Founded in 2008, The Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, which plays in the Indian Premier League.
The Super Kings have won the IPL title twice in 2010 and 2011 also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014.
The brand value of the Super Kings in 2015 was estimated at $67 million, making them the third most valuable franchise in the IPL.
| Captain | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Owner | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd |
Team Chennai Super Kings:
| City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Founded | 2008(10 years ago) |
| Home ground | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Secondary home ground(s) | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
| Indian Premier League wins | 2 (2010, 2011) |
| CLT20 wins | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| Official website: | chennaisuperkings.com |
Home record of Chennai Super Kings:
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| Matches | Wins | Losses | Success Rate | |
| In IPL | 39 | 26 | 13 | 66.67% |
| In CLT20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| Overall | 43 | 29 | 14 | 67.44% |
Sponsors of Chennai Super Kings:
| Year | Kit Manufacturers | Shirt Sponsor (Chest) | Shirt Sponsor (Back) |
| 2008 | Reebok | Aircel | India Cements |
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
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| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | Spartan | ||
| 2018 | SEVEN | Muthoot group |
Seasons of Chennai Super Kings:
| Year | Indian Premier League | Champions League Twenty20 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | Cancelled (Q) |
| 2009 | Semifinalists | DNQ |
| 2010 | Champions | Champions |
| 2011 | Champions | Group stage |
| 2012 | Runners-up | Group stage |
| 2013 | Runners-up | Semifinalists |
| 2014 | Semifinalists | Champions |
| 2015 | Runners-up | Tournament defunct |
| 2016 | Suspended | |
| 2017 | Suspended | |
Administration of Chennai Super Kings:
- Owner – Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd (India Cements)
- Head Coach – Stephen Fleming
- Batting coach – Michael Hussey
- Bowling coach – Lakshmipathy Balaji
- Bowling consultant – Eric Simons
- Physical trainer – Gregory King
- Physio – Tommy Simsek
- Team Doctor – Dr.Madhu
- Logistics Manager – Sanjay Natarajan
- Team manager – Russell Radhakrishnan
- High-Performance analyst – Lakshmi Narayanan
IPL of Chennai Super Kings:
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Performance in Indian Premier League |
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| Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Tied | Success Rate | Position | Summary |
| 2008 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56.25% | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53.33% | 4th | Semi-finalists |
| 2010 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56.25% | 1st | Champions |
| 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | d | 0 | 68.75% | 1st | Champions |
| 2012 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 57.89% | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61.11% | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2014 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62.50% | 3rd | Playoffs |
| 2015 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58.8% | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Suspended | |||||||
| 2017 | Suspended | |||||||
| Total | 132 | 79 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 59.84 | ||
Awards of Chennai Super Kings:
2008 Indian Premier League
- Runners-up of 2008 Indian Premier League
- Fair Play Award Winner
- The highest total of the tournament (240/5)
- Centuries: (Michael Hussey 116*)
- Hat-tricks: (Lakshmipathy Balaji and Makhaya Ntini)
2009 Indian Premier League
- Semi-finalists of 2009 Indian Premier League
- Winner of Orange Cap (Matthew Hayden)
- Player of the Tournament (Matthew Hayden)
2010 Indian Premier League
- Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League
- Fair Play Award Winner
- The highest team total of the Tournament (246/5)
- Best bowling figures of the Tournament (Doug Bollinger)
- Highest score in the tournament (Murali Vijay 127)
- Centuries (Murali Vijay 127)
- IPL Awards: Best Fielder (Suresh Raina)
- IPL Awards: Most Economical Bowler (Ravichandran Ashwin)
2010 Champions League
- Champions of 2010 Champions League Twenty20
- Winner of Golden Bat (Murali Vijay)
- Highest individual score (Suresh Raina 94*)
- Winner of Golden Wicket (Ravichandran Ashwin)
- Best bowling figures of the tournament(Ravichandran Ashwin 4/18)
- Player of the Tournament (Ravichandran Ashwin)
2011 Indian Premier League
- Champions of the 2011 Indian Premier League
- Fair Play Award Winner
- Won all home matches
2012 Indian Premier League
- Runners-up of 2012 Indian Premier League
- The highest team total of the Tournament (222/5)
- Best bowling figure of the tournament (Ravindra Jadeja 5/16)
- Centuries: (Murali Vijay 113)
- 1st player to score 2000 runs in IPL (Suresh Raina)
2013 Indian Premier League
- Runners-up of 2013 Indian Premier League
- 1st team to register 50 wins in IPL
- Fair Play Award Winner
- Centuries: (Suresh Raina 100*)
- Winner of Orange Cap (Michael Hussey)
- Winner of Purple Cap (Dwayne Bravo)
2014 Indian Premier League
- Semi-Finalists
- Fair Play Award Winner
- First Team to play 100 games in IPL
- Suresh Raina becomes the first player to play 100 games and score 3000 runs in IPL
- Winner of Purple Cap (Mohit Sharma)
2014 Champions League
- Champions of 2014 Champions League Twenty20
- Centuries: (Suresh Raina 109*)
- Player of the Tournament: (Suresh Raina)
- Leading Run-Scorer of the Tournament: (Suresh Raina)
- Best Bowling Figures of the Tournament: (Pawan Negi)
- Maximum Sixes of the Tournament: (Suresh Raina)
2015 Indian Premier League
- Runners Up of 2015 Indian Premier League
- Fair Play Award Winner
- Centuries: (Brendon McCullum 100*)
- Best Bowling Figures: (Ashish Nehra) 4/10 (4 Overs)
- Winner of Purple Cap: (Dwayne Bravo) 26 wickets
- Best catch of the season: (Dwayne Bravo)
IPL auction 2018 of Chennai Super Kings:
| Name | IPL Matches |
Capped / uncapped |
Base Price in (in lakhs) |
Auctioned price in (in lakhs) |
| Shane Watson | 102 | Capped | 100 | 400 |
| Mark Wood | 0 | Capped | 150 | 150 |
| Sam Bilings | 11 | Capped | 100 | 100 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 114 | Capped | 50 | 220 |
| Asif KM | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 40 |
| Chaitanya Bishnoi | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Deepak Chahar | 5 | Uncapped | 20 | 80 |
| Dhruv Shorey | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 136 | Capped | 200 | 200 |
| Kanishk Seth | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Karn Sharma | 56 | Capped | 200 | 500 |
| Kedar Jadhav | 64 | Capped | 200 | 780 |
| Kshitiz Sharma | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Monu Singh | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Murali Vijay | 100 | Capped | 200 | 200 |
| Narayan Jagdeesan | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | 20 |
| Shardul Thakur | 13 | Capped | 75 | 260 |
| Mitchell Santner | 0 | Capped | 50 | 50 |
| Faf du Plessis | 53 | Capped | 150 | 160 (RTM) |
| Imran Tahir | 32 | Capped | 100 | 100 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 0 | Capped | 50 | 50 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 106 | Capped | 200 | 640 (RTM) |
Controversies of Chennai Super Kings:
- In May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Srinivasan, was arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of placing bets on IPL matches.
- 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.
- Srinivasan, on 2 June 2013, decided to step aside as BCCI President temporarily until the inquiry into the betting case completed.
- In February 2014, the three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India enquired into the betting case indicted Meiyappan for illegal betting during the 2013 IPL.
- On 25 March 2014, the Supreme Court of India issued an ultimatum to the BCCI demanding that Srinivasan either step down as President or be removed from his position.[
- On 14 July 2015, the Supreme Court appointed RM Lodha committee suspended the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings from the Indian Premier League for a period of two years.
- On 24 February 2016, the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear a plea for lifting the ban on the Chennai Super Kings.
Players of Chennai Super Kings
KM Asif |
MS Dhoni |
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| Age: | 24 years 188 days | Age: | 36 years 205 days | ||
| Playing role: | Bowler | Playing role: | Wicketkeeper batsman | ||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Batting: | Right-hand bat | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium | Bowling: | Right-arm medium | ||
Sam Billings |
Faf du Plessis |
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| Age: | 26 years 227 days | Age: | 33 years 199 days | ||
| Playing role: | Wicketkeeper batsman | Playing role: | Middle-order batsman | ||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Batting: | Right-hand bat | ||
Chaitanya Bishnoi |
Bowling: | Leg break | |||
| Age: | 23 years 156 days |
Harbhajan Singh |
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| Playing role: | Batting all-rounder | Age: | 37 years 209 days | ||
| Batting: | Left-hand bat | Playing role: | Bowler | ||
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox | Batting: | Right-hand bat | ||
Dwayne Bravo |
Bowling: | Right-arm off break | |||
| Age: | 34 years 113 days |
Imran Tahir |
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| Playing role: | All-rounder | Age: | 38 years 307 days | ||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Playing role: | Bowler | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast | Batting: | Right-hand bat | ||
Deepak Chahar |
Bowling: | Legbreak googly | |||
| Age: | 25 years 174 days |
Ravindra Jadeja |
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| Playing role: | Bowler | Age: | 29 years 53 days | ||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Playing role: | All-rounder | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium | Batting: | Left-hand bat | ||
Kedar Jadhav |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Age: | 32 years 308 days |
Lungi Ngidi |
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| Playing role: | Batting all-rounder | Age: | 21 years 305 days | ||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Playing role: | Bowler | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break | Batting: | Right-hand bat | ||
Narayan Jagadeesan |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast | |||
| Age: | 22 years 35 days |
Suresh Raina |
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| Playing role: | Opening batsman | Age: | 31 years 62 days | ||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Playing role: | Middle-order batsman | ||
Kshitiz Sharma |
Batting: | Left-hand bat | |||
| Age: | 27 years 282 days | Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak | ||
| Playing role: |
Top-order batsman |
Ambati Rayudu |
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| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Age: | 32 years 127 days | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium | Playing role: | Middle-order batsman | ||
Monu Kumar |
Batting: | Right-hand bat | |||
| Age: | 23 years 84 days | Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak | ||
| Playing role: | Bowling allrounder |
Mitchell Santner |
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| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Age: | 25 years 357 days | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium | Playing role: | Bowling allrounder | ||
Karn Sharma |
Batting: | Left-hand bat | |||
| Age: | 30 years 97 days | Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Playing role: | Bowler |
Kanishk Seth |
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| Batting: | Left-hand bat | Age: | 20 years 85 days | ||
| Bowling: | Legbreak googly | Playing role: | Bowler | ||
Dhruv Shorey |
Batting: | Right-hand bat | |||
| Age: | 25 years 237 days | Bowling: | Left-arm medium | ||
| Playing role: | Top-order batsman |
Shardul Thakur |
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| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Age: | 26 years 104 days | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak | Playing role: | Bowler | ||
Murali Vijay |
Batting: | Right-hand bat | |||
| Age: | 33 years 302 days | Bowling: | Right-arm medium | ||
| Playing role: | Opening batsman |
Shane Watson |
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| Batting: | Right-hand bat | Age: | 36 years 225 days | ||
| Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak | Playing role: | Allrounder | ||
Mark Wood |
Batting: | Right-hand bat | |||
| Age: | 28 years 17 days | ||||
| Bowling: | Bowler | ||||
| Playing role: | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Batting: | Right-hand bat | ||||
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast | ||||
