Deccan Chargers players indifferent, fans fret

The move by owners of Deccan Chargers to sell the IPL team has made the cricket-loving Hyderabadis apprehensive about the future management of the team.

“Deccan Chargers is considered as a home team and cricket fans in the city of Nizams would love to retain the local flavour even after DC changes hands,” said Mohammad Hadi, a senior sports analyst. While team members Nishant Sharma, in town to participates in the Moinuddoula tournament, Shikar Dhawan, local boys Dwaraka Raviteja and Akshat Reddy refused to comment on the imminent change of guard, one young player expressed the hope that that the name will remain as it is.

Among the leading players signed up by the franchise, which finished second-last this year, are former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, South African fast bowler Dale Steyn and Australian batsman Cameron White. The fans on the twitter hoped that the team will perform better under the new management. “So there will be a change, lets see how the team will fare under a new management,” Raghava Ramaiah of Hyderabad wrote.

“My dear Chargers and Chargers Fans, We are not defeated when we lose: We are defeated when we quit,” Chargers chief E Venkatram Reddy had said on the team website of the Chargers when the team ended up second from the last in the last IPL.