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Chennai Super Kings
Personnel
CaptainMahendra Singh Dhoni
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerIndia Cements
Team information
CityChennai
ColorsCSK
Founded2008
Home groundM. A. Chidambaram Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
History
Indian Premier League wins2 (2010, 2011)
Champions League T20 wins1 (2010)
Official websitewww.chennaisuperkings.com
2011 Indian Premier League

Chennai Super Kings (Tamil: சென்னை சூப்பர் கிங்ஸ்; often abbreviated as CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (often referred to as Chepauk).

Chennai Super Kings are the most successful Indian franchise cricket team, having won the Indian Premier League twice and reached the play-offs every season, and winning the champions league becoming the only team to achieve both feats. The team won the tournament in succession (2010 and 2011) and were the first Indian team to have won the Champions League Twenty20. The leading run-scorer of the side is Suresh Raina,[1] while the leading wicket-taker is Albie Morkel.[2] The brand value of Chennai Super Kings is estimated at USD 70.16 million, making them the most valuable franchise.[3]

History

MS Dhoni, Captain of the Chennai Super Kings

The Chennai Super Kings are a part of the Indian Premier League, made up of 9 teams. It's the most successful and consistent team in IPL history. It is also one of the teams with great batting depth. Their captain is the Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The franchise is currently owned by India Cements, who paid US$91 million to acquire the rights to the franchise for 10 years in 2008.[4] N. Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd., is the de facto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. He is also the President of the BCCI.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former captain of the Indian cricket team and the current chairman of the National Selection Committee, was the brand ambassador for the franchise till the end of season 3 when his 3-year contract got over, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector. To gather more support from local fans, actor Vijay and actress Nayantara were also appointed as ambassadors. Nayantara was later removed because she could not attend matches. Vijay served as the brand Ambassador till the end of the 2009 season and has been removed after that.

2008 season

Chennai Super Kings playing the Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in the 2008 Indian Premier League.

During the first player auctions for the inaugural IPL season, conducted in January 2008, the Chennai team was able to buy a number of contemporary star cricketers such as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey. The Super Kings had a solid start to the tournament by winning their first game against Kings XI Punjab scoring 240/5 which was the highest total of the tournament, a record surpassed by themselves in 2010.[5] The Super Kings also won their next three games against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. But their winning run in the tournament took a hit when their overseas stars Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Jacob Oram had to leave for national duties. Their departure immediately affected their performance as the Super Kings who had won their first four games lost their next three games. The batting, although inconsistent, eventually adjusted to the losses of Hayden and Hussey with contributions from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel. The Super Kings despite having a roller-coaster ride in the second half managed to ensure a semi-final slot by beating the Deccan Chargers in their last league fixture.[6]

The side had finished third at the league table with 16 points. The Chennai Super Kings played their first semi-final against the Kings XI Punjab whom they managed to defeat by 9 wickets, thus entering the final,[7] which they lost to Rajasthan Royals by three wickets off the last ball.[8]

2009 season

The Super Kings brought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million making him the highest-paid IPL cricketer along with Kevin Pietersen of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Apart from Flintoff the Chennai Super Kings also brought Thilan Thushara, George Bailey, Murali Vijay and Shadab Jakati.

The Chennai Super Kings were defeated in their first game of the tournament by the Mumbai Indians.[9] But they immediately bounced back by beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next game. The Super Kings however lost against the Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers with an abandoned game in between. But the Chennai Super Kings went on to win their next 5 consecutive games to get 13 points from 10 games. The Super Kings despite losing to Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders assured themselves a semi-final berth by beating the Mumbai Indians and the Kings XI Punjab.[10]

The Super Kings finished with 17 points and earned a second place at the league table. However at the semi-finals the Super Kings' hope of entering the final for a second time was crushed by the resurgent Royal Challengers who proceeded to play the final against the Deccan Chargers.[11]

2010 season

The Super Kings added Justin Kemp and Thissara Perera to their roster, one filling an empty slot while the other shall serve as a substitute to Andrew Flintoff, who has planned to skip that season. The Super Kings also roped in former ICL cricketer Hemang Badani and local all-rounder Ganapathy.

The Super Kings started their tournament against the defending champions, Deccan Chargers, which they lost by 31 runs. But they bounced back into the top 4 by beating the Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils. However the side witnessed a heap of defeats in their next 4 games terribly endangering their chances to the semi-finals. But the Chennai Super Kings made a decent comeback by winning their eighth and ninth games against the Royal Challengers and Rajasthan Royals with the help of two superb batting performances from Murali Vijay. His performance was supplemented by the arrival of Doug Bollinger who boosted the team's bowling attack significantly.[12] The Super Kings managed to win 5 of the matches played in the latter half of the season thanks to the superb bowling performance of Ravichandran Ashwin, boosting their Net Run Rate, and allowed them to qualify for the semi-finals as three other teams were tied on the same number of points.[13]

The Super Kings defeated the Deccan Chargers at the semi-final to qualify for their second IPL final.[14] The win also assured them a place in the Champions League Twenty20. At the IPL final the Chennai Super Kings played the Mumbai Indians and won by 22 runs to crown themselves the Champions of the tournament.[15]

2011 Season

The Chennai Super Kings have retained 4 players for the 2011 Indian Premier League which include MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay and Albie Morkel.[16] On 8 January 2011, the Chennai Super Kings bought Doug Bollinger, Michael Hussey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dwayne Bravo, Wriddhiman Saha, George Bailey, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sudeep Tyagi, Suraj Randiv, Ben Hilfenhaus and Francois du Plessis in the IPL Player Auction for the fourth edition, looking to retain the same core team that performed for them from 2008 to 2010.[17] Also after the World Cup, Chennai Super Kings signed New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee as a replacement to the injured Ben Hilfenhaus after his stellar 18 wicket tournament.

The Super Kings started their IPL 2011 campaign with a thrilling win against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai by just 2 runs but lost their next game to the Kings XI Punjab after a stellar innings by Paul Valthaty.Michael Hussey's unbeaten 83 helped them to defeat the Royal Challengers Bangalore before losing to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in a rain affected match at the latter's home ground. This match was followed by another thriller against Mumbai Indians in which the latter took the game away with a brilliant bowling and fielding display.But they won their next two matches against Pune Warriors India both, home and away. Marking their fourth win in the series thanks to a brilliant spell of 3–21 by man of the match Doug Bollinger and a match winning partnership between Subramaniam Badrinath and Suresh Raina.They had their third straight win against the Deccan Chargers , thanks to the all-rounded effort by Albie Morkel taking three crucial wickets for 38 and scoring 19 of just 6 deliveries at a Strike rate of 317.[18] They had their fifth straight home victory against the Rajasthan Royals.Chasing a modest target of 148 , Michael Hussey striking again with the bat scoring 79* off just 55 balls taking his side to a comfortable 8-wicket win against the royals.[19] This was followed by a defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-affected match at the Eden Gardens.Then two days later, the batting came good in a crucial game against the Rajasthan Royals which they won comprehensively by 63 runs. The Chennai Super Kings extended their home record by defeating the Delhi Daredevils and moving to the top of the table.[20] The Super Kings played their last home game against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala which they won by eleven runs.With this win The Super Kings created a new record in the history of the Indian Premier League by winning all matches played at their home venue which no other team has previously achieved.[21] They finished second in the points table despite their loss to the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their final league game.[22] They won against RCB in the first Qualifier thus making it straight to the Finals. This was the 3rd time in 4 seasons that they have entered the finals in the IPL tournament.[23] They met the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the final where they won very comfortably and crowned champions for the second time in the tournament and become the first team to win at home. Murali Vijay was declared the Man of the Match for his match-winning innings that helped Chennai to post a big total.

Administration

Roster

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Champions League Twenty20

The Twenty20 Champions League is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies. The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League.

2008 season

The Super Kings being the runners-up of the IPL were among the first sides to secure a berth for the event. However the tournament was cancelled due to 2008 Mumbai Attacks and Chennai Super Kings along with Rajasthan Royals received $1.3 million as compensation.

2009 season

The Chennai Super Kings did not qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 as they could not make it to the final in the 2009 Indian Premier League. The top 3 sides, Deccan Chargers, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils qualified for the league.[24]

2010 season

On account of emerging as the Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League, the Super Kings along with the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers made it to the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was held in South Africa.

They topped Group A with 6 points (3 Wins and 1 Loss due to super-over.) to qualify for the semi-finals where they had to face Royal Challengers at Kingsmead, Durban. After a comprehensive victory of 52 runs by (D/L) method against the Challengers,[25] The Super Kings played their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg. They won against the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets becoming the first IPL side to win the CLT20.[26] Murali Vijay won the golden bat for scoring the maximum runs in the tournament and Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket taker and he was awarded the man of the series.

2011 season

The Chennai Super Kings finishing as the champions of the 2011 Indian Premier League, has qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20. They have previously qualified for the 2008 Season which was subsequently cancelled and also the 2010 Season which they went on to become the champions.

Starting as the defending champions, the Super Kings faced IPL rivals Mumbai Indians to whom they lost a very close game in the ending moments of the match.The Super Kings bounced back with a last-over win against the Cape Cobras. However the Super Kings were outplayed in their next two games by the Trinidad and Tobago and NSW Blues which knocked them out of the tournament.

Key Players

M.S.Dhoni(captain),Suresh raina(fastest run scorer),Murali Vijay(run scorer),M.Hussey(reliable player), S.Badrinath(wall of C.S.K),R.Ashwin(partnership breaker),D.Bollinger (reliable bowler).

Fixtures and results

Overall results

Performance summary
Year Matches Wins Losses No Result Success Rate Summary
2008 16 9 7 0 56.25% Runner Up
2009 15 8 6 1 53.33% Semi Finalist
2010 16 9 7 0 50% Champions
2011 16 11 5 0 64.67% Champions
Total 56 36 25 1 64.28%

Note : Only matches from Indian Premier League. No external matches are counted.

Result summary

Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR %
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 8 4 4 0 0 50.00
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 7 4 3 0 0 57.14
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 8 6 1 1 0 75.00
Template:Cr-IPL 2011 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 8 5 2 0 1 70.71
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 8 4 4 0 0 50.00
Template:Cr-IPL 2011 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 9 5 4 0 0 55.55
Template:Cr-IPL 2008–2011 12 7 5 0 0 58.33

Note : Only matches from Indian Premier League. No external matches are counted.

2008 season

No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
1 19 April Template:Cr-IPL Mohali Won by 33 runs, MoM –- Australia Michael Hussey – 116* (54) Scorecard
2 23 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 6 runs, MoM –- Australia Matthew Hayden – 81 (46) Scorecard
3 26 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 9 wickets, MoM –- New Zealand Jacob Oram – 3/32 (4 overs) Scorecard
4 28 April Template:Cr-IPL Bangalore Won by 13 runs, MoM –- India Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 65 (30) Scorecard
5 2 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
6 4 May Template:Cr-IPL Jaipur Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
7 6 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
8 8 May Template:Cr-IPL Delhi Won by 4 Wickets, MoM –- India Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 33 (33) Scorecard
9 10 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 18 runs, MoM –- India Lakshmipathy Balaji – 5/24 (4 overs) Scorecard
10 14 May Template:Cr-IPL Mumbai Lost by 9 wickets Scorecard
11 18 May Template:Cr-IPL Kolkata Won by 3 runs (D/L method), MoM –- South Africa Makhaya Ntini – 4/21 (4 overs) Scorecard
12 21 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Lost by 14 runs Scorecard
13 24 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Lost by 10 runs, MoM –- South Africa Albie Morkel – 2/35 (4 overs) and 71 (40) Scorecard
14 27 May Template:Cr-IPL Hyderabad Won by 7 wickets, MoM –- India Suresh Raina – 54* (43) Scorecard
15 31 May Template:Cr-IPL (Semi Final #2) Mumbai Won by 9 wickets, MoM –- South Africa Makhaya Ntini – 2/23 (4 overs) Scorecard
16 1 June Template:Cr-IPL (Final) Navi Mumbai Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
Total Chennai Super Kings were the Runners-up in the inaugural edition of the IPL

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2009 season

No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
1 18 April Template:Cr-IPL Cape Town Lost by 19 runs Scorecard
2 20 April Royal Challengers Bangalore Port Elizabeth Won by 82 runs, MoM – Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan – 3/11 (4 overs) Scorecard
3 23 April Template:Cr-IPL Durban Lost by 9 runs Scorecard
4 25 April Template:Cr-IPL Cape Town Match abandoned due to intermittent rain Scorecard
5 27 April Template:Cr-IPL Durban Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
6 31 April Template:Cr-IPL Pretoria Won by 38 runs, MoM – India Suresh Raina – 98 (55), 1/11 (2 overs), 2 catches Scorecard
7 2 May Template:Cr-IPL Johannesburg Won by 18 runs, MoM – India Shadab Jakati – 4/24 (4 overs) Scorecard
8 4 May Template:Cr-IPL East London Won by 78 runs, MoM – India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 58* (37) Scorecard
9 7 May Template:Cr-IPL Pretoria Won by 12 runs, MoM – Australia Matthew Hayden 89 (58) Scorecard
10 9 May Template:Cr-IPL Kimberley Won by 7 wickets, MoM- India Subramaniam Badrinath 59* (41) Scorecard
11 14 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Durban Lost by 2 wickets Scorecard
12 16 May Template:Cr-IPL Port Elizabeth Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Australia Matthew Hayden 60* (57) Scorecard
13 18 May Template:Cr-IPL Pretoria Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
14 20 May Template:Cr-IPL Durban Won by 24 runs, MoM – Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan – 2/8 (4 overs) Scorecard
15 23 May Royal Challengers Bangalore (Semi Final #2) Johannesburg Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
Total Chennai Super Kings were the Semi-Finalists in the IPL edition 2009

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2010 season

No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
1 14 March Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Lost by 31 runs Scorecard
2 16 March Template:Cr-IPL Kolkata Won by 55 runs, MoM- India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 66* (33) Scorecard
3 19 March Template:Cr-IPL Delhi Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Australia Matthew Hayden 93 (43) Scorecard
4 21 March Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Match tied, Lost In The Superover Scorecard
5 23 March Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Lost by 36 runs Scorecard
6 25 March Template:Cr-IPL Mumbai Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
7 28 March Template:Cr-IPL Ahmedabad Lost by 17 runs Scorecard
8 31 March Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai Won by 5 wickets, MoM- India Murali Vijay 78 (39) Scorecard
9 3 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 23 runs, MoM- India Murali Vijay 127 (56) Scorecard
10 6 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 24 runs, MoM- India Suresh Raina – 23 (18), 1/12 (2.3 overs) Scorecard
11 10 April Template:Cr-IPL Nagpur Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
12 13 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 9 Wickets, MoM- India Ravichandran Ashwin – 3/16 (4 overs) Scorecard
13 15 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
14 18 April Template:Cr-IPL Dharamsala Won by 6 Wickets, MoM- India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 54* (29) Scorecard
15 22 April Template:Cr-IPL (Semi Final #2) Navi Mumbai Won by 38 runs, MoM- Australia Doug Bollinger – 4/13 (4 overs) Scorecard
16 25 April Template:Cr-IPL (Final) Navi Mumbai Won by 22 runs, MoM- India Suresh Raina – 57 (35), 1/21 Scorecard
Total Chennai Super Kings were the Champions of the IPL edition 2010

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2011 season

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
1 8 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 2 runs, MoM- India Anirudha Srikkanth – 64 (55) Scorecard
2 13 April Template:Cr-IPL Mohali Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
3 16 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 21 runs, MoM- Australia Michael Hussey – 83* (56) Scorecard
4 18 April Template:Cr-IPL Kochi Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
5 22 April Template:Cr-IPL Mumbai Lost by 8 runs Scorecard
6 25 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 25 runs, MoM- Australia Michael Hussey – 61 (48) Scorecard
7 27 April Template:Cr-IPL Navi Mumbai Won by 8 Wickets MoM- Australia Doug Bollinger- 3/21( 4 overs)

Scorecard

8 1 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 19 runs, MoM- South Africa Albie Morkel – 19 (6), 3/38 (4 overs) Scorecard
9 4 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 8 Wickets, MoM- Australia Michael Hussey – 79* (55) Scorecard
10 7 May Template:Cr-IPL Kolkata Lost by 10 Runs Scorecard
11 9 May Template:Cr-IPL Jaipur Won by 63 Runs MoM- India Murali Vijay – 53 (40) Scorecard
12 12 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 18 Runs MoM- India Mahendra Singh Dhoni 63* (31) Scorecard
13 18 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai Won by 11 Runs MoM- India Wriddhiman Saha 46* (33) Scorecard
14 22 May Template:Cr-IPL Bangalore Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
15 24 May Template:Cr-IPL [Qualifier #1] Mumbai Won by 6 wickets MoM -India Suresh Raina 73* (50) Scorecard
16 28 May Template:Cr-IPL [Final] Chennai Won by 58 runs MoM-India Murali Vijay 95 (52) Scorecard
Total Chennai Super Kings were the Champions of the IPL edition 2011

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2012 Season

[27]

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
1 4 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
2 7 April Template:Cr-IPL Vishakapatnam
3 10 April Template:Cr-IPL New Delhi
4 12April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
5 14 April Template:Cr-IPL Pune
6 19 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
7 21 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
8 25 April Template:Cr-IPL Bangalore
9 28 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
10 30 April Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
11 4 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
12 6 May Template:Cr-IPL Mumbai
13 10 May Template:Cr-IPL Jaipur
14 12 May Template:Cr-IPL Chennai
15 14 May Template:Cr-IPL Kolkata
16 17 May Template:Cr-IPL Dharamsala
Total

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Cricket academy in Chennai

Former Chennai Super Kings' opener and 2009 Orange Cap-holder, Matthew Hayden has planned to set up a youth academy in Chennai and wants to take the help of Rahul Dravid and his Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming in the venture.[28] Hayden said he had decided to give back to the city where he had practiced playing on turning tracks ten years ago on Australia's 2000–01 tour to India."About a decade back, when I came here to practise on turning tracks, I told myself standing in an empty Chepauk stadium that I would score a century for Australia one day," Hayden told the Times of India. "I did that, and now this is a way of giving something back to the city from where I have got so much."[28]

Financial worth

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 has been increased to 10 in 2011). Chennai Super Kings has been rated as 2010–2011 “most valuable team” in Indian Premier League cricket, with a brand value of US$48.4 million (app 224 crores).[29] which is 2.4 million more than Kolkata Knight Riders, whose brand value stood at $46 million.

In 2011,a survey conducted by Rediff indicated that Super kings were once again the most valuable franchise in the tournament with a brand valuation of $ 70.16 million.This comes as a surprise as the brand value of the tournament itself had crashed down by $460 million and most of the other franchises had registered huge losses.[3]

Awards and honours

2008 Indian Premier League

2009 Indian Premier League

2010 Indian Premier League

2011 Indian Premier League

References

  1. ^ "Cricinfo Batting Records".
  2. ^ "Chennai Super Kings / Records / Twenty20 matches". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Corruption hits IPL, brand value falls to $3.67 billion - Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  4. ^ "India Cements buy Chennai franchise for USD 91 million".[failed verification]
  5. ^ Alter, Jamie (19 April 2008). "Magnificent Hussey inspires Chennai win". Espncricinfo.com.
  6. ^ Varghese, Mathew (27 May 2008). "Chennai Super Kings seal semi-final spot". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  7. ^ Rajesh, S. (31 May 2008). "Inspired Chennai send Punjab packing". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  8. ^ Rajasthan pulls it off in a humdinger
  9. ^ Mumbai Indians begins in style
  10. ^ Chennai Super Kings delivers the deathly blow
  11. ^ Inspired Bangalore defeats Chennai
  12. ^ Chennai set to welcome Aussie arrivals
  13. ^ Chennai beats Kings XI Punjab to make it to the semi-finals
  14. ^ Brilliant Bollinger leads Chennai to second final
  15. ^ Chennai Super Kings triumphs the Indian Premier League
  16. ^ Dhoni,Raina,Vijay and Morkel retained
  17. ^ Badri,Hussey,Styris in Chennai's new squad
  18. ^ Chennai withstand Sohal blinder
  19. ^ Chennai cruise to fourth straight win
  20. ^ Listless Delhi crashes out
  21. ^ Chennai beats Kochi,remains unbeaten at home
  22. ^ restrict Chennai to 128
  23. ^ "Bangalore v Chennai, 1st qualifier, IPL: Raina stuns Bangalore to power Chennai into final | Bangalore v Chennai, 1st qualifier, IPL 2011, Mumbai Report | Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  24. ^ 2009 Twenty20 Champions League Teams
  25. ^ Super Kings pounds Bangalore to final
  26. ^ Super Kings beat warriors to clinch title
  27. ^ IPL fixtures for 2012
  28. ^ a b Cricket Academy in Chennai
  29. ^ IPL Brand Value
  30. ^ Runners-up Chennai tops the Fair Play Points table
  31. ^ Chennai buys Dhoni for $1.5 million
  32. ^ Chennai and Bangalore buy English stars Flintoff and pietersen for $1.5 million each
  33. ^ Chennai Super Kings win the Fair Play Award
  34. ^ Raina rated the best fielder by viewers
  35. ^ Ashwin rated the most economical bowler
  36. ^ Chennai wins the Fair play award
  37. ^ remain unbeaten at home

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