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 |  |
27 November 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| 13 | Francois du Plessis |  |
13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas |
| 5 | Baba Aparajith | |
8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Dwayne Smith |  |
12 April 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| 48 | Michael Hussey |  |
27 May 1975 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| Ankush Bains | |
6 December 1995 | Right-handed | |||
| Eklavya Dwivedi | |
22 July 1988 | Right-handed | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | |
6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 12 | Mithun Manhas | |
12 October 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  |
7 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Irfan Pathan | |
27 October 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Andrew Tye | |
12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 7 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | |
7 July 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  |
27 September 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas/Occasional Wicket-Keeper |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | |
17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 64 | Ashish Nehra | |
30 April 1979 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | |
18 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 6 | Pawan Negi | |
6 January 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 15 | Ishwar Pandey | |
15 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 21 | Matt Henry | |
14 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 22 | Ronit More | |
11 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 77 | Samuel Badree | |
9 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas |
| Rahul Sharma | |
30 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | ||
| Kyle Abbott | |
18 June 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas | |
| Pratyush Singh | |
4 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | ||
