Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the Chennai-based Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Founded in 2008, they play their home matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK has lifted the IPL trophy thrice (2010, 2011 and 2018) under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Earlier, this Chennai-based franchise was owned by India Cements Ltd, with N Srinivasan as its chairman. It was transferred to a separate entity named Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd after a Supreme Court ruling in 2015.

Chennai Super Kings is one of the most successful franchises in IPL, having qualified for the playoffs in nine seasons and winning three times. They lifted the IPL 2018 title after coming back from a two-year ban over a spot-fixing scandal.

Ahead of IPL 2019 players’ auction, they retained their core players Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, and Ravindra Jadeja. They bought only two new players – Mohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The coaching staff of CSK for IPL 2019 includes Stephen Fleming as head coach, Michael Hussey as batting coach, Lakshmipathy Balaji as bowling coach.

Chennai Super Kings players list

Squad Strength: 25 (17 Indian and 8 Overseas)

Bought in IPL 2019 auction: Mohit Sharma (Rs 50 million), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 2 million)

Retained: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi

Coaching Staff: Stephen Fleming (head coach), Michael Hussey (batting coach), Lakshmipathy Balaji (Bowling coach), Eric Simons (bowling consultant), Tommy Simsek (Physiotherapist), Gregory Kings (trainer), R Russell (team manager), Lakshmi Narayanan (Performance analyst), Madhu (team doctor), Sanjay Natarajan (Logistics manager)

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Chennai Super Kings In News

Fitness and mental clarity will be key in this year's IPL, feels Raina
Suresh Raina feels fitness and clarity of thought will be the key when players take the field to participate in the 13th edition ...| August 05, 2020, Wednesday
IPL Covid-19 rules: Players, support staff to be tested every 5th day
ndian players and support staff will have to return negative for Covid-19 at least five times before they start training in the ...| August 04, 2020, Tuesday
Do not allow IPL 2020 in Dubai, CAIT urges Amit Shah, S Jaishankar
The CAIT, which is spear-heading a movement for boycott of Chinese goods, also criticised the BCCI's decision to retain VIVO, the ...| August 03, 2020, Monday
Used to watch Man Utd matches in Dhoni's room during IPL, reveals Billings
Billings won't take part in IPL 2020, to be played between September 19 to November 10 in the UAE, as he had withdrawn his name ...| August 03, 2020, Monday
Dhoni and boys to get Covid-19 tests done before assembling in Chennai: CSK
CSK was expected to be one of the first to fly to UAE. But the GC has made it clear that teams can travel to UAE after August 20| August 03, 2020, Monday
Governing Council meet: IPL 2020 final on Nov 10, Chinese sponsors intact
IPL governing council has decided to retain all its sponsors, including Chinese mobile company VIVO| August 02, 2020, Sunday
Governing Council meet: IPL 2020 will have 10 double header matches
BCCI in its all-important Governing Council meeting for IPL has decided to hold the 2020 edition of the league from September 19 ...| August 02, 2020, Sunday
IPL 2020 has nothing to do with Dhoni's international career, says Nehra
Dhoni last played for Team India in the semifinal of the 2019 ICC World Cup in Manchester where they sufferred a heartbreaking ...| August 02, 2020, Sunday
MS Dhoni is not just a friend, but a guiding force and mentor: Suresh Raina
Dhoni and Raina have been with CSK since the inaugural 2008 season of the IPL and have been integral to the team's extraordinary ...| August 02, 2020, Sunday
Dhoni's instincts, behind-the-scenes work reason for CSK's success: Dravid
N Srinivasan, former BCCI president and head of India Cements, which owns the CSK franchise, agreed that Dhoni is a man of ...| August 02, 2020, Sunday