Sun TV wins Hyderabad IPL team

NEW DELHI, Oct 25, 2012 ers before the inaugural IPL (AFP) - Regional television netseason, was thrown out of the work Sun TV on Thursday won league due to financial violaan auction to buy the Indian tions including failure to pay Premier Leaguesalaries.team based in players' HyderabadT after the he Sun TV netcash-strapped Decwork runs 32 can Chronicle group channels, mainly was forced to sell. in south Indian

Sun TV, owned by languages, which the Chennai-based reach 95 million Maran group, put in households, acthe highest bid of cording to its web$15.9 million a year site. The network for the rights to the is also viewed in franchise in the lu27 other councrative Twenty20 tries. league that was Among the playfounded in 2008. ers signed up with

“The IPL Govthe Hyderabad erning Council franchise are Kumet earlier today mar Sangakkara in Mumbai to open of Sri Lanka, the bids for a new South African IPL franchise,” the fast bowler Dale Board of Control Steyn and Ausfor Cricket in India tralian batsman said in a stateCameron White. ment. The Chargers

“Sun TV netwon the tournawork have won the Hyderabad ment in 2009 but finished secfranchise for an amount of ond-last this year. 850.50 million rupees ($15.9 milThe new franchise will join lion) per year.”It was not the eight other teams from known whether Sun TV will reMumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, tain the team's previous name Kolkata, Delhi, Mohali, Pune of the Deccan Chargers. and Jaipur in the sixth edition

The Deccan Chronicle media of the IPL scheduled for Aprilgroup, which bought the Charg- May next year.

Sun TV network have won the Hyderabad franchise for an amount of 850.50 million rupees ($15.9 million) per year