zealand fast bowlers during their tour of Sri Lanka , which included two Test matches. In May 2013, he was appointed as bowling coach for the Sri Lankan side participating in
2914-497: The 2007 cricket season as an overseas player. At the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 he was picked by Deccan Chargers on a contract worth $ 200,000. He played 4 matches for the Deccan Chargers team and picked 4 wickets at an average of 26.61. In 2009 he played some matches in P.Sen trophy for Mohun Bagan . He also joined Northamptonshire County Cricket Club for the 2010 T20 competition and found himself in
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3008-638: The BCCI announced that two new franchises, based in two of six shortlisted cities, would join the league in the 2022 season . In closed bidding held in October, the RPSG Group and CVC Capital won the bids for the teams, paying ₹ 7,000 crore (US$ 840 million) and ₹ 5,200 crore (US$ 620 million), respectively. The teams were subsequently named Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans . Several IPL franchise owners have expanded their business by acquiring teams in other franchise leagues, such as
3102-460: The Captain V.V.S. Laxman and replaced them with Tim Wright, the former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann and former Australian Wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist respectively. Many new players were taken from domestic circuit and also few new international players were signed. The 2008 sponsor Jaypee Group withdrew its sponsorship due to the 2008 debacle. After this, the Deccan Chargers went through
3196-791: The Champions Trophy competition in England . He served as Sri Lanka's bowling coach until April 2015. In January 2016, Vaas was named as Ireland cricket team bowling coach. His short-term assignment included two T20Is against United Arab Emirates cricket team in UAE and 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India . After serving out his contract he was re-hired in August 2016 to serve as Sri Lanka's fast bowling consultant. On 21 July 2017, Vaas replaced Champaka Ramanayake as Sri Lanka's bowling coach. Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Vaas will mentor
3290-499: The Chargers managed to recover and posted a total of 143 for the loss of 6 wickets. Many felt that a good defending total could have been a further 20–30 runs. The Chargers came out with all guns blazing right from the first ball, and this spirited effort ensured that they successfully defended the total, winning the game by 6 runs and lifting the prized IPL trophy. On 11 August 2009, Dinesh Wadhwa, former Regional Manager of ICICI Bank
3384-410: The IPL at US$ 4.16 billion in 2016; that number grew to $ 5.3 billion in 2017 and $ 6.13 billion in 2018. A report from Duff & Phelps said one of the contributing factors in the rapid growth of the IPL's value was a new television deal with Star India Private Limited, which engaged more viewers because the IPL was transmitted to regional channels in eight languages; under the previous deal,
3478-472: The IPL governing council terminated the franchise for breaching contract terms. Subsequently, the Sun TV Network won the bid for the Hyderabad franchise, the BCCI confirmed on 25 October 2012. The new team was named as Sunrisers Hyderabad . In July 2020, a Bombay High Court -appointed arbitration tribunal ruled that the termination of Deccan Chargers by BCCI was illegal. Deccan Chronicle Holding Ltd
3572-476: The IPL had contributed to a net loss of 2.4 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide, primarily in India. Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team . He is a fast medium pace bowler and one of the most successful bowlers in international cricket. He
3666-436: The IPL offered total prize money of ₹ 46.5 crore (equivalent to ₹ 49 crore or US$ 5.9 million in 2023), with the winning team netting ₹ 20 crore (equivalent to ₹ 21 crore or US$ 2.5 million in 2023) and the second-placed team ₹ 13 crore (equivalent to ₹ 14 crore or US$ 1.7 million in 2023). League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed amongst
3760-503: The Indian Premier League is here to stay. The league has delivered financially for the players, franchisees, sponsors, and India as a whole, prompting a strong desire among stakeholders to value it appropriately. To ensure continued development, management, and team owners must explore innovative ways of engaging fans, clubs, and sponsors. In December 2022, the IPL became a decacorn valued at US$ 10.9 billion, registering
3854-633: The Match. In the second test at Dunedin, only his sixth Test, he took his third five-wicket haul and was again named Man of the Match. He was a regular member of the ODI side during the 1996 World Cup, playing in all six matches including the Final, where Sri Lanka defeated Australia to become world champions for the first time. In 2001–02, he took 26 wickets in a series win against the West Indies at home. This included one match-haul of 14 wickets in
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3948-496: The auction for the franchise on 13 September 2012 ended with no results as the team's owners rejecting the sole bid they received from PVP Ventures . It was reported that Deccan Chargers owner rejected the bid by PVP ventures as DCHL's bankers were not happy with PVP's plan to divide the bid amount in two parts over the next ten years. Later on 14 September 2012, the BCCI announced that the Deccan Chargers IPL franchise
4042-562: The auction ultimately raised $ 723.59 million. The league officially commenced in April 2008, featuring Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Deccan Chargers (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Following the ban on players who chose to participate in the ICL, the rival league shut down in 2009. New franchises, Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala , joined
4136-399: The auction, they signed up a few uncapped players such as TP Sudhindra , Tanmay Srivastava , Biplab Samantray , Akshath Reddy and Ashish Reddy owing to their strong domestic performances. Michael Lumb , Jaydev Shah , Ishan Malhotra The Chargers failed to deliver on a consistent basis in 2012 with narrow and consecutive defeats. Shikhar Dhawan , Dale Steyn and Cameron White were
4230-400: The auctioned value of players to their national cricket boards. In January 2018, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the IPL would double the amount paid to cricket boards that made their players available for an entire season. In 2022, Australian Cricketers' Association expressed its unhappiness about this. The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016 and 2018. Financial experts valued
4324-405: The award. Australian batsman David Warner has won the award three times, more than any other player. Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru , who scored 741 runs during the 2024 season , is the most recent winner of the award. The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket-taker at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition and the bowler who is the leading wicket-taker wears
4418-495: The broadcasting rights were divided into four packages. Package A was for domestic television rights, and Package B was for domestic digital rights. Package C was for the digital rights of eighteen non-exclusive matches, and Package D was for international television and digital rights, further divided into four groups. On 13 June 2022, it was reported the packages for domestic television and streaming rights had fetched at least ₹ 397.75 billion (nearly US$ 5.1 billion) in total, doubling
4512-662: The campaign by losing first 2 games but team won next match. There after team started losing badly despite winning some games and was therefore eliminated from the competition. But team bounced back by showing pride by winning final 3 matches which did not allow a chance for other teams for qualifiers. Team disappointing performance was clearly due to inexperience in the squad especially due to lack of Indian international batsmen. Fans of DC have criticized management for not holding back Rohit Sharma during player retention. Chargers got to play IPL matches at Hyderabad after almost 3 years, but dismal performance at their home ground continued with
4606-628: The competition. In this 14 match period, the team went on a losing streak at home and only managed 2 wins overall, one against the Mumbai Indians and one against the Chennai Super Kings and as a result they finished at the bottom of the table. After the debacle of 2008, the team management sacked the entire administration associated with the tournament in that year. They removed their CEO J. Kalyan Krishnan, Coach Robin Singh and
4700-536: The contract due date or the actual payment date. Before the 2014 season, Indian domestic players were not included in the player auction pool. They could be signed up by franchises at a discrete amount while a fixed sum of ₹ 10 lakh (US$ 12,000) to ₹ 30 lakh (US$ 36,000) would be deducted per signing from the franchise's salary purse. This received significant opposition from franchise owners, who complained richer franchises were "luring players with under-the-table deals." The IPL later decided to include domestic players in
4794-421: The couple has three children, a daughter and two sons. According to Bill Frindall , scorer and statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special , Chaminda is actually his penultimate given name, therefore his initials should read WPUJC . Vaas' full name is often cited in lists of longest names in the cricket world. Vaas was awarded the 3rd highest award in 1996 by the Sri Lankan government when he received
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#17327801389634888-485: The deal in October 2015, two years before the expiry of the contract, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises from the league. The BCCI transferred the title sponsorship rights for the remaining two seasons of the contract to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo for ₹ 200 crore (US$ 24 million). In June 2017, Vivo retained the rights for the next five seasons from 2018 to 2022 with
4982-522: The event. Other notable rules, as of the 2024 season, include: Player contracts run for one year but can be extended by one or two years if the franchises take up the option. Since the 2014 season, player contracts have been denominated in the Indian rupee , before which the contracts were in the US dollar . Overseas players can be remunerated in the currency of the player's choice, at the exchange rate on either
5076-506: The fact that the team was one of the favorites to win the inaugural edition of the IPL , the team finished last. Andrew Symonds , who was Deccan's most expensive player, batted only 3 innings before leaving to play for the Australian national team . In addition, the team captain V.V.S. Laxman had an injury which ended his season after 6 games. Only three bowlers R. P. Singh , Pragyan Ojha and Shahid Afridi took more than 4 wickets in
5170-489: The fourth bowler in international cricket to have taken 400 ODI wickets. He retired from Test Cricket after the 3rd Test against Pakistan in July 2009. Vaas was a left arm swing bowler known for his accuracy and consistent line and length , which his former captain Aravinda de Silva once described as "accurate, nagging, hard to get away". Early in his career he stood out for his raw pace. Due to his accuracy with
5264-526: The franchise's players. The IPL has several rules which vary from the established Laws of cricket or those used in other Twenty20 (T20) leagues: As of the 2024 season, the league has ten teams based in cities across India. Present teams Former teams Suspended Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles, while Rajasthan Royals , Deccan Chargers , Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have each won
5358-400: The highest-bidding franchise. Unsold players at the auction can become replacement signings. Trades require player consent, and any contract differences are covered by the franchise. There are typically three trading windows: two before the auction and one before the tournament. No trading is allowed outside these windows or during the tournament, but replacements can be signed before or during
5452-536: The initial league stage, the team suffered minor setbacks by losing some close matches. But the return of Andrew Symonds , Rohit Sharma regaining form and the continuing exuberance of captain Adam Gilchrist bolstered the side. Some luck came in Charger's way towards the end of the league stage, with Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals losing key matches, enabling the Chargers into the semi-finals. During
5546-586: The league before the fourth season in 2011. The Sahara Adventure Sports Group purchased the Pune franchise for $ 370 million, while Rendezvous Sports World bought the Kochi franchise for $ 333.3 million. The Kochi franchise was terminated after just one season due to their failure to pay the BCCI the 10% bank guarantee element of the franchise fee. In September 2012, the Deccan Chargers franchise agreement
5640-479: The most notable statistical records associated with the tournament is provided below: The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition with the current highest-run scorer wearing the cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Brendon McCullum was the first player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh the inaugural winner of
5734-478: The most streamed live event on the internet, with 32 million viewers. In 2023, the league sold its media rights for the next 4 seasons for US$ 6.4 billion to Viacom18 and Star Sports , meaning each IPL match was valued at $ 13.4 million. As of 2024, there have been seventeen seasons of the tournament. The current champions are the Kolkata Knight Riders , who won the 2024 season after defeating
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#17327801389635828-568: The new ball he would be tasked with opening the bowling, as illustrated by the number of times he dismissed important higher and middle order batsmen such as Adam Gilchrist , Ricky Ponting , Sachin Tendulkar , Sourav Ganguly and Stephen Fleming . He became noted for his inswinger and well-disguised off cutter and, as his pace dropped over the years, later added reverse swing to his armoury. His consistent deliveries and ability to use various types of swing deliveries effectively made him
5922-507: The only players who helped the team put up a fight. Team weakness was the bowling and fielding department, with fast bowler Ishant Sharma being ruled out due to injury and spinner Pragyan Ojha traded to Mumbai Indians . Deccan finished eighth out of the nine teams in the league stage points table, after languishing at the bottom for most part of the season. Deccan Chargers came into the season being characterized as 'underdogs', and they are yet to lose that name. The Twenty20 Champions League
6016-404: The player auction. The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salaries to their country's national cricket board. Based on a 2024 report by Forbes India , the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore, the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament – less than two months –
6110-545: The priesthood, which would have meant 12 to 14 years of study. But then cricket began to take over. I think that God created me as a cricketer, so I am happy that that's my calling." He suffered some minor injuries during the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team bus by gunmen in Lahore which resulted in the abandonment of that Test series against Pakistan . He is married to Wasana whom he married in 1999 and
6204-493: The rival league, which it considered a rebel league. On 13 September 2007, following India's victory at the 2007 T20 World Cup , the BCCI announced a franchise based Twenty20 cricket competition known as the Indian Premier League. The inaugural season was scheduled to start in April 2008, commencing with a "high-profile ceremony" in New Delhi . BCCI Vice-president Lalit Modi , who led the IPL initiative, provided details of
6298-550: The second Sri Lankan to do so, also after Muralitharan. Only three bowlers have taken more wickets in ODI cricket history. His partnership with Muralitharan is statistically one of international cricket's most productive bowling duos across all formats. Vaas has completed the All-rounder's treble of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Tests. Vaas holds the record for the best bowling performance in one-day international cricket with his 8 for 19 off eight overs against Zimbabwe at
6392-483: The second highest-valued sports media property worldwide, behind only the NFL , whose new media contracts taking effect in the 2023 season cumulatively fetched US$ 111 billion. In February 2023, Viacom18 announced it would stream the 2023 IPL for free on JioCinema with feeds in 12 languages, including English and regional languages, and in 4K resolution . The same month, The Walt Disney Company reported its loss of
6486-621: The semi-finals against the Delhi Daredevils , who were at the top of the table, few gave the Chargers a chance of an outside win. But against the odds, Gilchrist scored a sensational 85 off just 35 balls to put the Daredevils out of the competition and give the Chargers their first IPL final against the Royal Challengers Bangalore . In the final match, Gilchrist got out for a duck in the first over; however,
6580-480: The team during India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2017 . On 19 February 2021, Vaas replaced David Saker as Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach. However, Vaas resigned on 21 February on the eve of Sri Lanka's departure for their tour of West Indies citing salary issues. Vaas is Roman Catholic and was known to pray before every game. He intended to become a priest at a young age but believed that God wanted him to play cricket instead. "I seriously considered going into
6674-659: The team participated in the inaugural edition of the T20 Champions League, along with two other Indian teams: the runners-up of IPL 2009, Royal Challengers Bangalore , and Delhi Daredevils , the toppers of the league-stage points table. They were knocked out in the group stages after losing to the Somerset Sabres and Trinidad and Tobago , who they were drawn against in Group A. Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL) , also known as
6768-561: The third test, a feat only achieved by two fast bowlers in the subcontinent, the other being Imran Khan . At the 2003 Cricket World Cup , held in South Africa, Vaas picked up 23 wickets, becoming the leading wicket taker in the tournament. This included a best of 6–25 against Bangladesh , where Vaas also took a hat-trick with the first three deliveries of the Bangladesh innings. It is the first time in Test or one-day history that
6862-508: The title sponsors for the 2020 IPL for an amount of ₹ 222 crore (equivalent to ₹ 261 crore or US$ 31 million in 2023). Vivo returned as the title sponsor for the 2021 IPL season but withdrew again, and was replaced by the Tata Group for the next two seasons. InsideSport reported the BCCI would receive ₹ 498 crore (US$ 60 million) for the 2022 and 2023 seasons from title sponsors. Vivo had previously agreed to pay
6956-418: The tournament, including its format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. The league, to be managed by a seven-man governing council, would also serve as the qualifying mechanism for that year's Champions League Twenty20 . To determine team ownership, an auction for the franchises was held on 24 January 2008. The reserve prices for the eight franchises totalled $ 400 million, but
7050-576: The trading window which opened in December, Chargers traded off Kevin Pietersen , Harmeet Singh and Pragyan Ojha to Delhi Daredevils , Kings XI Punjab , Mumbai Indians respectively. During player auctions, Chargers had tried to bid Ravindra Jadeja for entire $ 2m but eventually lost to the Super Kings in tie breaker. Later they acquired following players- Daniel Harris ($ 70,000), Darren Bravo ($ 100,000), Parthiv Patel ($ 650,000) After
7144-460: The transmissions were limited to sports networks with English-language commentary. According to an independent report conducted by Brand Finance, a London-based company, after the conclusion of the 2017 Indian Premier League , the IPL's business value grew by 37% to an all-time peak of $ 5.3 billion, exceeding the five-billion-dollar mark for the first time in a season. According to the company's director Savio D'Souza: Now in its 11th season,
7238-559: The two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two seasons following their involvement in a spot-fixing and betting scandal . The two teams were replaced for two seasons by franchises based in Pune and Rajkot . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the venue for the 2020 season was moved and games were played in the United Arab Emirates . In August 2021,
7332-498: The unusual position of opening the batting although he did well recording three half centuries. He subsequently signed a contract to join Northants for the entire 2011 and 2012 seasons. At the end of 2011 he was named their 'Player of the season' following a great all-round performance, having topped the bowling averages by taking 70 first-class wickets at an average of 21.44 apiece and also scoring 403 runs at an average of 26.9. Vaas
7426-560: The value of the 2018–2022 contract. The next day, it was announced that Star Sports had renewed its contract for television rights by winning package A, and that a Viacom18 consortium had exclusively acquired the streaming rights by winning both Package B and C. The two contracts for Package A and B are cumulatively valued at around US$ 6.2 billion; with the new contracts, the IPL overtook the Premier League in English football as
7520-518: The weekly IPL salaries are extrapolated pro data to obtain an average annual salary, unlike other sports leagues in which players are contracted by a single team for the entire year. According to a report by The Telegraph , IPL players are paid 18% of the revenue, which is the lowest amount compared to other major sports leagues, in which players receive at least 50% of the revenue. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations said that IPL players must be paid fairly. The 2022 season of
7614-462: Was a part of the Sri Lankan squad which won the 1996 Cricket World Cup . In 2004 Vaas gained international recognition when he was selected for the World Test and one-day XI at the inaugural ICC Awards . He was again selected for the World Test XI in 2005. In his fifteen-year international career, he was relatively free of injury. He has set a number of national and international records as
7708-465: Was also named Man of the Match of the first test. He notably dismissed all-rounder Chris Gayle for a record seventh time in as many tests, bowling him out for a duck during the first test. On 27 August 2008, Vaas bowled Yuvraj Singh for a duck in his final ODI match, the fourth match of the ODI series against India , to achieve his milestone 400th ODI wicket. He joined Wasim Akram , Waqar Younis and his teammate Muttiah Muralitharan as only
7802-483: Was an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from India , Australia , England , South Africa , Sri Lanka , New Zealand and West Indies . The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League . On account of emerging as the winners of the 2009 season of the Indian Premier League ,
7896-544: Was appointed chief operating officer for 2010. After winning 2009, there were high expectations on Chargers. Team opened with a loss in their inaugural match against KKR but subsequently won next three matches. But thereafter Chargers went on to lose the next five matches. With a situation where many doubted whether Chargers will be able to make to next round but they did it by winning next five consecutive matches and qualifying for playoffs. But Chargers lost both games in play-offs i.e. Semifinals and third place. Pragyan Ojha won
7990-452: Was awarded a compensation of ₹ 4814.67 crore plus 10% interest from 2012 by the BCCI. The Hyderabad franchise was bought by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd . The media group acquired the franchise for US$ 107 million on 24 January 2008. The Chargers logo is a charging bull. From the 2009 season, the team changed the colour of the jersey (from beige and black to sparkling silver and blue) and the logo (from gold and red to white and blue). There
8084-421: Was estimated at ₹90,038 crore (US$ 11 billion). According to the BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹1,150 crore (US$ 140 million) to India's GDP . In December 2022, the IPL achieved a valuation of US$ 10.9 billion, becoming a decacorn and registering a 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $ 6.2 billion, according to a report by the consulting firm D and P Advisory. Its 2023 final became
8178-491: Was held in South Africa. In low key trading of players, the Deccan Chargers management had placed Shahid Afridi and Herschelle Gibbs up for sale, a direct result of their below par performance during the 2008 season. However, no franchise owners were interested in purchasing these two players. Later, the Deccan Chargers management severed all ties with Shahid Afridi , due to his disagreement with former team captain V.V.S. Laxman . Also, Former Indian all-rounder Sanjay Bangar
8272-483: Was no Icon Player for the team as the former captain V.V.S. Laxman rejected the offer to be an icon player in order to free funds and enable the franchise to buy and encourage younger players. The Deccan Chargers were a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India. The team was created in 2009 by the Deccan Chronicle group and played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) until 2013. The idea of starting
8366-539: Was presented to the best under-19 player in 2008 and the best under-23 player in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as "Rising Star of the Year," and in 2013 the "Best Young Player of the Season." Since 2014, the award has been called the Emerging Player of the Year. Mustafizur Rahman is the only foreign player to win this award. The 2024 winner was Nitish Kumar Reddy . The Maximum Sixes Award
8460-583: Was released by Northants at the end of the 2012 season due to persistent injury problems throughout the year. Nearly 4 years after his first-class debut, after just 13 matches, Vaas made his Test debut for the Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan at Kandy in August 1994. Within his first year in the national side, he made a great impact guiding Sri Lanka to their maiden Test Match away victory against New Zealand at Napier , taking 5–47 & 5–43 and scoring 33 & 36 and being nominated Man of
8554-498: Was terminated after the BCCI failed to find new owners. In October, an auction was held for a replacement franchise; Sun TV Network won the bid for what became the Hyderabad franchise; the team was named Sunrisers Hyderabad . Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL in May 2013 due to financial differences with the BCCI. The BCCI officially terminated the franchise in October, and the league reverted to eight teams. In June 2015,
8648-481: Was terminated due to BCCI codes by DCHL and the tender will be called for new team. DCHL moved to court to sort their issues with BCCI on termination. The franchise initially acquired star players Adam Gilchrist , Andrew Symonds , Shahid Afridi , Scott Styris and Herschelle Gibbs . The main bowlers purchased by the franchise were R.P. Singh , Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vaas . The other Indian players are Rohit Sharma , Venugopal Rao , and Pragyan Ojha . Despite
8742-479: Was the captain of the team for the first three seasons of the IPL with Rohit Sharma as his deputy. From the fourth season, Kumar Sangakkara led the team and Cameron White played as his deputy. The team was coached by former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann . The owners put the franchise up for sale in 2012 due to constant banning of team players in previous seasons but declined the sole bid. On 14 September 2012,
8836-518: Was transferred to the Kolkata Knight Riders . Before the second player auction took place the management signed Queensland all-rounder Ryan Harris owing to a strong recommendation from coach Darren Lehmann . In the resulting auction the Deccan Chargers franchise acquired two West Indian players, Fidel Edwards for a fee of $ 150,000, and Dwayne Smith for $ 100,000. Seven new domestic players were also signed up including batsmen Tirumalasetti Suman and Abhinav Kumar, and bowler Shoaib Maqsusi from
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