Gilchrist is vice-captain of Deccan Chargers in IPL

It's official now. Indian Premier League (IPL) Team Hyderabad were the first to list their team after the auction, during which they had played it smart with skipper VVS Laxman sacrificing his icon status in order to bag marquee names like Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds. Not to mention Scott Styris, Shahid Afridi and Chaminda Vaas.

The team was officially unveiled as the Deccan Chargers. They will sport a tagline too: the Unstoppables. A charging bull - signifying strength, power and aggression - will adorn the logo while red and gold will be the team colours.

"We've chosen red and gold because the former signifies boldness and aggression, while the latter is a symbol of divinity and fortune," said J Krishnan, CEO, Team Hyderabad.

None of the overseas players made it to the official launch but there was a video post of the Chargers' vice-captain Gilchrist. "I've got to know that I'm the vice-captain of the team very recently, but trust me when I say there will be no boundaries between the players," said the recently-retired Aussie swashbuckler.

Deccan Chargers: VVS Laxman (capt), Adam Gilchrist (VC), Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Chamara Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Scott Styris, Nuwan Zoysa, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, Arjun Yadav, Pragyan Ojha, DB Ravi Teja, D Kalyankrishna, P Vijay Kumar, Venugopala Rao, N Sarvesh Kumar, Sanjay Bangar and Haladhar Das.

Head coach: Robin Singh. Asst coach: Kanwaljit Singh. Cricket managers: Shishir Hattangadi and Vijay Mohan Raj.

Countries given IPL player veto

Dubai: An agreement for countries to be given a right of veto over their players appearing in IPL has been concluded between the ICC and Indian cricket chiefs.

The ICC, in a statement issued after a two-day board meeting at its Dubai headquarters said nation-versus-nation contests "must always be given the highest possible priority".

To that end, it had agreed a standard-form contract with the BCCI, the owner of the IPL, which would give countries absolute discretion to lodge an objection to a player from its country playing in the IPL.

This would be respected by the IPL, with the player in question not selected by his franchise. It added that this objection could be lodged up to two years after that player's retirement and that members' "bilateral commitments" (e.g. Tests and limited overs internationals) would take precedence over IPL fixtures.

Seven IPL matches at Kotla

New Delhi: DDCA will stage seven IPL matches from April 19. DDCA has decided to invite all former Test cricketers and current Test and first class cricketers to watch all the IPL matches at Delhi, an official release said.

Itinerary: April 19: Delhi vs Jaipur; April 30: Delhi vs Bangalore; May 8: Delhi vs Chennai; May 15: Delhi vs Hyderabad; May 17: Delhi vs Mohali; May 22: Delhi vs Kolkata; May 24: Delhi vs Mumbai.