| Owner | Deccan Chronicle |
| Home Ground | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| Captain | Captain VVS Laxman |
| Icon Player | VVS Laxman |
| Coach | Robin Singh |
| Team Value | US$ 107.01 million |
VVS Laxman abdicated the icon player tag in a bid to help franchisee Deccan Chronicle build a solid team, which was achieved with much success. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist and Shahid Afridi make it the team to look out for.
Andrew Symonds
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Off-break
Nationality: Australian
RP Singh
Specialisation: Left-arm fast medium
Nationality: Indian
Rohit Sharma
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Adam Gilchrist
Specialisation: Left-hand batsman, wicketkeeper
Nationality: Australian
Shahid Afridi
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Leg break googly
Nationality: Pakistani
Herschelle Gibbs
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: South African
VVS Laxman (Captain)
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Indian
Chaminda Vaas
Specialisation: Left-arm fast medium, left hand batsman
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Scott Styris
Specialisation: Right hand batsman, Right-arm medium fast
Nationality: New Zealander
Nuwan Zoysa
Specialisation: Left-arm fast medium
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Chamara Silva
Specialisation: Right hand batsman
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Sanjay Bangar
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right medium
Nationality: Indian
Y Venugopal Rao
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Off break
Nationality: Indian
N Arjun Yadav
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm off break
Nationality: Indian
Dwaraka Ravi Teja
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Leg break googly
Nationality: Indian
Pragyan Ojha
Speciality: Left hand batsman, Left arm slow
Nationality: Indian
D Kalyankrishna
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium fast
Nationality: Indian
P Vijay Kumar
Availability: Whole tournament
Nationality: Indian
Haladhar Das
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Wicketkeeper
Nationality: Indian
Sarvesh Kumar
Speciality: Right hand batsman, Right arm medium
Nationality: Indian
Robin Singh
Coach
Nationality: Indian
points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR |
| Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.263 |
| Chennai Superkings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.743 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.525 |
match schedule
- 5/3/2008Bangalore vs Hyderabad M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 21
- 5/3/2008Mohali vs Kolkata Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh Match 22
- 5/4/2008Mumbai vs Delhi Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai Match 23
- 5/4/2008Jaipur vs Chennai Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur Match 24
- 5/5/2008Bangalore vs Mohali M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka Match 25