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About Chennai Super Kings

About Chennai Super Kings

The Chennai Super Kings (abbreviated as CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008, the team is being captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached byStephen Fleming. The team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The Super Kings are the most successful team in the IPLand have won the title twice in succession (2010 and 2011).In 2010, they became the first Indian team to win the Champions League Twenty20 and repeated the feat in 2014. The leading run-scorer of the team is Suresh Raina, while the leading wicket-taker is Ravichandran Ashwin. The brand value of the Super Kings in 2012 was estimated at US$75.13 million, making them the most valuable franchise in the IPL.

Perforamance :

Year Indian Premier League Champions League Twenty20
2008 Runner Cancelled (Q)
2009 SF DNQ
2010 Winner Winner
2011 Winner Group stage
2012 Runner Group stage
2013 Runner SF
2014 SF Winner
2015 TBD TBD
  • Q = Qualified; DNQ = Did Not Qualify; TBD = To Be Decided

 

Current team:

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
3 Suresh Raina India 27 November 1986 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break Vice-captain
13 Francois du Plessis South Africa 13 July 1984 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas
5 Baba Aparajith India 8 July 1994 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
50 Dwayne Smith Barbados 12 April 1983 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
48 Michael Hussey Australia 27 May 1975 (age 39) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Ankush Bains India 6 December 1995 (age 19) Right-handed
Eklavya Dwivedi India 22 July 1988 (age 26) Right-handed
All-rounders
8 Ravindra Jadeja India 6 December 1988 (age 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
12 Mithun Manhas India 12 October 1979 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break
47 Dwayne Bravo Trinidad and Tobago 7 October 1983 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Irfan Pathan India 27 October 1984 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Andrew Tye Australia 12 December 1986 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Wicket-keepers
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni India 7 July 1981 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
42 Brendon McCullum New Zealand 27 September 1981 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas/Occasional Wicket-Keeper
Bowlers
99 Ravichandran Ashwin India 17 September 1986 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
64 Ashish Nehra India 30 April 1979 (age 35) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
18 Mohit Sharma India 18 September 1988 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
6 Pawan Negi India 6 January 1993 (age 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
15 Ishwar Pandey India 15 August 1989 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
21 Matt Henry New Zealand 14 December 1991 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
22 Ronit More India 11 February 1992 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
77 Samuel Badree Trinidad and Tobago 9 March 1981 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas
Rahul Sharma India 30 September 1986 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly
Kyle Abbott South Africa 18 June 1987 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
Pratyush Singh India 4 September 1994 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly

 



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