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Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian Premier

League (IPL) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Chennai Super Kings
Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 2008, the team plays its
home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in
Chennai. The team is owned by India Cements Limited
through the Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited holding
company. CSK is the most successful team of the
tournament with record 5 titles, 10 finals and 12 playoff
appearances in 14 seasons.[1] The team is captained by MS
Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming. In January 2022,
CSK became India's first unicorn sports enterprise.[2]
League Indian Premier League
The team was suspended for two years from the IPL Personnel
starting July 2015 due to the involvement of its owners in
Captain MS Dhoni
the 2013 IPL betting case,[3] and won the title in its
comeback season of 2018. The Super Kings have won the Coach Stephen Fleming
IPL title five times (in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023). Owner N. Srinivasan
In addition, they have also won the Champions League Manager Russell Radhakrishnan
Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. They are amongst the most Team information
valuable IPL franchises with a valuation of roughly $1.15 City Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
billion as of 2022.[4] India
Founded 2008
History Home ground M. A. Chidambaram
Stadium, Chennai
In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Capacity 50,000
Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in History
2008.[5] In January 2008, the BCCI unveiled the owners of
Indian Premier 5 (2010, 2011, 2018,
eight city-based franchises. The Chennai franchise was
League wins 2021, 2023)
sold to the India Cements for $91 million, making it the
fourth most expensive team in the league behind Mumbai, Champions 2 (2010, 2014)
Bangalore and Hyderabad.[6] India Cements acquired the League
rights to the franchise for 10 years. Former ICC Chairman Twenty20 wins
N. Srinivasan was the de facto owner of the Chennai Super
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Kings, by means of his position as the vice-chairman and
website (https://www.chennaisu
managing director of India Cements Ltd. The franchisee
perkings.com/)
was transferred to a separate entity named Chennai Super
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Kings Cricket Ltd., after the Supreme Court of India struck

down the controversial amendment to the BCCI
constitution's clause 6.2.4 that allowed board officials to
have a commercial interest in the IPL and the Champions
League Twenty20 on 22 January 2015.[7]
2008–2009: First seasons

T20 kit
During the first player auctions for the inaugural IPL
season conducted in January 2008, the Chennai franchise
bought a number of contemporary star cricketers such as Chennai Super Kings in 2023
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Matthew Hayden, Stephen
Fleming, Muttiah Muralitharan and Michael Hussey.[8]
Dhoni became the costliest player of the auction, as the
Chennai franchise bought him for $1.5 million.[9] The
franchise named Dhoni as the captain of the team and
appointed Kepler Wessels as the head coach.[10] They
played their first game on 19 April 2008 against Kings XI
Punjab at Mohali. The Super Kings won the game by 33
runs after posting 240/5 in 20 overs, which was the highest
total of the tournament, a record surpassed by themselves
in 2010.[11] The Super Kings ended the league stage with Chennai Super Kings playing the Kolkata
eight wins from 14 games and finished third on the points Knight Riders at the M. A. Chidambaram
Stadium in the 2008 Indian Premier
table.[12] They beat the Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets in the
League.
semifinal.[13] The Super Kings faced the Rajasthan Royals
in the final of the IPL at Mumbai. Batting first, the Super
Kings scored 163/5 in 20 overs and lost the game by 3 wickets off the final delivery of the match.[14]
They also earned a spot in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 along with Rajasthan, but
the tournament was canceled due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the Super Kings, along with
Rajasthan, received $5 million each as compensation.[15] Fleming, who had decided to retire from
all forms of the game after the first season of the IPL, took over as the coach of the Super Kings
team from Wessels for the next season which was to be held in South Africa.
For the 2009 season, the Super Kings bought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million
at the auction making him the highest-paid IPL cricketer along with English teammate Kevin
Pietersen who was bought for the same amount by Royal Challengers Bangalore.[16] However,
Flintoff played only 3 matches for them before suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of the
season. The Super Kings were also without the services of Hussey who had decided to skip the IPL
season to focus on The Ashes.[17] The Super Kings finished with 17 points from 14 matches and
earned a second place at the league table.[18] However, at the semi-finals, their hopes of entering
the final for a second time were crushed by the Royal Challengers who beat them by 6 wickets.[19]
The Super Kings opener Matthew Hayden, who scored 572 runs in 12 innings with 5 half-centuries
at an average of 52 and strike-rate of 145, won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the
season[20] and was also adjudged Player of the Tournament.
2010: IPL and CLT20 double
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In 2010, the Super Kings struggled in the first half of the regular season, winning only two matches
out of seven. They won four of their next five games in the season mainly due to the efforts of
Murali Vijay and Suresh Raina. After a defeat at home to the Delhi Daredevils, the Super Kings
were left with a must-win match against Kings XI Punjab at Dharamshala. The Super Kings won
the match by six wickets as they chased down the target of 193 with two balls to spare with skipper
Dhoni scoring an unbeaten 54 from 29 balls.[21] Thus, with seven wins from 14 matches, Chennai
finished with the same number of points as three other teams with two semi-final spots at stake.
Chennai got the third place as they had the better net run rate of the four teams which finished on
14 points.[22] In the semifinal, the Super Kings scored a modest 142/7 in 20 overs against the
defending champions Deccan Chargers. But an inspired bowling spell from Doug Bollinger (4/13 in
four overs) did the most damage as the Chargers were bowled out for 104. This gave the Super
Kings a 38-run victory that took them to the final.[23] The Super Kings faced the tournament
favourites Mumbai Indians at their home ground in the final.[24] Suresh Raina's 57 (35) helped the
Super Kings recover from 68/3 after 12 overs to put up 168/5 at the end of their 20 overs. Then,
their spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Muralitharan conceded only 41 runs in the 8 overs
bowled between them to help the Super Kings won the game by 22 runs and secure their first ever
IPL title.[25] With this, the Super Kings also qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20
that was held in South Africa.
At the Champions League, the Super Kings were placed in Group A along with champions of
Twenty20 competitions from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The Super Kings
topped the Group table with three wins and a Super Over defeat to the Victorian Bushrangers.[26]
In the semi-final at Durban, the Super Kings comprehensively defeated IPL rivals Royal
Challengers Bangalore by 52 runs. Raina won the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 94 off 48
balls.[27] The Super Kings played their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg where they beat the
Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets, becoming the first IPL team to win the CLT20.[28] Murali Vijay
won not only the Man of the Match in the final for his 58 but also the Golden Bat for scoring the
most runs in the tournament and Ashwin, who was the leading wicket-taker, was adjudged the
Player of the Series. At the end of the season, Matthew Hayden decided to retire from the IPL.
2011–2015: Success and suspension
In 2011, as two new teams were added to the IPL, the IPL Governing
Council declared that each franchise could retain a maximum of four
players of their squad, only three of whom can be Indian players, and
the rest of the international players would be put in the mega-auction.
The Chennai franchise, keen to have the same set of core players,
retained captain MS Dhoni, vice-captain Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay
and all-rounder Albie Morkel for a total of $4.5 million. The retention
left them with the power of spending only $4.5 million at the mega-
auction. At the auction, they bought back some of their star players of
previous seasons such as Hussey, Ashwin, Bollinger and Subramaniam
Badrinath. In the 2011 IPL, they lost three of their first five games
which placed them at the bottom of the ten-team points table.[29] But
Suresh Raina is the leading then, they went on to win seven of their next eight games to finish
run-scorer for the Super second and register a spot in the knockout stages. They faced the top-
Kings. ranked team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifying final
which they won by 6 wickets thanks to an unbeaten 73 from Suresh
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Raina.[30] In the final, they faced the same opponents again, which was held at their home ground
Chepauk. Vijay and Hussey put on a 133-run first-wicket partnership that helped the Super Kings
to post a total of 205/5. Their bowlers, then, restricted Bangalore to only 147 to take the Super
Kings to the second consecutive title in the IPL. Vijay was awarded Man of the Match for his
match-winning innings of 95.[31] CSK also won all their home games that season becoming the first
team in IPL to achieve the feat. However at the Champions League later that year, they won only
one out of their four group matches and finished at the bottom.[32]
In 2012, the franchise signed up Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for $2 million at the players'
auction.[33] They got off to a rather slow start in the regular season, winning only five of their first
12 games which put them in doubt of qualifying for the Playoffs. Then they won three of their last
four matches and qualified for the Playoffs with a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers
who also finished with the same number of points.[34] In the Eliminator, they beat the Mumbai
Indians by 38 runs before comprehensively beating the table-toppers Delhi Daredevils in the
Qualifying final by 86 runs. Murali Vijay, who struck his second IPL hundred (113 off 58 balls),
won the Man of the Match.[35] At the final, the Super Kings were defeated by 5 wickets by the
Kolkata Knight Riders who chased down the target of 191 with two balls to spare, thus denying the
Super Kings a hat-trick of titles in the IPL.[36] At the Champions League, once again they could not
progress past the group stage with two wins and two defeats.[37]
In 2013, the Super Kings strengthened their bowling attack by signing up five overseas and five
Indian bowlers.[38] In the IPL season, they finished first in the points table with 11 wins from 16
matches and qualified for the Playoffs and 2013 CLT20.[39] This was the first time in six seasons
that the Super Kings had topped the league table of the IPL. During the season, they also equaled
Royal Challengers Bangalore's 2011 record for most wins in succession in the IPL (7 wins on
trot).[40] In the first Qualifier at Delhi against Mumbai Indians, the Super Kings posted 192/1 in 20
overs riding on unbeaten half-centuries from Hussey (86* off 58 balls) and Raina (82* off 42 balls)
before bowling out their opponents for 144.[41] Thus they entered the final of the IPL for the fourth
time in succession where they would play the same opponents, Mumbai Indians, at Kolkata. At the
final, batting first, the Mumbai Indians made 148/9 in their 20 overs. In reply, the Super Kings
were reduced to 39/6 at one stage before an unbeaten half-century from skipper Dhoni took them
close to the target. However, the Mumbai Indians won the match by 23 runs to win their first ever
IPL title.[42] The Super Kings' opening batsman, Michael Hussey, who scored 733 runs that season
at an average of 52, won the Orange Cap for the most runs in the season, while all-rounder Dwayne
Bravo won the Purple Cap for bagging the most wickets (32).[43] The Super Kings gained direct
qualification for the 2013 CLT20 which was held in India in September–October. They were placed
in Group B alongside Brisbane Heat, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Titans and Trinidad & Tobago. They
won their first three games before losing the final group match against Trinidad & Tobago. With 12
points from four matches,[44] the Super Kings progressed to the semifinals where they suffered a
14-run defeat at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur.[45]
In 2014, before the players' mega-auction, Chennai retained Dhoni, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin and
Bravo. The retention left them with a purse of ₹21 crores to spend at the auction. At the auction,
the franchise bought the likes of Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ashish Nehra,
Mohit Sharma among others. The first phase of the IPL season, as it coincided with the general
elections, was held in UAE. The second phase returned to India, but the Super Kings' home
matches were shifted from Chennai, due to "a deadlock between stadium authorities and the state
administration", to JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.[46][47] The Super Kings started the
season with a defeat in the opening match, after which they went on to win eight of their next nine
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matches to take the first spot in the points table. However, they suffered a loss of form towards the
end of the regular season which resulted in three consecutive defeats.[48] They won their last
league fixture and finished third in the points table and qualified for the Eliminator against the
fourth-placed Mumbai Indians. They won the Eliminator at Mumbai by 7 wickets and qualified for
the Qualifier. At the Qualifier against Kings XI Punjab, the Super Kings won the toss and elected to
field. Punjab went on to score 226/6 in their 20 overs. The Super Kings, in reply, could manage
only 202/7 despite a 25-ball 87 from Raina.[49] They crashed out of the IPL, but, on account of
finishing third, qualified for the main event of the 2014 CLT20. In the group stage of the CLT20,
the Super Kings won two matches, lost one while another match was a no result. Thus with 10
points they finished second in the group table[50] and qualified for the semifinal where they met
the unbeaten team of the other group, Kings XI Punjab. After being put in to bat, the Super Kings
posted 182/7 in 20 overs thanks to Bravo who scored a 39-ball 67. Then their bowlers reduced
Punjab to 34/6 in the eighth over, before eventually bowling them out for 117.[51] At the final in
Bangalore, the Super Kings faced the IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders who set them a target
of 181 in 20 overs. Raina guided the run-chase with an unbeaten 109 off 62 balls, helping the team
to an eight-wicket win and their second CLT20 title.[52] Super Kings spinner Pawan Negi who took
5/22 during Kolkata's innings won the Man of the Match, and Raina, who finished as the highest
run-getter of the tournament, was awarded Man of the Tournament.[53]
In 2015, before the players' auction, Chennai Super Kings gave away Ben Hilfenhaus, John
Hastings, Vijay Shankar and David Hussey. At the auction they bought back Michael Hussey for a
price of ₹1.5 crores. They also bought Kyle Abbott, Irfan Pathan, Andrew Tye, Eklavya Dwivedi,
Ankush Bains, Pratyush Singh and Rahul Sharma. In the final, they lost against Mumbai.[54]
2018–present
2018
Ahead of the players mega auction, Chennai Super Kings

retained Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina & Ravindra
Jadeja. Additionally, Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo
were brought back into the side using RTM. The return of
the Super Kings to the IPL was the cause of a large amount
of celebration and fanfare amongst the fans, with a crowd
of more than 10,000 turning up for the practice sessions
held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai before Chennai Super Kings playing the Kings
the start of the tournament.[55] XI Punjab in the 2018 Indian Premier
League at the MCA Stadium in Pune,
Chennai's campaign started off with a thrilling one wicket Maharashtra.
win over the Mumbai Indians in the first match of the
season thanks to an unbeaten 68 off 30 balls from Dwayne
Bravo.[56] Playing their first home game in Chennai, the Kings successfully managed to chase down
a target of 202 set by the Kolkata Knight Riders, aided by a quickfire half-century by Sam Billings.
The team then went on to lose to Kings XI Punjab in Mohali but bounced back by winning three
matches in a row against the Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers
Bangalore. The Super Kings' next eight matches resulted in them alternating between victories and
defeats by winning against the Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers
Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab and losing against the Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi
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Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders.[57] The league stage ended with the Super Kings in
second place behind the Sunrisers.[58] Chennai then went on to post back-to-back victories against
the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier and in the final to win the Indian Premier League for
the third time since the inception of the tournament. Star all-rounder Shane Watson was judged
Man of the Match for his 117* from 57 balls.[59][60]
Three of the five centuries scored in the 2018 season were by players belonging to the Chennai
Super Kings (Ambati Rayudu 100* and Shane Watson 106, 117*). The Super Kings also became the
first team to defeat an opposing team (Sunrisers Hyderabad) four times in a single season.[61]
2019
In 2019, the Super Kings was the first team to qualify for the Playoffs. They entered the final of the
IPL for the eighth time in the league. At the final, batting first, the Mumbai Indians made 149/8 in
their 20 overs. In reply, the Super Kings were able to make just one short of Mumbai's total 148/7
and lost the title. Super Kings' star bowler of the season Imran Tahir, who took 26 wickets, won the
Purple Cap for bagging the most wickets.[62]
2020
Before the 2020 season of the IPL, CSK roped in Sam Curran (₹5.5 crore), Josh Hazlewood (₹2
crore), Piyush Chawla (₹6.75 crore) and R. Sai Kishore (₹20 lakh).[63] But due to the COVID-19
pandemic, the IPL was postponed and shifted to the UAE. CSK faced some early setbacks before
the start of the season after cricketers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Chahar tested positive for the
coronavirus. CSK's star batsman and vice-captain Suresh Raina and spinner Harbhajan Singh
pulled out of the IPL citing personal reasons.[64]
Despite the setbacks, CSK started the season off on a high by convincingly beating the defending
champions Mumbai Indians in the inaugural game.[65] But it was all downhill from here. CSK lost
their next three games to the Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. This
was followed by an out-of-the-blue 10-wicket win over the Kings XI Punjab. The team then lost
their next two matches to the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. CSK
captain MS Dhoni drew a lot of criticism from the fans and supporters over his form and team
selection after his comments on the team's youngsters lacking the "spark" to be backed by the
management.[66]
CSK were at the bottom of the table for most of the season and their play-offs hopes were crushed
after facing a humiliating 10 wickets defeat against the Mumbai Indians.
CSK ended their campaign on a high note by winning their last three games against KKR, RCB, and
KXIP, thanks to a hat-trick of fifties by youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad. He also became the first-ever
CSK cricketer to score three consecutive fifties in the team's history. CSK finished 7th overall in the
points table and failed to make the playoffs for the very first time.
CSK released many of their bad performers from the previous season like Piyush Chawla, Kedar
Jadhav, and Murali Vijay before the player auctions for the 2021 season of the IPL.[67] Shane
Watson had announced his retirement following the conclusion of CSK's campaign.
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2021
During the 2021 auctions, CSK picked up Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara for the base price of Rs
50 lakh while spending a whopping Rs 9.25 crore on Krishnappa Gowtham, making the spinner the
most expensive uncapped Indian buy ever. They also bought English all-rounder Moeen Ali for Rs
7 crore. Along with the three, CSK brought some uncapped Indian talents like Harishankar Reddy,
Bhagath Varma, and Chezhian Harinishanth for their base price of Rs 20 lakh each. Rajasthan
Royals player Robin Uthappa was traded to the Super Kings as well.[68]
CSK began the first leg of the 2021 season with a loss against Delhi capitals. After that, they carried
a consecutive 5-match winning streak, followed by a defeat against Mumbai Indians. Following the
second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise in COVID-19-positive cases in many team
camps, the IPL was suspended midway and postponed.[69]
When the second leg of the IPL resumed in the UAE, CSK carried a consecutive 4-match winning
streak and thus, ensured its berth in the playoffs. CSK was the first team to qualify for playoffs in
the 2021 season.[70] CSK completed the league stage by losing the last 3 matches. Yet, CSK
managed to remain within the top 2 places in the points table throughout the season.
In Qualifier 1, CSK beat Delhi Capitals to storm into finals for the 9th time in their history.[71] In
the finals, CSK showcased an all-round performance against KKR to clinch their 4th IPL title.[72]
2022
In January 2022, CSK became India's first unicorn sports enterprise.[2] CSK unveiled their New
Jersey for IPL 2022.[73] On 24 March, two days before the start of the season, CSK announced that
Ravindra Jadeja will captain CSK after MS Dhoni decided to step down as captain.[74] On 30 April,
Jadeja decided to give up his captaincy to focus more on his game. MS Dhoni was named the
captain again.[75] Under Jadeja's captaincy, CSK lost 6 out of their first 8 matches. Following their
defeat against the Mumbai Indians, CSK were elimated from the race for the playoffs for only the
second time in their IPL history.[76]
2023
Finishing 9th in the group stage in the 2022 IPL, CSK was looking forward to the IPL auction
2023.[77] They bagged Ben Stokes for whopping INR 16.25 crore while Kyle Jamieson was bought
for one crore and test specialist Ajinkya Rahane for half of that. However, their bowling unit was in
lack of experience with the New Zealander Adam Milne and the Englishman Chris Jordan was
released from the franchise.[78] The tournament's all-time purple cap holder Dwayne Bravo retired
and re-signed with the team as their bowling coach.[79]
At the beginning of the season, CSK faced further difficulties when their main pacer Deepak
Chahar was sidelined for 6 matches and the expensive pick Ben Stokes had a sore heel and had to
rest for almost the entire season.[80] Their newly brought pacer Kyle Jamieson was out of the
tournament with an injury before even the season began and the South African pacer Sisanda
Magala was brought in as his replacement.[81]
CSK finished the group stage with 17 points and 8 wins under their name and classified for the first
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qualifier ahead of Lucknow Super Giants who had the same point
score but a lower net run rate.[82] CSK won the qualifier against the
table toppers Gujarat Titans, making their record 10th journey to the
IPL finals in 14 seasons.[83] In the final which held in Ahmedabad,
Chennai Super Kings beat the defending champions Gujarat Titans by
5 wickets (DLS Method) to win their 5th title in IPL history and also
leveled with Mumbai Indians in terms of most IPL trophies[84][85].
Ambathi Rayudu announced his retirement from IPL at the end of the
season.[86]
Home ground
Home record of the Super Kings

As of IPL 2023, MS Dhoni
Matches Wins Losses NR Success Rate is the most successful
In IPL 64 45 19 0 70.31% wicket-keeper in IPL with
180 dismissals
In CLT20 4 1 3 0 25%
Overall 68 46 22 0 67.65%
The home ground of the Super Kings is the historic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (commonly called
"The Chepauk") located in Chennai. The stadium is named after former BCCI President M. A.
Chidambaram. It is one of the oldest stadiums in India which is in continuous use. The stadium is
owned by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and has a seating capacity of 50,000 as of May
2013.[87] In 2010, the stadium underwent a major renovation for hosting some of the matches of
the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. The seating capacity was increased from 36,000 to 50,000 and
three new stands were established during this renovation.
The Super Kings have a 70.91% win record at this venue, which is often referred to as "Fortress
Chepauk"[88] and "Lions' den".[89] In the 2011 season, the Super Kings won all their home games
(8 matches) including the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Super Kings thus became
the first team to win all their home games in a season and also the first team to win the tournament
at home.
In 2014, Chennai Super Kings played all their home matches at Ranchi due to issues with
Government of Tamil Nadu.[90][91]
In 2018, Chennai Super Kings managed to play only a solitary home game, against Kolkata Knight
Riders (KKR), in Chennai due to members of a few fringe political parties staging protests outside
the stadium as well as several parts of the city, demanding that IPL matches to be moved out of the
city until the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) was set up as directed by the Supreme Court of
India. Despite tight security for the match against KKR, the Chennai police expressed their
inability to ensure sufficient personnel at the venue for the smooth conduct of the remaining
games. The remaining six home matches of Chennai Super Kings were moved to the Maharashtra
Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
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Panoramic view of the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2012.
Players
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was the captain of the Indian
limited-overs team in 2008, was bought by the Super Kings for
$1.5 million at the 2008 players' auction. He was the most
expensive player in the IPL until 2009 when the Super Kings
signed up English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55
million. Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in the IPL,
having led the Super Kings to ten finals of which the team has
won five.[92]
The vice-captain of the team from 2008 to 2015 was Suresh Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the first
Raina. Raina held multiple IPL records such as most caps, most Indian captain to win the IPL.
runs and most catches.[93] Australian batsman Michael Hussey
has the best batting average for the Super Kings.[94] He was the
first batsman from the Super Kings to score a century in the IPL. After opening batsman Matthew
Hayden's retirement in 2010, Hussey took over as an opening batsman and was the team's leading
run-scorer in the 2011 and 2013 seasons.[95][96] Murali Vijay, who played for the team from 2009
to 2013, is the first Indian batsman to score two centuries in the IPL. Super Kings' spinner
Ravichandran Ashwin has the third best economy rate in IPL (6.53)[97] and is the third leading
wicket-taker for the team behind Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja.[98]
Identity
Name, logo, crest and colors
The Chennai franchise named the team as Chennai Super Kings to honour the rulers of the Tamil
empire. The word "super" is used commonly in southern India especially in Tamil Nadu. The team
name also derives from India Cements' brand "Coromandel King".[99]
The team logo features the head of a roaring lion in orange and the team name rendered in blue.
The crown above the team name is the same as that used in the logo of the brand Coromandel
King. According to the logo designers, since the lion is the king of the jungle, the roaring lion logo
reflects the team name. The details of the logo signifies various qualities such as youth, vibrancy,
solid performance orientation and fiery spirit.[100]
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The team's primary colour is yellow with blue and orange stripes on either sides of the jersey. The
jersey also incorporates the roaring lion logo in the center of the shirt below the logo of the main
sponsor. The basic look of the jersey has remained the same from the first season with no changes
except for the sponsor placement. The kit manufacturer until 2014 was Reebok and from 2015,
Australian Apparel and Sports Gear manufacturer Spartan manufactures kits for the team.[101]
Theme song
The team's theme song is the "Whistle Podu" designed by Aravind–Shankar (duo of Aravind Murali
and Jaishankar Iyer). Although the track was created only for YouTube in 2008, it gained
popularity during the 2009 season and later became the team's theme song. The video of the song
represents the street dance form of dappangutthu which is very popular among certain
communities in Tamil Nadu. It is also a folk dance and music genre employed in Tamil cinema.
The recordings of some of the Super Kings players whistling were used in the music video.[102]
Kit and sponsors

For the 2022 season tyre maker TVS Eurogrip signed up with the franchise as the principal shirt
sponsor. Chennai Super Kings said this partnership would allow them to connect with the team's
pan-India fanbase through engagement initiatives.[103] Myntra signed a deal for principal shirt
sponsor for the 2021 Season. Muthoot Group was one of the principal shirt sponsors, having signed
a three-year deal in 2018.[104] Telecom service provider Aircel was the previous shirt sponsor after
they signed a three-year deal in 2008 which was then renewed in 2011 for ₹850 million, then the
most expensive sponsorship deal in IPL.[105][106] The team also has sponsorship deals with India
Cements, Gulf Oil, Equitas Small Finance Bank, HIL, Nippon Paint, Parle Agro Frooti and Atria
Convergence Technologies.[107]
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Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2008 Gulf Oil
2009 Nivaran 90
2010 Coromandel King
2011 Reebok
Aircel
2012
2013
2014
India Cements
2015 Spartan
2018 Gulf Oil
2019 The Muthoot Group
2020
SEVEN
2021 Myntra
2022
TVS Eurogrip
2023
Support and fan following

The Super Kings have a large fan following across India, colloquially referred to as "Yellow Army".
[108][109] The team has an official fan club called the "Whistle Podu Army" which was founded in
January 2016 after the team's suspension from IPL.[110] In 2018 and 2019, there were reports of
over 10,000 fans turning up to watch the team's practice sessions.[111] After the team's home games
were moved to Pune in 2018, the Super Kings management arranged a charter train between
Chennai and Pune, as well as free accommodation, for more than 1,000 fans of the team.[112][113]
Brand value
Chennai Super Kings was adjudged by Brand Finance to be the most valuable brand at
US$65 million after the completion of 2018 IPL.[114] The Economic Times commissioned UK-
based Brand Finance to carry out brand evaluation of the IPL and also each of the eight franchise
teams (that was increased to 10 in 2011). Chennai Super Kings was rated as the "most valuable
team" in the Indian Premier League in 2010–11, with a brand value of $100 million (approximately
₹2.24 billion).[115] In February 2013, London based Brand Finance evaluated the top 150 most
valuable teams in the world, in which Chennai Super Kings is placed in the 147th place valued at
$46 million, just behind the Mumbai Indians.[116] In October 2021, Chennai Super Kings was
valued at $900 million on track to become the first sports unicorn from India.[117]
Controversies
Ownership of N. Srinivasan
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Until September 2008, BCCI regulation, Clause 6.2.4 stated that "No administrator could have,
directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in the matches or events conducted by the board".
However, N. Srinivasan, who was then the treasurer and vice-chairman of BCCI, became the de
facto owner of the Chennai Super Kings since he was the managing director of India Cements.
Former BCCI President A. C. Muthiah wrote to the BCCI regarding the violation of this clause in
2008 but the BCCI did not respond. In September 2008, Muthiah went to the Madras High Court
to restrain BCCI from allowing Srinivasan to participate in the general body meeting where the
election was to be held. However, the suit was dismissed by the High Court and the following day,
Srinivasan was elected as the Secretary of BCCI.[118] The clause was amended as "No administrator
shall have, directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in any of the events of the BCCI,
excluding IPL, Champions League and Twenty20".[119] Muthiah then moved to the Supreme Court
which gave a split verdict in April 2011. Later in August 2011, Muthiah filed another petition to stop
Srinivasan from taking over as the BCCI President[120] but the Supreme Court rejected the petition,
and Srinivasan was elected the President of BCCI.[121]
In 2011, the owners of other teams were concerned about the possible rigging that could have taken
place in the IPL auctions. Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians questioned the changing
order of players just before the auction began.[122] Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi accused
Srinivasan of arm-twisting him and rigging the 2009 IPL auction to ensure that English all-
rounder Andrew Flintoff was bought by the Chennai Super Kings while it was refuted by
Srinivasan.[123]
2013 betting scandal
In May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Srinivasan, was arrested by Mumbai Police on
charges of placing bets on IPL matches.[124] Meiyappan, who was the Team Principal of the Super
Kings, was issued a summons by the Mumbai Police and on interrogation it was found that
Meiyappan was in contact with bookies through actor Vindu Dara Singh.[125] Mumbai police
arrested Meiyappan for betting offence.[126] Following this, Srinivasan, on 2 June 2013, decided to
step aside as BCCI President temporarily until the inquiry into the betting case is completed.[127] In
February 2014, the three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India enquired into
the betting case, and indicted Meiyappan for illegal betting during the 2013 IPL.[128]
IPL suspension
On 25 March 2014, the Supreme Court of India issued an ultimatum to the Board of Control for
Cricket in India demanding that Srinivasan either step down as president or be removed from his
position.[129] On 14 July 2015, the RM Lodha Committee suspended the owners of Rajasthan
Royals and Chennai Super Kings from the Indian Premier League for a period of two years.[3] On
24 February 2016, the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear a plea for lifting the ban on the
Chennai Super Kings.[130]
Result summary
Overall results
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SR
Year Pld Won Loss Tied NR Position Summary
(%)
Runners-
2008 16 9 7 0 0 56.25% 2/8
up
Semi-
2009 15 8 6 0 1 53.33% 4/8
Finalists
2010 16 9 6 1 0 59.38% 1/8 Champions
2011 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/10 Champions
Runners-
2012 19 10 8 0 1 52.63% 2/9
up
Runners-
2013 18 12 6 0 0 66.67% 2/9
Super Kings lifts theirup
5th IPL trophy
2014 16 10 6 0 0 62.5% 3/8 Playoffs
Runners-
2015 17 10 7 0 0 58.82% 2/8
up
2016 Suspended
2017 Suspended
2018 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/8 Champions
Runners-
2019 17 10 7 0 0 58.82% 2/8
up
League
2020 14 6 8 0 0 42.85% 7/8
Stage
2021 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/8 Champions
League
2022 14 4 10 0 0 28.57% 9/10
Stage
2023 16 10 5 0 1 62.5% 1/10 Champions
Total 226 131 91 1 3 57.96 5 titles
Last updated: 30 May 2023
▪ Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)

▪ Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
▪ 2023 data till 23 May 2023 only.
By opposition
This section include records against an individual team.[131]
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Win
Opposition Years Mat Won Lost Tied NR
(%)
Mumbai Indians 2008–2015, 2018-2023 38 17 21 0 0 44.73
Royal Challengers
2008–2015, 2018-2023 32 21 10 0 1 67.73
Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals 2008–2015, 2018-2023 29 15 14 0 0 51.72
Punjab Kings 2008–2015, 2018-2023 29 16 12 0 0 56.89
2008–2015, 2018–
Kolkata Knight Riders 29 19 11 0 0 63.33
2023
2008–2015,
Delhi Capitals 29 19 10 0 0 65.51
2018–2023
Sunrisers Hyderabad 2013–2015, 2018-2022 20 15 5 0 0 75.00
Lucknow Super Giants 2022-2023 3 1 1 0 1 50.00
Gujarat Titans 2022-2023 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
Deccan Chargers 2008–2012 10 6 4 0 0 60
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2011 2 1 1 0 0 50
Pune Warriors India 2011–2013 6 4 2 0 0 66.66
2008–2015
Total 232 136 93 0 2 58.62
2018-2023
Team now defunct
Last updated: 31 May 2023
Overall results in the Champions League T20

[132]
Year Matches Won Lost NR Win % Summary
2010 6 5 1 0 83.33% Champions
2011 4 2 2 0 50% Group stage
2012 4 2 2 0 50% Group stage
2013 5 3 2 0 60% Semi-finalists
2014 6 4 1 1 66.66% Champions
Total 25 15 9 1 60.00% Champions
Last updated: 19 December 2018
Statistics
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Most runs
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period
1 4,687 Suresh Raina 176 171 2008-2021
2 4,510 MS Dhoni 220 191 2008-2023
3 2,721 Faf du Plessis 92 86 2012-2021
4 1,892 Ambati Rayudu 86 77 2018-2023
5 1,768 Michael Hussey 50 49 2008-2015
Last Updated: 12 May 2023[133]
Most wickets
Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period
1 140 Dwayne Bravo 116 113 3,147 2011-2022
2 121 Ravindra Jadeja 154 141 3,234 2012-2023
3 90 Ravichandran Ashwin 97 94 2,180 2009-2015
4 76 Albie Morkel 78 75 2,054 2008-2013
5 62 Deepak Chahar 64 64 1,788 2003-2023
Last Updated: 12 May 2023 [134]
Rivalries
Rivalry with Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have played against each other more times than any
other two teams in the IPL.[135] They are the two most successful IPL teams and often termed as
"big spenders" at the players auction.[136][137] The two sides have met each other at the final of the
IPL four times, with Mumbai winning thrice and Chennai winning once. The rivalry is often
referred to as El Clasico of IPL.
Rivalry with Royal Challengers Bangalore
The rivalry with Chennai Super Kings stems from the Kaveri River water dispute between the
states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The rivalry is also called "Kaveri derby" and "South Indian
derby".[138][139][140] The Super Kings beat the Royal Challengers in the final of the 2011 IPL, the
only meeting between the two teams at an IPL final.
Seasons
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Indian Premier League
Year League standing Final standing
2008 3rd out of 8 Runners-up
2009 2nd out of 8 Semi-finalists
2010 3rd out of 8 Champions
2011 2nd out of 10 Champions
2012 4th out of 9 Runners-up
2013 1st out of 9 Runners-up
2014 3rd out of 8 Playoffs
2015 1st out of 8 Runners-up
2016 Suspended
2017 Suspended
2019 2nd out of 8 Runners-up
2020 7th out of 8 League stage
Champions League T20
Year League standing Final standing
2008 Cancelled
2009 DNQ
2010 1st out of 10 Champions
2013 4th out of 10 Semi-finalists
2014 1st out of 10 Champions
Current squad
▪ * denotes a player who is fully unavailable.
▪ * denotes a player who will be partially unavailable.
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Batting Bowling Year

No. Name Nationality Birth date Salary Notes
style style signed
Batters
23 Right-
Ambati India Right- ₹6.75 crore
9 September arm off 2018
Rayudu handed (US$850,000)
1985 break
Right-
Ajinkya India 6 June Right- ₹50 lakh
21 arm off 2023
Rahane 1988 handed (US$63,000)
spin
31 Right-
Ruturaj India Right- ₹6 crore
31 January arm off 2019
Gaikwad handed (US$750,000)
1997 break
24 Right-
Shaik India Right- ₹20 lakh
66 September arm Leg 2023
Rasheed handed (US$25,000)
2004 spin
Right-
Devon New 8 July Left- ₹1 crore
88 arm 2022 Overseas
Conway Zealand 1991 handed (US$130,000)
medium
30 Right-
Subhranshu India Right- ₹20 lakh
— December arm 2022
Senapati handed (US$25,000)
1996 medium
Wicket-keepers
Right-
India 7 July Right- ₹12 crore
7 MS Dhoni arm 2018 Captain
1981 handed (US$1.5 million)
medium
All-rounders
6 Left-arm
Ravindra India Left- ₹16 crore
8 December slow 2018
Jadeja handed (US$2.0 million)
1988 orthodox
Right-
10
Rajvardhan India Right- arm ₹1.5 crore
10 November 2022
Hangargekar handed fast- (US$190,000)
2002
medium
Right-
18 June Left- ₹8 crore
18 Moeen Ali arm off 2021 Overseas
England 1987 handed (US$1.0 million)
break
25 Left-arm
India Left- ₹20 lakh
19 Ajay Mandal February slow 2023
handed (US$25,000)
1996 orthodox
Right-
Shivam India 26 June Left- ₹4 crore
25 arm 2022
Dube 1993 handed (US$500,000)
medium
Left-arm
Nishant India 9 April Left- ₹60 lakh
27 slow 2023
Sindhu 2004 handed (US$75,000)
orthodox
South Right-
Dwaine 29 March Right- ₹50 lakh
29 arm 2022 Overseas
Pretorius Africa 1989 handed (US$63,000)
medium
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Right-
4 June Left- arm ₹16.25 crore
55 Ben Stokes 2023 Overseas
England 1991 handed fast- (US$2.0 million)
medium
Left-arm
Mitchell New 5 February Left- ₹1.9 crore
74 slow 2018 Overseas
Santner Zealand 1992 handed (US$240,000)
orthodox
21 Right-
Bhagath India Right- ₹20 lakh
— September arm Off- 2021
Varma handed (US$25,000)
1998 break
Spin Bowlers
22 Right-
Prashant India Right- ₹1.2 crore
46 February arm leg 2022
Solanki handed (US$150,000)
2000 spin
Right-
Maheesh Sri 1 August Right- ₹70 lakh
61 arm off 2022 Overseas
Theekshana Lanka 2000 handed (US$88,000)
break
Pace Bowlers
Right-
Tushar India 15 May Left- ₹20 lakh
24 arm 2022
Deshpande 1995 handed (US$25,000)
medium
Left-arm
Mukesh India 6 July Left- ₹20 lakh
33 medium- 2022
Choudhary 1996 handed (US$25,000)
fast
Right-
Deepak India 7 August Right- arm ₹14 crore
90 2018
Chahar 1992 handed medium- (US$1.8 million)
fast
Right-
17
Simarjeet India Right- arm ₹20 lakh
98 January 2022
Singh handed medium- (US$25,000)
1998
fast
Right-
18
Matheesha Sri Right- arm ₹20 lakh
99 December 2022 Overseas
Pathirana Lanka handed medium- (US$25,000)
2002
fast
Replacement
Left-arm
India 26 April Left- ₹20 lakh for
— Akash Singh medium- 2023
2002 handed (US$25,000) Mukesh
fast
Choudhary
30 Right-
Kyle New Right- ₹1 crore
— December arm 2023 Overseas
Jamieson Zealand handed (US$130,000)
1994 Fast
Right- Overseas;
Sisanda South 7 January Right- arm ₹50 lakh Replacement
— 2023
Magala Africa 1991 handed fast- (US$63,000) for Kyle
medium Jamieson
Administration and support staff
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Position Name
CEO Kasinath Viswanathan
Team manager Russell Radhakrishnan
Consultant Sundar Raman
Head coach Stephen Fleming
Batting coach Michael Hussey
Bowling coach Dwayne Bravo
Bowling consultant Eric Simons
Fielding coach Rajiv Kumar
Physio Tommy Simsek
Physical trainer Greg King
Team doctor Madhu Thottappillil
Source:CSKStaffs (http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/CSK_WEB/module/news/html/team-page.html)
In popular culture
In 2019, Disney+ Hotstar produced a documentary web series titled Roar of the Lion. The series
followed the Chennai Super Kings' comeback season of 2018 edition after serving a two-year ban
for their involvement in the 2013 Indian Premier League betting case. The series was shot across
Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi in India and in Australia and featured Chennai Super Kings players
such as MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak
Chahar and Suresh Raina. This series is the first one to be released under the label Hotstar
Specials. The series premiered on 20 March 2019, in Tamil and Hindi languages.
See also
▪ List of Chennai Super Kings cricketers
▪ List of Chennai Super Kings records
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Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian Premier

Kings Cricket Ltd., after the Supreme Court of India struck

2008–2009: First seasons

2010: IPL and CLT20 double

2011–2015: Success and suspension

Ahead of the players mega auction, Chennai Super Kings

Home record of the Super Kings

Panoramic view of the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 2012.

Name, logo, crest and colors

Kit and sponsors

2008 Gulf Oil

2010 Coromandel King

2018 Gulf Oil

2019 The Muthoot Group

Support and fan following

2013 betting scandal

2010 16 9 6 1 0 59.38% 1/8 Champions

2011 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/10 Champions

2018 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/8 Champions

2021 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/8 Champions

2023 16 10 5 0 1 62.5% 1/10 Champions

Total 226 131 91 1 3 57.96 5 titles

Last updated: 30 May 2023

▪ Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)

This section include records against an individual team.[131]

Mumbai Indians 2008–2015, 2018-2023 38 17 21 0 0 44.73

Rajasthan Royals 2008–2015, 2018-2023 29 15 14 0 0 51.72

Punjab Kings 2008–2015, 2018-2023 29 16 12 0 0 56.89

Sunrisers Hyderabad 2013–2015, 2018-2022 20 15 5 0 0 75.00

Lucknow Super Giants 2022-2023 3 1 1 0 1 50.00

Gujarat Titans 2022-2023 5 2 3 0 0 40.00

Deccan Chargers 2008–2012 10 6 4 0 0 60

Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2011 2 1 1 0 0 50

Pune Warriors India 2011–2013 6 4 2 0 0 66.66

Team now defunct

Last updated: 31 May 2023

Overall results in the Champions League T20

Year Matches Won Lost NR Win % Summary

2010 6 5 1 0 83.33% Champions

2011 4 2 2 0 50% Group stage

2012 4 2 2 0 50% Group stage

2013 5 3 2 0 60% Semi-finalists

2014 6 4 1 1 66.66% Champions

Total 25 15 9 1 60.00% Champions

Last updated: 19 December 2018

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period

1 4,687 Suresh Raina 176 171 2008-2021

2 4,510 MS Dhoni 220 191 2008-2023

3 2,721 Faf du Plessis 92 86 2012-2021

4 1,892 Ambati Rayudu 86 77 2018-2023

5 1,768 Michael Hussey 50 49 2008-2015

Last Updated: 12 May 2023[133]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period

1 140 Dwayne Bravo 116 113 3,147 2011-2022

2 121 Ravindra Jadeja 154 141 3,234 2012-2023

3 90 Ravichandran Ashwin 97 94 2,180 2009-2015

4 76 Albie Morkel 78 75 2,054 2008-2013

5 62 Deepak Chahar 64 64 1,788 2003-2023

Last Updated: 12 May 2023 [134]

Rivalry with Mumbai Indians

Rivalry with Royal Challengers Bangalore

Indian Premier League