Deccan Chargers News

Pragyan Ojha has revealed that Adam Gilchrist first recognised the leadership qualities in Rohit Sharma while playing for Deccan Chargers, and wanted him to be the vice-captain of the IPL franchise. Ojha also added that the team management was keen to appoint Rohit as Gilchrist's successor.

Tripura batsman Tanmay Mishra has recalled the time he spent with Kumar Sangakkara in nets of Deccan Chargers, stating that the work ethic and determination of Sri Lankan stood out to him. He added that great players pay attention to the smallest details and put in extra yards to reach that level.

RP Singh has revealed that Adam Gilchrist, who led Deccan Chargers to the IPL title in 2009, considered right-arm pacer Harmeet Singh to be the side’s lucky mascot. Harmeet featured for Deccan Chargers in seven games in IPL 2009, including the final, versus RCB, where he claimed two wickets.