The Indian Premier League (IPL) is planning to pay a “retainership” to players from other countries to discourage them from joining the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Although a final decision is yet to be taken, it seems that the IPL itself is divided over the move to pay the players to stop them from being snared by ICL, says an official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The lucrative IPL, an arm of the BCCI and backed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), starts April 18. ICL, promoted by business tycoon Subhash Chandra, is organising its third tournament. Both tournaments are on Twenty20 format.
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MUMBAI: Deccan Chronicle has unveiled the name, logo, flag and anthem of the Hyderabad team for the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament.

The team has been named the Deccan Chargers and has a “charging bull” as its logo.

Deccan Chronicle chairman Venkatram Reddy says, “The Deccan Chronicle Group has always believed in promoting sports, including cricket and the Deccan Chargers is our way of contributing to this vision. We are confident that our Deccan Chargers would inspire a whole new generation of cricketers in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa to build on their talents and reach greater heights.”
Deccan Chargers president and CEO J Krishnan adds, “The logo for the team, the ‘charging bull’ signifies strength, power and aggression. The team flag comprises red and gold. Red stands for aggression and dominance; gold signifies victory. The Deccan Chargers team will always be strong, powerful and aggressive and will play to win.”
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Current Squad

No	Name	Age	Nationality	Playing role	Batting Style	Bowling/Fielding	Bidding Price
1	Sachin Tendulkarc	34		Batsman	RHB	ROB	Icon Player
2	Harbhajan Singh	27		Bowler	RHB	ROB	US$ 850,000
3	Sanath Jayasuriya	37		All Rounder	LHB	LAO	US$ 975,000
4	Shaun Pollock	35		All Rounder	RHB	RMF	US$ 550,000
5	Robin Uthappa	22		Batsman	RHB	ROB	US$ 800,000
6	Lasith Malinga	24		Bowler	RHB	RF	US$ 350,000
7	Dilhara Fernando	29		Bowler	RHB	RFM	US$ 150,000
8	Loots Bosman	30		Batsman	RHB	RM	US$ 175,000
9	Ajinkya Rahanec,u	19		All Rounder	RHB	RM	Unknown
10	Abhishek Nayarc	24		Bowler	LHB	RMF	Unknown
11	Yogesh Takawalec	23		Batsman/WK	RHB	WK	Unknown
12	Pinal Shahc,u	20		Batsman/WK	RHB	WK	Unknown
13	Ashwell Prince	30		Batsman	LHB	LAO	US$ 175,000
14	Manish Pandeyu	18		Batsman	RHB	RAO	Unknown
15	Saurabh Tiwaryu	18		Batsman	LHB	Unknown	Unknown
16	Ashish Nehra	28		Bowler	RHB	LFM	Unknown

Coach: Lalchand Rajput 

Front Office:

Owner - Reliance Industries Limited
CEO - R Balachandran
President - Mukesh Ambani

Captain Virender Sehwag along with Gautam Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik at the launch of the GMR Delhi Daredevils IPL team.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan along with his team at the launch of the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team. (AFP Photo)

Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of the Mumbai Indians IPL team. (AFP Photo)

Team owner Vijay Mallya along with his team at the launch of the Bangalore Royal Challengers IPL team. (AFP Photo)

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