Youngsters contracted with Deccan Chargers are hoping to carry their good domestic form into IPL and help their team.

Chargers had finished at the bottom of the eight-team tournament last year.

N Arjun Yadav, son of Hyderabad Cricket Association Secretary Shivlal Yadav, hopes that his side will leave behind the past performance and put up a good show this year.

"Unfortunately, we could not do well last year. But we are determined to do well this year," Yadav told PTI.

Yadav, who played 57 first-class matches and scored 2709 runs, played three matches last year.

The Chargers have signed up three foreigners -- Ryan Harris, Fidel Edwards, Dwayne Smith -- and five Indians -- Abhinav Kumar, T Suman, SM Shoaib, Jaskarandeep Singh and HS Bansal -- for the new season.

SM Shoaib did well with the ball in the Ranji matches and is eager to make his mark on his debut in the Twenty20 event.

"I am really excited. This is a good break for me career-wise. It's a pleasure to play for Deccan Chargers. It is a good side with good players," the lanky all-rounder said.

The Deodhar Trophy would give him good practice for the high-profile IPL tournament, he said.

Shoaib claimed seven wickets in the recently-concluded Subbaiah Pillai one-day Ranji tournament against Andhra at Visakhapatnam. Pace spearhead RP Singh, a key member of the Deccan Chargers, said his team would rectify the shortcomings that let the team down last year.

"We have good expectations this year. We would like to rectify the problems and put up a good show this time," he said.

Singh expressed confidence that the Deccan Chargers' new recruits would prove useful.