Chennai Super Kings
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Coach |  Stephen Fleming |
| Owner | India Cements Ltd. |
| Team information | |
| Colors | Template:Cr-IPL/Flags |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home ground | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| History | |
| IPL wins | (1) 2010 |
| Champions League Twenty20 wins | (1) 2010 |
| Official website | www.chennaisuperkings.com |
Chennai Super Kings (Template:Lang-ta (often abbreviated as CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai that plays in the Indian Premier League. The team is captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (often referred to as Chepauk) is the Super Kings' home ground. They are the current holders of the IPL trophy, having won the 2010 Indian Premier League. They were the runners-up of the inaugural season and semi-finalists of the second edition and are the only side to make it to the semi-finals in all the three editions of the tournament. The Super Kings have qualified for two Champions League tournaments, firstly the 2008 edition, although the tournament was subsequently cancelled, and the 2010 tournament of which they became Champions. The leading run-scorer of the side is Suresh Raina[1] while the leading wicket-taker is Muttiah Muralitharan.[2]
Franchise history
The Chennai Super Kings are a part of the Indian Premier League, made up of 10 teams. 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.[3] 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 Secretary of the BCCI.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, is the brand ambassador for the franchise at present, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector.[4] To gather more support from local fans, actor Joseph 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 since then given up his position due to his other commitments.
2008 season
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, Michael Hussey and Muttiah Muralitharan.
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 serving 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, 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 January 8, 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]
Current squad
Template:Chennai Super Kings Roster
Administration
- Owner - India Cements Ltd.
- Chief Selector - V. B. Chandrasekhar
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.[18]
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,[19] 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.[20] 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.
Fixtures and results
Overall results
| Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Success Rate | Summary |
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| 2008 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | Runners-Up |
| 2009 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 53.33% | Semi-Finalists |
| 2010 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | Champions |
| Total | 47 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 55.38% |
Note : Only matches from Indian Premier League. No external matches are counted.
Result summary
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92.85 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.15 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 2008-2010 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
Note : Only results from Indian Premier League. No external matches are counted..
2008 season
| No | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 19 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Mohali | Won by 33 runs, MoM –-  Michael Hussey – 116* (54) Scorecard
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| 2 | 23 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 6 runs, MoM –- Matthew Hayden – 81 (46) Scorecard
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| 3 | 26 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 9 wickets, MoM –- Jacob Oram – 3/32 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 4 | 28 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Won by 13 runs, MoM –- Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 65 (30) Scorecard
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| 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 –- Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 33 (33) Scorecard
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| 9 | 10 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 18 runs, MoM –- Lakshmipathy Balaji – 5/24 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 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 –-  Makhaya Ntini – 4/21 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 12 | 21 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Lost by 14 runs Scorecard |
| 13 | 24 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Lost by 10 runs, MoM –- Albie Morkel – 2/35 (4 overs) and 71 (40) Scorecard
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| 14 | 27 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Hyderabad | Won by 7 wickets, MoM –- Suresh Raina – 54* (43) Scorecard
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| 15 | 31 May | Template:Cr-IPL (Semi Final #2) | Mumbai | Won by 9 wickets, MoM –- Makhaya Ntini – 2/23 (4 overs) Scoreacrd
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| 16 | 1 June | Template:Cr-IPL (Final) | Navi Mumbai | Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard Chennai Super Kings were the Runners-up in the inaugural edition of the IPL |
2009 season
| No | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 18 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Cape Town | Lost by 19 runs Scorecard |
| 2 | 20 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Port Elizabeth | Won by 82 runs, MoM -  Muralitharan - 3/11 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 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 - Suresh Raina - 98 (55), 1/11 (2 overs), 2 catches Scorecard
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| 7 | 2 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Johannesburg | Won by 18 runs, MoM - Shadab Jakati - 4/24 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 8 | 4 May | Template:Cr-IPL | East London | Won by 78 runs, MoM - M.S.Dhoni 58* (37) Scorecard
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| 9 | 7 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Pretoria | Won by 12 runs, MoM - Matthew Hayden 89 (58) Scorecard
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| 10 | 9 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Kimberley | Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Subramaniam Badrinath 59* (41) Scorecard
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| 11 | 14 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Durban | Lost by 2 wickets Scorecard |
| 12 | 16 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Port Elizabeth | Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Matthew Hayden 60* (57) Scorecard
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| 13 | 18 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Pretoria | Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard |
| 14 | 20 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Durban | Won by 24 runs, MoM - Muralitharan - 2/8 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 15 | 23 May | Template:Cr-IPL (Semi Final #2) | Johannesburg | Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard Chennai Super Kings were the Semi-Finalists in the IPL edition 2009 |
2010 season
| No | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 14 March | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Lost by 31 runs Scorecard |
| 2 | 16 March | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Won by 55 runs, MoM- M S Dhoni 66* (33) Scorecard
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| 3 | 19 March | Template:Cr-IPL | Delhi | Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Matthew Hayden 93 (43) Scorecard
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| 4 | 21 March | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Match tied, Lost In The Superover Scorecard |
| 5 | 23 March | Template:Cr-IPL | 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 | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Murali Vijay 78 (39) Scorecard
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| 9 | 3 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 23 runs, MoM- Murali Vijay 127 (56) Scorecard
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| 10 | 6 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 24 runs, MoM- Suresh Raina - 23 (18), 1/12 (2.3 overs) Scorecard
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| 11 | 10 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Nagpur | Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard |
| 12 | 13 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Won by 9 Wickets, MoM- Ravichandran Ashwin - 3/16 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 13 | 15 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard |
| 14 | 18 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Dharamsala | Won by 6 Wickets, MoM- M S Dhoni 54* (29) Scorecard
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| 15 | 22 April | Template:Cr-IPL (Semi Final #2) | Navi Mumbai | Won by 38 runs, MoM- Doug Bollinger - 4/13 (4 overs) Scorecard
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| 16 | 25 April | Template:Cr-IPL (Final) | Navi Mumbai | Won by 22 runs, MoM- Suresh Raina - 57 (35), 1/21 Scorecard Chennai Super Kings were the Champions of the IPL edition 2010 |
2011 season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 8 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 2 | 13 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Mohali | |
| 3 | 16 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 4 | 18 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Kochi | |
| 5 | 22 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Mumbai | |
| 6 | 25 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 7 | 27 April | Template:Cr-IPL | Navi Mumbai | |
| 8 | 1 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 9 | 4 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 10 | 7 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | |
| 11 | 9 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Jaipur | |
| 12 | 12 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 13 | 18 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | |
| 14 | 22 May | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | |
| Total |
Cricket academy in Chennai
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.
Hayden said he had decided to give back to the city where he had practised 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."[21]
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 will increase to 10 in 2011). Chennai Super Kings has been rated as this year’s “most valuable team” in Indian Premier League cricket, with a brand value of US$48.4 million (app ₹ 224 crores).[22] which is 2.4 million more than Kolkata Knight Riders, whose brand value stood at $46 million.
New stadium
A new stadium will come up at a Chennai suburb in addition to the famous Chepauk Ground located in the heart of the city. The new stadium, located at Karunkuzhipallam, about 25 km from Chennai, on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) plot on the IT corridor, is being built as the present lease of the Chepauk stadium expires in 2015. The new stadium is expected to cost over ₹ 100 crore. The TNCA would get 50 per cent subsidy from the Board of Control for Cricket in India. which may then be the home ground for Chennai Super Kings[23]
Awards and honours
2008 Indian Premier League
- Runners-Up Of 2008 Indian Premier League
- Fair Play Awards Winner
- Most Expensive Player Of The Tournament (Mahendra Singh Dhoni)
- Highest Total Of The Tournament (240/5)
- 2nd Tournament Centurion (Michael Hussey)
- 1st Tournament hat-trick (Lakshmipathy Balaji)
- 3rd Tournament hat-trick (Makhaya Ntini)
2009 Indian Premier League
- Semi-finalists Of 2009 Indian Premier League
- Most Expensive Player Of The Tournament (Andrew Flintoff)
- Orange Cap Player Of The Tournament (Matthew Hayden)
2010 Indian Premier League
- Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League
- Fair Play Awards Winner
- Highest Total Of The Tournament (246/5)
- 3rd Tournament Centurion (Murali Vijay)
- Most runs in an innings by an Indian (Murali Vijay)
- IPL Awards : Best Fielder (Suresh Raina)
- IPL Awards : Most Economical Bowler (Ravichandran Ashwin)
- Champions of the 2010 Champions League Twenty20
References
- ^ Cricinfo Batting Records
- ^ Cricinfo Bowling Records
- ^ http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/html/AboutUs.aspx India Cements buy Chennai franchise for USD 91 million
- ^ http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/html/AboutUs.aspx Srikkanth apponited brand ambassador for Chennai Super Kings
- ^ Chennai starts on a winning note
- ^ Chennai in semi-finals
- ^ Chennai Super Kings dethrone Punjab Kings
- ^ Rajasthan pulls it off in a humdinger
- ^ Mumbai Indians begins in style
- ^ Chennai Super Kings delivers the deathly blow
- ^ Inspired Bangalore defeats Chennai
- ^ Chennai set to welcome Aussie arrivals
- ^ Chennai beats Kings XI Punjab to make it to the semi-finals for yet another time
- ^ Brilliant Bollinger leads Chennai to second final
- ^ Chennai Super Kings triumphs the Indian Premier League
- ^ Dhoni,Raina,Vijay and Morkel retained
- ^ Badri,Hussey,Styris in Chennai's new squad
- ^ 2009 Twenty20 Champions League Teams
- ^ Super Kings pounds Bangalore to final
- ^ Super Kings beat warriors to clinch title
- ^ Cricket Academy in Chennai
- ^ IPL Brand Value
- ^ New stadium for Super Kings
External links
- Official Chennai Super Kings Website
- Official IPL league Website
- Chennai Super Kings - Team bio
- CSK Cricinfo
- Chennai Super Kings Team
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