Franchise XI · Retired franchise
Build the all-time Deccan Chargers XI
Deccan Chargers has 97 player-seasons across 5 years of Indian T20 history (2008–2012). Spin their seasons, draft eleven across the club's whole history within the 125 Cr purse, and simulate sixteen matches. Can the all-time Deccan Chargers XI go a perfect 16-0?
The club in the book
Deccan Chargers lasted five seasons, 2008 to 2012, and packed a full franchise arc into them: last place in 2008, champions in 2009 on South African soil under Adam Gilchrist, gone by the end of 2012. Their pool is small — 75 playable seasons — but the title year gives it a real spine.
RP Singh's 23-wicket 2009, the Purple Cap season of that title run, is the highest-rated Chargers season in the book and costs just 1.8 Cr. Pragyan Ojha's 21-wicket 2010 — another Purple Cap — sits right behind it. Gilchrist's 495-run 2009 leads the batting, with a young Shikhar Dhawan's 569-run 2012 and Dale Steyn's fierce 2012 rounding out the shelf. Drafting the Chargers is a nostalgia play with teeth: thin everywhere, but the peaks are champion-grade.
Player-seasons to know
RP Singh · DEC 2009
23 wickets at eco 6.98 · 1.8 Cr — The Purple Cap of the title season
Adam Gilchrist · DEC 2009
495 runs at SR 152 · 6.5 Cr — Captain, keeper and tone-setter of the champions
Pragyan Ojha · DEC 2010
21 wickets at eco 7.29 · 4.8 Cr — A second Purple Cap in as many years
Shikhar Dhawan · DEC 2012
569 runs at SR 130 · 2.9 Cr — A future great at farewell-season prices
Top all-time Deccan Chargers runs
Pos
Player
Result
Strength
Purse
01
Hemanth Varma
13–3
Strength93.2
Purse₹ 96.14 CR
02
11
11–5
Strength86.0
Purse₹ 78.88 CR
03
Sultan_1327
10–6
Strength82.8
Purse₹ 108.39 CR
FAQ
How many Deccan Chargers player-seasons are in the pool?
75 playable player-seasons across the franchise's five years, 2008 to 2012. The club won the 2009 title, played its last match in 2012, and its slot in the league passed to a new Hyderabad franchise the following year.
What is the best Deccan Chargers season in the game?
RP Singh's 2009 — 23 wickets at an economy of 6.98 for 1.8 Cr, the Purple Cap year of the club's title run. Adam Gilchrist's 495-run captain's season from the same campaign leads the batting shelf.
Why is drafting the Chargers harder than a modern club?
The pool is a quarter the size of a founding franchise's, so there is little room to dodge a weak slot. The 2009 title roster is the deepest Chargers season and carries most drafts — the challenge is filling eleven places from 75 options.