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Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings logo
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainMS Dhoni
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerN. Srinivasan
ManagerRussell Radhakrishnan
Team information
CityChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Founded2008; 15 years ago (2008)
Home groundM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Capacity50,000
History
Indian Premier League wins5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)
Champions League Twenty20 wins2 (2010, 2014)
Official websitechennaisuperkings.com
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Chennai Super Kings in 2023
Seasons

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, 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]

The team was suspended for two years from the IPL starting July 2015 due to the involvement of its owners in the 2013 IPL betting case,[3] and won the title in its comeback season of 2018.

The Super Kings have won the IPL title five times (in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023).

In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. They are amongst the most valuable IPL franchises with a valuation of roughly $1.15 billion as of 2022.[4]

History

In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008.[5] In January 2008, the BCCI unveiled the owners of eight city-based franchises. The Chennai franchise was sold to the India Cements for $91 million, making it the fourth most expensive team in the league behind Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.[6] India Cements acquired the rights to the franchise for 10 years. Former ICC Chairman N. Srinivasan was the de facto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position as the vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements Ltd. The franchisee was transferred to a separate entity named Chennai Super 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

Main articles: Chennai Super Kings in 2008 and 2009
Chennai Super Kings playing the Kolkata Knight Riders at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in the 2008 Indian Premier League.

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 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 eight wins from 14 games and finished third on the points table.[12] They beat the Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets in the 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

Main article: Chennai Super Kings in 2010

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

Main articles: Chennai Super Kings in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015
Suresh Raina is the leading run-scorer for the Super Kings.

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 then, they went on to win seven of their next eight games to finish second and register a spot in the knockout stages. They faced the top-ranked team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifying final which they won by 6 wickets thanks to an unbeaten 73 from Suresh 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 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

Chennai Super Kings playing the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 Indian Premier League at the MCA Stadium in Pune, Maharashtra.

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 the start of the tournament.[55]

Chennai's campaign started off with a thrilling one wicket 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 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.

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

As of IPL 2023, MS Dhoni is the most successful wicket-keeper in IPL with 180 dismissals

Finishing 9th in the group stage in 2022 IPL, CSK was looking forward in 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]

In the beginning of the season CSK had 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 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 qualifier ahead of Lucknow Super Giants who had same point score but 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
Matches Wins Losses Tie/NR Success Rate
In IPL 55 39 16 0 70.91%
In CLT20 4 1 3 0 25%
Overall 59 40 19 0 67.80%
Main article: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

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.

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

Players

Main article: List of Chennai Super Kings cricketers
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the first Indian captain to win the IPL.

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 Raina. Raina held multiple IPL records such as most caps, most 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[citation needed], since the lion is the king of the jungle, the roaring lion logo reflects the team name[speculation?]. The details of the logo signifies various qualities such as youth, vibrancy, solid performance orientation and fiery spirit.[100]

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]

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2008 Reebok Aircel India Cements Gulf Oil
2009 Nivaran 90
2010 Coromandel King
2011 Gulf Oil
2012
2013
2014
2015 Spartan
2018 SEVEN The Muthoot Group
2019
2020
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

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

Further information: 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case

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

See also: Lodha Committee

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

Main article: List of Chennai Super Kings records

Overall results

Super Kings lifts their 5th IPL trophy
Year Pld Won Loss Tied NR SR (%) Position Summary
2008 16 9 7 0 0 56.25% 2/8 Runners-up
2009 15 8 6 0 1 53.33% 4/8 Semi-Finalists
2010 16 9 6 1 0 59.38% 1/8 Champions
2011 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/10 Champions
2012 19 10 8 0 1 52.63% 2/9 Runners-up
2013 18 12 6 0 0 66.67% 2/9 Runners-up
2014 16 10 6 0 0 62.5% 3/8 Playoffs
2015 17 10 7 0 0 58.82% 2/8 Runners-up
2016 Suspended
2017 Suspended
2018 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/8 Champions
2019 17 10 7 0 0 58.82% 2/8 Runners-up
2020 14 6 8 0 0 42.85% 7/8 League Stage
2021 16 11 5 0 0 68.75% 1/8 Champions
2022 14 4 10 0 0 28.57% 9/10 League 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]

Opposition Years Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win (%)
Mumbai Indians 2008–2015, 2018-2023 38 17 21 0 0 44.73
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2008–2015, 2018-2023 32 21 10 0 1 67.73
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
Kolkata Knight Riders 2008–2015, 2018– 2023 29 19 11 0 0 63.33
Delhi Capitals 2008–2015, 2018–2023 29 19 10 0 0 65.51
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
Total 2008–2015
2018-2023		 232 136 93 0 2 58.62
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

Main article: List of Chennai Super Kings records

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

Further information: Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry

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

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
2018 2nd out of 8 Champions
2019 2nd out of 8 Runners-up
2020 7th out of 8 League stage
2021 2nd out of 8 Champions
2022 9th out of 10 League stage
2023 2nd out of 10 Champions

Champions League T20

Year League standing Final standing
2008 Cancelled
2009 DNQ
2010 1st out of 10 Champions
2011 5th out of 10 League stage
2012 5th out of 10 League stage
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.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
9 Ambati Rayudu  India (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹6.75 crore (US$850,000)
21 Ajinkya Rahane  India (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
31 Ruturaj Gaikwad  India (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹6 crore (US$750,000)
66 Shaik Rasheed  India (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm Leg spin 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
88 Devon Conway  New Zealand (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹1 crore (US$130,000) Overseas
— Subhranshu Senapati  India (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
7 MS Dhoni  India (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) Captain
All-rounders
8 Ravindra Jadeja  India (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox 2018 ₹16 crore (US$2.0 million)
10 Rajvardhan Hangargekar  India (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022 ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)
18 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) Overseas
19 Ajay Mandal  India (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
25 Shivam Dube  India (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹4 crore (US$500,000)
27 Nishant Sindhu  India (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 19) Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox 2023 ₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
29 Dwaine Pretorius  South Africa (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) Overseas
55 Ben Stokes  England (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023 ₹16.25 crore (US$2.0 million) Overseas
74 Mitchell Santner  New Zealand (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox 2018 ₹1.9 crore (US$240,000) Overseas
— Bhagath Varma  India (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Spin Bowlers
46 Prashant Solanki  India (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2022 ₹1.2 crore (US$150,000)
61 Maheesh Theekshana  Sri Lanka (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹70 lakh (US$88,000) Overseas
Pace Bowlers
24 Tushar Deshpande  India (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
33 Mukesh Choudhary  India (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
90 Deepak Chahar  India (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹14 crore (US$1.8 million)
98 Simarjeet Singh  India (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
99 Matheesha Pathirana  Sri Lanka (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) Overseas
— Akash Singh  India (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) Replacement for
Mukesh Choudhary
— Kyle Jamieson  New Zealand (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm Fast 2023 ₹1 crore (US$130,000) Overseas
— Sisanda Magala  South Africa (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) Overseas; Replacement for Kyle Jamieson

Administration and support staff

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

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.

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