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|owner = [[Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu]] |
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|coach = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Rixon]] |
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Revision as of 08:18, 12 October 2008
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Chris Harris |
| Coach |  Steve Rixon |
| Owner | Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home ground | L.B Stadium |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Official website | HyderabadHeroes |
Hyderabad Heroes is one of the eight teams competing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The team is based in Hyderabad and its captain is Chris Harris, the former Kiwi International.[1][2]
Players
The squad announced for the inaugural tournament is comprised of five international cricketers. The rest of team also includes star domestic cricketers Ambati Rayudu & Stuart Binny. Rayudu and six others from the Hyderabad Ranji Trophy team have joined the ICL.[3]
Team
- Anirudh Singh (Hyderabad)
- Ambati Rayudu (Hyderabad)
- Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
- Syed Shahubuddin (Hyderabad)
- Chris Harris (New Zealand)
- Nicky Boje (South Africa)
- Stuart Binny (Karnataka)
- Jimmy Maher (Australia)
- Justin Kemp (South Africa)
- Inder Shekhar Reddy (Hyderabad)
- Vinay Kumar (Hyderabad)
- Ibrahim Khaleel (Hyderabad)
- Kaushik Reddy (Hyderabad)
- Bheema Rao
- Alfred Absolom (Hyderabad)
- Shashank Nag (Hyderabad)
- P.S. Niranjan (Hyderabad)
- Baburao Yadav
- Zakaria Zuffri (Assam/Railways)
Coach
The inaugural coach for the Hyderabad Heroes was the former Pakistani wicketkeeper Moin Khan. Steve Rixon is the present coach of the team.
Previous performance
| Tournament | Placement |
|---|---|
| 2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship | 5th place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 50s | 6th place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge | Winners |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament | 6th place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 | n/a |
2008 Edelweiss 20's Challenge
The Hyderabad Heros won the tournament defeating the Lahore Badshahs 2-0 in the best of 3 finals. In the first final they beat the Badshahs by 6 runs. In the second final the Heros beat the Badshahs 3-0 in a bowl-out after the scores were tied. Even in the league stage the Heros lost only 2 matches. One to Lahore Badshahs by 9 wickets and the other to Delhi Giants by 7 runs.
References
- ^ Rediff staff (November 14 2007). "ICL announces team lists". Rediff. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Cricinfo staff (November 14 2007). "IPlayer roster for six teams finalised". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Sandeep Dwivedi (august 17 2007). "IRayudu, six others join ICL". indianexpress. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
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