Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Hyderabad team will be called Sun Risers from next season, it was announced on Tuesday. Sun TV Network, which bought the Hyderabad franchisee recently, have chosen this new name for their team from IPL 6.
In October, Sun TV bought the team for a five-year deal which will be priced at a total of Rs 425.2 crores. In 2008, Deccan Chargers was bought for a price of US $107 million (about Rs 428 crores for 10 years).
Sunrisers Hyderabad is a cricket franchise based in the city of Hyderabad that plays in the Indian Premier League.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will replace Deccan Chargers from IPL 2013 onwards.
Former Australia all-rounder and Sri Lanka coach, Tom Moody, will coach the new-look Hyderabad franchise in IPL 2013. Former India captain, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, has been appointed as the team’s mentor, while Indian batting legend, VVS Laxman, is their mentor-ambassador.
Owner: Kalanidhi Maran, (Chairman & MD – Sun Network)
Captain: Yet to be announced
Coach: Tom Moody
Mentor: Kris Srikkanth
Mentor-Ambassador: VVS Laxman
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Current Team Players for IPL 2013:
No of Players 26
No of Overseas Players 11
Maxiumum overseas players: 11
Maximum squad size: 33