The 2007–08 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 74th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions. Background In the beginning of the season, seven Ranji players signed up to play in Indian Cricket League (ICL), a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises but not approved by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Earlier, BCCI said that the players signed with ICL will be banned for life from playing in India and also barred the ICL players from taking part in all domestic tournaments which led to the exclusion of ICL players from Hyderabad squad. The list include former India U-19 captain, Ambati Rayudu. The others were Devishetty Vinay Kumar, Ibrahim Khaleel, Anirudh Singh, Shashank Nag, Inder Shekar Reddy and Kaushik Reddy. The luring of domestic players by ICL also led BCCI to counter the rebel T20 league by starting their own franchise-based T20 competition called Indian Premier League whose first season was slated to start in April 2008. Competition Overview Squads Head Coach : Vivek Jaisimha Bowling Coach : Kanwaljit Singh Irani Cup Arjun Yadav and Ojha got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2007 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India. NKP Salve Challenger Trophy Ojha got picked to the India Red squad while Arjun Yadav got picked to the India Blue squad for the 2007-08 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India. Duleep Trophy Ojha, Ravi Teja and Arjun Yadav got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2007-08 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India. Deodhar Trophy Laxman, Ojha, Sarvesh and Arjun Yadav got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2007-08 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India. Indian Premier League The local franchise, Deccan Chargers signed Laxman from the auction and picked Ojha, Ravi Teja, Sarvesh and Arjun Yadav for their uncapped Indians players for the newly formed Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India, in its inaugural season. Ranji Trophy The Hyderabad team, led by V. V. S. Laxman, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a draw against the Bengal at Kolkata on 4 November