Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League cricket franchise

"Super Kings" redirects here. For the South African cricket team, see Joburg Super Kings. For the American cricket team, see Texas Super Kings.

Cricket team

Chennai Super Kings

Nickname(s)| CSK
League| Indian Premier League
Personnel
Captain| Ruturaj Gaikwad
Coach| Stephen Fleming
Owner| Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited
Manager| Russell Radhakrishnan
Team information
City| Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Colours|
Founded| 24 January 2008; 17 years ago (24 January 2008)
Home ground| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Capacity| 38,200
History
Indian Premier League wins| 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)
Champions League Twenty20 wins| 2 (2010, 2014)
Official website| chennaisuperkings.com

T20 kit

Seasons

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian professional T20 cricket franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The team competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was one of the eight franchises incorporated when the league was established in 2008. The team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket.

The Super Kings is the joint-most successful IPL franchise, having won five IPL titles (along with Mumbai Indians). In the IPL, it has appeared in a 10 finals and qualified for the playoff stages 12 times, the most amongst the IPL teams. The franchise has also won the Champions League Twenty20 twice in 2010 and 2014. The team is currently captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and coached by Stephen Fleming.

The Super Kings was suspended for two years from the IPL starting July 2015 due to the involvement of its owners in the 2013 IPL betting case. The frachise re-joined the IPL for the 2018 season and won the title in its comeback season. In January 2022, CSK became India's first unicorn sports enterprise. As of 2022, it was the second most valuable IPL franchise with a valuation of $1.15 billion.

## History

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### Early years (2008–09)

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In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a Twenty20 competition with the inaugural season planned for 2008.[1] Chennai was one of the eight city-based franchises unveiled for the inaugural edition in January 2008.[2]

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

The player auction for the inaugural IPL season took place in January 2008. Then captain of the Indian team MS Dhoni was bought by the Super Kings for $1.5 million, the most expensive buy at the auction.[3] The franchise also bought international cricketers Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Stephen Fleming, Muttiah Muralitharan and Michael Hussey in the inaugural auction.[4] Ahead of the inaugural season, the franchise named Dhoni as the captain of the team and appointed Kepler Wessels as the head coach.[5][6] The team played its first game in the IPL on 19 April 2008 against Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) at Mohali, which it won by 33 runs.[7] The Super Kings finished the league stage in third place with eight wins from 14 games.[8] In the semifinal, the franchise beat Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets to reach the maiden IPL final.[9] In the final at Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals won the match off the last ball to defeat the Super Kings and lifted the first IPL title.[10] By finishing as the runners-up in the IPL, the Super Kings qualified for the inaugural season of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20). The tournament was later cancelled as a consequence of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the Super Kings was given $5 million as compensation from the BCCI for the same.[11]

Ahead of the 2009 season, Stephen Fleming took over as the head coach of the Super Kings.[12] At the player auction, the franchise bought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million, making him the joint highest-paid cricketer in the IPL.[13] Opening batter Hussey skipped the IPL season to focus on The Ashes.[14] The Super Kings finished the league stage in second place with eight wins from 14 matches.[15] In the semi-finals, the team lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets.[16] Super Kings opener Hayden won the Orange Cap as the leading run-scorer of the season with 572 runs.[17][18]

### Championship and further success (2010–12)

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In 2010, the Super Kings struggled in the first half of the regular season, winning only two matches out of seven.[19] They won five of their next seven games including a must-win encounter against Kings XI Punjab at Dharamshala.[20] With seven wins from 14 matches, the team finished the league stage in third place and qualified for the semi-finals for the third consecutive season.[20][21] In the semifinal, the Super Kings scored a modest 142/7 in 20 overs against the defending champions Deccan Chargers but restricted the opposition to 104 runs to score a 38-run victory.[22] The Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final to secure their first ever IPL title.[23][24] With the win, the franchise qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was to be held in South Africa. In the Champions League, the team finished at the top of Group A with three wins and a defeat.[25] In the semifinal at Durban, the Super Kings defeated fellow IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore by 52 runs.[26] In their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg, they beat the Warriors of South Africa by eight wickets to win the tournament.[27] Murali Vijay, who won the Man of the Match in the final, was awarded the Golden Bat for scoring the most runs in the tournament, and Ravichandran Ashwin, who was the leading wicket-taker, was adjudged the Player of the Series.[27][28]

Chennai Super Kings playing Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 2012

For the 2011 IPL season, a fresh auction was held after two new teams were added to the IPL.[29] Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of four players from its current squad with a maximum of three Indian players. The Super Kings retained captain Dhoni, Raina, Vijay and South African Albie Morkel.[30][31] In the subsequent auction, they bought back Hussey, Ashwin, Bollinger and Subramaniam Badrinath.[32] In the 2011 season, they finished second in the league stage with nine wins and five loses.[33][34] The team won the first qualifier against Royal Challengers by six wickets to qualify for the final.[35] In the final, the Super Kings again met Royal Challengers in Chennai. The team won a second consecutive IPL title and Vijay was named as Man of the Match for his innings of 95 runs.[36] In the Champions League held later that year, the Super Kings won only one out of their four group matches and finished at the bottom of the table.[37]

Ahead of the 2012 IPL season, the franchise bought Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for $2 million at the players' auction.[38] The Super Kings won only five of their first 12 games but won three of their last four matches to qualify for the playoffs.[39][40] In the playoffs, the team beat Mumbai Indians by 38 runs and league stage table-toppers Delhi Daredevils by 86 runs in consecutive matches to qualify for the final.[39][41][42] In their third consecutive final appearance, the Super Kings lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets.[43] In the subsequent Champions League, the Super Kings ended with two wins from four matches and did not progress past the group stage.[44]

### Consistent performance and suspension (2013–17)

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Ahead of the 2013 IPL season, the Super Kings strengthened their bowling by signing up five new bowlers.[45] In the IPL season, the team finished on top of the group stage points table for the first time with 11 wins from 16 matches.[46][47] During the season, they also equaled the record for most successive match wins in the IPL with seven wins.[48] In the first qualifier against the Mumbai Indians at Delhi, the Super Kings won by 48 runs, aided by unbeaten half-centuries from Hussey and Raina, to qualify for the final.[49] In the final against the same opposition at Kolkata, the team lost by 23 runs.[50] Hussey top scored with 733 runs, winning the Orange Cap for the most runs in the season and Dwayne Bravo won the Purple Cap for the most wickets (32).[18][51][52] The Super Kings qualified for the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 held in India in September–October. The team won three of the four matches in the group stage to qualify for the semi-finals, in which it lost to the Rajasthan Royals by 14 runs.[53][54]

In May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, who was the team principal of the Super Kings, was arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of placing bets on IPL matches.[55][56] In February 2014, a three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India inquired into the betting case and indicted Meiyappan for illegal betting during the 2013 IPL season.[57]

Before the 2014 season, the Super Kings retained Dhoni, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin and Bravo ahead of the players' auction.[58] At the auction, the franchise bought Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ashish Nehra and Mohit Sharma among others.[59] The first phase of the IPL season was held in the UAE with the second phase returning to India, but the Super Kings' home matches were shifted from Chennai to Ranchi due to a dispute between the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.[60] The Super Kings started the season with eight wins in their first ten matches before suffering from a dip in form towards the end of the regular season.[61] The team recovered to finish third in the points table to qualify for the playoffs.[62][63] In the first match of the playoffs, the team beat the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets before losing to the Kings XI Punjab side in the next match.[61][64] In the 2014 Champions League, the Super Kings won two matches to finish second in the group stage to qualify for the semifinal.[65] The team beat the Kings XI Punjab in the semi-finals by 65 runs.[66] At the final in Bangalore, the Super Kings defeated then IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets to win their second CLT20 title.[67] Raina finished as the highest run-scorer of the tournament and was awarded Man of the Series.[68][69]

Ahead of the 2015 season, the Super Kings got Hussey back and also bought Kyle Abbott, Irfan Pathan and Andrew Tye among others in the players' auction.[70] In the group stage, the team topped the table with nine wins from 14 matches.[71] In the playoffs, the Super Kings lost to the Mumbai Indians by 25 runs in the first qualifier before defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the next match to qualify for the final.[72][73] In the final, the team was again beaten by the Mumbai Indians by 41 runs.[74] On 14 July 2015, the Supreme Court appointed committee headed by RM Lodha, suspended the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings franchises from the IPL for a period of two years due to the association of their owners with illegal betting.[75]

### Comeback (2018–20)

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Chennai Super Kings playing the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 Indian Premier League at Pune

Ahead of the player auction in 2018, the Super Kings retained Dhoni, Raina and Jadeja from its old team roster.[76] In the auction, the franchise bought back Bravo, du Plessis, and Vijay. It also added international cricketers Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, Mark Wood, Mitchell Santner, Sam Billings along with Indians Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur amongst others.[77] Ahead of the team's return to the IPL after two seasons, anticipating fans turned up for the practice sessions held at the M. A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai before the start of the tournament.[78] The Super Kings started off with a one wicket win over the Mumbai Indians in their first match in over two years.[79] The team finished the league stage in second place to qualify for the playoffs.[80][81] The Super Kings beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier to qualify for the final. The team beat the same opponent in the final to win the league for the third time.[82][83][84] The Super Kings also became the first team to defeat a single opponent (Sunrisers Hyderabad) four times in a single season.[85]

In the 2019 IPL season, the Super Kings finished second in the league stage with nine wins from 14 matches.[86] In the playoffs, they lost to the Mumbai Indians in the first match before beating the Delhi Capitals in the next match to enter the final for a record eighth time.[83][87][88] In the final, the Super Kings lost to the Mumbai Indians by one run.[89] Tahir, who took 26 wickets, won the Purple Cap for the most wickets.[51][87]

Before the 2020 season, the Super Kings bought Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood and Piyush Chawla at the player auction.[90] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IPL was initially postponed and later shifted to the UAE.[91] Many members of the Super Kings' team tested positive for the coronavirus, and players such as Raina and Harbhajan Singh pulled out of the tournament citing personal reasons.[92] In the first match, the Super Kings beat the defending champions Mumbai Indians.[93] The team finished seventh overall in the group stage points table and failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time.[83][94] The team's captain Dhoni drew criticism from the supporters over his form and team selection.[95] The franchise released many of the players including Chawla, Vijay and Kedar Jadhav before the player auction for the 2021 season.[96]

### Further success and transition (2021–present)

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In the 2021 player auction, the Super Kings bought Cheteshwar Pujara, Krishnappa Gowtham and Moeen Ali and traded in Robin Uthappa from the Rajasthan Royals.[97] In the 2021 season, the team won five of the first seven matches before the season was suspended midway due to increase in number of COVID-19 cases.[98][99] The second leg of the season resumed in the UAE with the Super Kings finishing second in the group stage to qualify for the playoffs.[100] In the playoffs, the team beat the Delhi Capitals to reach the finals for the ninth time in their history.[83][101] In the finals, the Super Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders to win their fourth IPL title.[83][102]

Before the start of the 2022 IPL season, the Super Kings announced that Jadeja will replace Dhoni as the captain of the team.[103] After the team lost six of the first eight matches in the season, Jadeja handed the captaincy back to Dhoni on 30 March 2022.[104] The Super Kings finished ninth out of the ten teams in the group stage and failed to qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in their IPL history.[83][105][106]

In the player auction before the start of the 2023 IPL season, the Super Kings bought Ben Stokes, Kyle Jamieson and Ajinkya Rahane.[107] Bravo retired and re-signed with the team as the bowling coach, replacing Lakshmipathy Balaji.[108] During the early part of the season, Chahar and Jamieson were ruled out due to injuries, and Stokes was out for most of the season due to various injuries.[109][110][111] The team finished second in the group stage with 17 points from eight wins.[112] The Super Kings won the first qualifier against the Gujarat Titans, making it into their tenth IPL finals in 14 seasons.[113] In the final in Ahmedabad, the Super Kings beat defending champions Gujarat Titans by five wickets to win a record equaling fifth title.[83][114][115]

In the player auction before the 2024 season, the Super Kings bought back Thakur and added Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman and Rachin Ravindra to the squad.[116] On 21 March 2024, Dhoni handed over the captaincy of the team to Ruturaj Gaikwad.[117] In the group stage, the Super Kings finished with 14 points from seven wins from 14 matches. The team was tied with three other teams in the competition for the fourth and final play-off spot but finished fifth behind the Royal Challengers Bangalore on net run rate after the loss to the same team in its final group match.[118][119] Hence, the team failed to qualify for the IPL playoffs for only the third time in the history of the competition.[83][120]

Ahead of the 2025 season, the Super Kings retained only five players including captain Gaikwad, former captains Dhoni and Jadeja, and players Shivam Dube and Matheesha Pathirana while releasing the others.[121] In the subsequent player auction, the franchise bought 20 players including ten capped players and six overseas players. The team bought back Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Devon Conway, Sam Curran, and Shaik Rasheed, who had also played for the franchise in the previous seasons.[122][123] The Super Kings spent ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) to buy Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad and ₹9.75 crore (US$1.1 million) on Indian all rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, who had previously played for the team till 2015.[124]

## Crest and colours

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The franchise was named as the Super Kings in honour of the rulers of the erstwhile Tamil kingdoms.[125][126] The name was chosen from over 25,000 entries received in a naming contest.[127] The logo consists of a head of a roaring lion in orange with a crown on the top and the team name rendered below in blue.[128][129] The team's primary colour is yellow and the current jersey introduced in 2021 includes a camouflage pattern at the shoulders and a roaring lion background pattern.[128] The team's anthem is titled "Whistle Podu" (transl. Blow the whistle), the latest version of which was released in 2018.[130][131]

## Grounds

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Main article: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium before an IPL match in 2023

The Super Kings play their home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (also known as "Chepauk") in Chennai, which is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India.[132][133] The stadium is owned by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and has a seating capacity of 38,000.[132] The stadium is often referred to as "Fortress Chepauk" and "Lions' den".[134][135]

In 2014, the Super Kings played their home matches at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium at Ranchi due to a dispute with the Government of Tamil Nadu regarding the usage of three stands at the Chepauk stadium.[136][137] In 2018, the team played six of its home games at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune after members of some of the political parties staged protests outside the Chepauk stadium and the Tamil Nadu Police indicated their inability to provide security for the subsequent matches.[138][139]

## Brand

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The Super Kings has consistently been named amongst the most valuable sporting franchises in India.[140][141] In a February 2013 report by London based Brand Finance, in which the Super Kings was placed in the 147th place amongst the top 150 most valuable teams in the world with a brand value of $46 million.[142] In January 2022, the Super Kings became the first unicorn sports enterprise in India.[143] In 2022, the Super Kings were named as the second most valuable IPL franchise with a valuation of $1.15 billion.[144]

### Sponsorship

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Year  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor (front)  | Shirt sponsor (back)  | Chest branding

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2008  | Reebok | Aircel | India Cements | Gulf Oil
2009  | Nivaran 90
2010  | Coromandel King
2011  | Gulf Oil
2012
2013
2014
2015  | Spartan
2018  | Seven | Muthoot Group
2019
2020
2021  | Myntra
2022  | TVS Eurogrip
2023
2024  | Etihad Airways
2025  | Etihad Airways | FedEx

Telecom service provider Aircel became the first shirt sponsor for the team after it signed a three-year deal in 2008. The deal was renewed in 2011 for ₹850 million (US$9.8 million), then the most expensive sponsorship deal in the IPL.[145][146] Muthoot Group was the principal shirt sponsor from 2018 to 2020 after which Myntra took over as the principal shirt sponsor for the 2021 season.[147]

In 2022, tyre maker TVS Eurogrip signed up with the franchise as the principal shirt sponsor on a three-year deal worth over ₹1 billion (US$12 million).[148] Etihad Airways signed as one of the principal sponsors ahead of 2024 season with the brand displayed on the backside of the jersey.[149] Ahead of the 2025 season, Etihad became the primary shirt sponsor,[150][151] and the franchise signed a multi-year deal with FedEx, by which the company became the official logistics partner and the logo placed in the back of the shirts.[152][153] The team also has sponsorship deals with India Cements, Gulf Oil, SNJ Breweries, Reliance Jio, Astral Pipes, ICICI Bank, Coca-Cola and Vision11.[154]

Reebok, owned by German brand Adidas, was the official kit supplier for the Super Kings from 2008 to 2014.[155][156] From the 2015 season, Australian apparel and sports gear manufacturer Spartan manufactured kits for the team.[157] Indian apparel brand Seven became the official merchandising partner of the Super Kings in 2018.[158] Chennai Super Kings is registered as a brand and sells cricket kits, apparel and other merchandise.[159]

## Support

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The team has a significant fan following, colloquially referred to as the "Yellow Army".[160][161] The official fan club of the Super Kings called the "Whistle Podu Army", was founded in January 2016.[162] The team has the highest number of followers in the social media amongst the IPL teams with over 33 million followers across X, Facebook and Instagram as of March 2023.[163] The home matches of the team register significant attendance with the fans often turning up to watch the team's practice sessions at Chennai.[164] When the team's home games were moved to Pune in 2018, a charter train between Chennai and Pune was arranged by the franchise to ferry the fans.[165][166]

## Rivalries

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### Mumbai Indians rivalry

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Main article: Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry

The Super Kings have played the Mumbai Indians 37 times in the IPL, with Chennai winning 17 of those matches.[167] They are the two most successful IPL teams with five titles each. The two sides have met each other at the final of the IPL four times, with Mumbai winning thrice and Chennai winning once.[168]

### Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry

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The rivalry between the Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore is called the "Southern derby" or "Kaveri derby" (from the Kaveri River and the water dispute between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu).[169][170] The Super Kings have won 22 of the 34 matches between the teams,[171] and have beaten the Royal Challengers in the only meeting between the two teams in an IPL final in 2011.[168]

## Ownership and finances

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When the IPL was launched in 2008, the Chennai franchise was sold to the India Cements for $91 million, making it the fourth most expensive team in the league.[172] N. Srinivasan, who was then the treasurer and vice-chairman of the BCCI, became the de facto owner of the Super Kings as the managing director of India Cements.[173] In September 2008, former BCCI President A. C. Muthiah wrote to then BCCI President citing the BCCI regulations, which prevented any administrator from holding commercial interests in the matches conducted by the board. Subsequently, the regulations were amended by the BCCI to exclude the IPL and a case was filed against the same in the Madras High Court.[174][175] In 2013, he Muthiah moved to the Supreme Court to stop Srinivasan from taking over as the President of BCCI, which was rejected and Srinivasan was elected as the President of BCCI.[176][177] In a subsequent decision announced on 22 January 2015, the Supreme Court stuck down the 2008 amendment to the BCCI constitution that allowed board officials to have a commercial interest in the IPL. As a result, the Super Kings franchise was transferred to a separate entity named Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited.[178]

As of 2021, about 30% of the franchise is owned by the trustees and shareholders of India Cements. The Super Kings recorded revenues of ₹4.18 billion (US$48 million) with a net profit of ₹1.11 billion (US$13 million) for FY 2018–19. In the FY 2020–21, the revenue dropped to ₹2.54 billion (US$29 million) with a net profit of ₹402 million (US$4.6 million). The franchise generates revenues from broadcasting deals, match day tickets, in-stadium advertising and merchandise sales. Majority of the revenue comes from broadcasting rights which contributes about 60% of the total revenue, followed by around 20% from sponsorship deals and about 10-15% from ticket sales.[140]

## Players

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Main article: List of Chennai Super Kings cricketers

### Current squad

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* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* * denotes a player who was unavailable for the season.

Chennai Super Kings squad[122] No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Year signed  | Salary  | Notes

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Batters
52 | Rahul Tripathi |  India |  (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹3.4 crore (US$390,000) |
31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad |  India |  (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | Captain
66 | Shaik Rasheed |  India |  (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2023 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
28 | Andre Siddarth |  India |  (2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | – | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
Wicket-keepers
7 | MS Dhoni |  India |  (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$460,000) |
88 | Devon Conway |  New Zealand |  (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$720,000) | Overseas
23 | Vansh Bedi |  India |  (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | – | 2025 | ₹55 lakh (US$64,000) |
All-rounders
99 | Ravichandran Ashwin |  India |  (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹9.75 crore (US$1.1 million) |
8 | Ravindra Jadeja |  India |  (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) |
59 | Vijay Shankar |  India |  (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) |
25 | Shivam Dube |  India |  (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) |
57 | Deepak Hooda |  India |  (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹1.7 crore (US$200,000) |
1 | Ramakrishna Ghosh |  India |  (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
58 | Sam Curran |  England |  (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas
17 | Rachin Ravindra |  New Zealand |  (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm slow orthodox | 2024 | ₹4 crore (US$460,000) | Overseas
47 | Anshul Kamboj |  India |  (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹3.4 crore (US$390,000) |
Spin bowlers
19 | Shreyas Gopal |  India |  (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
15 | Noor Ahmad |  Afghanistan |  (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist-spin | 2025 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas
Pace bowlers
10 | Jamie Overton |  England |  (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹1.5 crore (US$170,000) | Overseas
72 | Nathan Ellis |  Australia |  (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas
33 | Mukesh Choudhary |  India |  (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
71 | Khaleel Ahmed |  India |  (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹4.8 crore (US$550,000) |
9 | Gurjapneet Singh |  India |  (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2.2 crore (US$250,000) |
51 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti |  India |  (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
81 | Matheesha Pathirana |  Sri Lanka |  (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹13 crore (US$1.5 million) | Overseas

### Captains

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MS Dhoni (left) is the most successful captain and Ruturaj Gaikwad is the current captain

Dhoni led the team from 2008 to 2023 and is one of the most successful captains in the IPL, having led the Super Kings to ten finals of which the team has won five.[83][179] In 2022, Jadeja was appointed as the captain succeeding Dhoni but handed the captaincy back to Dhoni after a poor start to the IPL season.[180] Gaikwad was appointed as the captain before the start of the 2024 IPL season.[117]

Player  | Nationality  | From  | To  | Matches  | Won  | Lost  | Tied  | NR  | Win%

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MS Dhoni  |  India | 2008 | 2023 | 235 | 142 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 60.42
Suresh Raina  |  India | 2010 | 2019 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.33
Ravindra Jadeja  |  India | 2022 | 2022 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00
Ruturaj Gaikwad  |  India | 2024 | Present | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00

Last updated: 5 May 2024; Source: ESPNcricinfo[181]

## Support staff

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Position  | Name

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Head coach |  Stephen Fleming
Batting coach |  Michael Hussey
Bowling consultant |  Eric Simons
Bowling and fielding coach |  Rajiv Kumar
Assistant bowling coach |  Sridharan Sriram[182]
Physiotherapist |  Tommy Simsek
Trainer |  Gregory King
Team manager |  Russell Radhakrishnan
Team doctor |  Madhu Thottappillil
High performance analyst |  Lakshmi Narayanan
Logistics manager |  Sanjay Natarajan
Masseur |  Khalil Khan
Source: Official website[183]

## Statistics

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Main article: List of Chennai Super Kings records

### By season

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#### Indian Premier League

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Year  | Matches  | Won  | Lost  | NR | Group Stage  | Final Result  | Most Runs  | Most Wickets

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2008 | 16  | 9  | 7  | 0  | 3/8  | Runners-up  | Suresh Raina (421)  | Albie Morkel (17)
2009 | 15  | 8  | 6  | 1  | 2/8  | Semi-finalists  | Matthew Hayden (572)  | Muttiah Muralitharan (14)
2010 | 16  | 9  | 7  | 0  | 3/8  | Champions  | Suresh Raina (520)  | Muttiah Muralitharan (15)
2011 | 16  | 11  | 5  | 0  | 2/10  | Champions  | Michael Hussey (492)  | Ravichandran Ashwin (20)
2012 | 19  | 10  | 8  | 1  | 4/9  | Runners-up  | Suresh Raina (441)  | Ben Hilfenhaus (14)
2013 | 18  | 12  | 6  | 0  | 2/9  | Runners-up  | Michael Hussey (733)  | Dwayne Bravo (32)
2014 | 16  | 10  | 6  | 0  | 3/8  | Playoffs  | Dwayne Smith (566)  | Mohit Sharma (23)
2015 | 17  | 10  | 7  | 0  | 1/8  | Runners-up  | Brendon McCullum (436)  | Dwayne Bravo (26)
2016 | Suspended
2017
2018 | 16  | 11  | 5  | 0  | 2/8  | Champions  | Ambati Rayudu (602)  | Shardul Thakur (16)
2019 | 17  | 10  | 7  | 0  | 2/8  | Runners-up  | MS Dhoni (416)  | Imran Tahir (26)
2020 | 14  | 6  | 8  | 0  | 7/8  | League stage  | Faf du Plessis (449)  | Sam Curran (13)
2021 | 16  | 11  | 5  | 0  | 2/8  | Champions  | Ruturaj Gaikwad (635)  | Shardul Thakur (21)
2022 | 14  | 4  | 10  | 0  | 9/10  | League stage  | Ruturaj Gaikwad (368)  | Dwayne Bravo (16)
2023 | 16  | 10  | 5  | 1  | 2/10  | Champions  | Devon Conway (672)  | Tushar Deshpande (21)
2024 | 14  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 5/10  | League stage  | Ruturaj Gaikwad (583)  | Tushar Deshpande (17)
Total  | 240  | 138  | 99  | 3  | 58.23%  | (5 Titles)

Source: IPLT20 website[184]

#### Champions League Twenty20

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Year  | Standing

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2008 | ~~Tournament Cancelled~~
2009 | Did not qualify
2010 | Champions
2011 | League stage
2012
2013 | Semi-finalists
2014 | Champions

Source: ESPNcricinfo[185]

### By opposition

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Matches include records from both the IPL and CLT20.

Opposition  | Span  | IPL | CLT20 | Total  | Win (%)

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M | W | L | NR | M | W | L | M | W | L | NR
Mumbai Indians | 2008–24 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 39  | 18  | 21  | 0 |

46.15

Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2008–24 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 34  | 22  | 11  | 1 |

66.67

Kolkata Knight Riders | 2008–24 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 32  | 20  | 11  | 1 |

64.52

Punjab Kings | 2008–24 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 31  | 17  | 14  | 0 |

54.84

Delhi Capitals | 2008–24 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0  | —  | —  | —  | 30  | 19  | 11  | 0 |

63.33

Rajasthan Royals | 2008–24 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 30  | 16  | 14  | 0 |

53.33

Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2013–24 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0 |

72.73

Gujarat Titans | 2022–24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0  | —  | —  | —  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 0 |

42.85

Lucknow Super Giants | 2022–24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1 |

25.00

Deccan Chargers | 2008–12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0  | \
  | 10  | 6  | 4  | 0 |

60.00

Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0 |

50.00

Pune Warriors India | 2011–13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0 |

66.66

Total | 2008–24 | 240 | 138 | 99 | 3  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 248  | 143  | 102  | 3 | 58.37%

Last updated: 18 May 2024[171]

Team now defunct

## In popular culture

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In 2019, a documentary television series titled Roar of the Lion aired on Disney+ Hotstar which dealt with the ban of the Super Kings franchise from the IPL in 2016 and its return to win the title in 2018.[186] In the 2024 Tamil-language film The Greatest of All Time, archived footage featuring Dhoni for the Super Kings in an IPL match was used.[187]

## See also

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* List of Chennai Super Kings cricketers
* List of Chennai Super Kings records
* Joburg Super Kings
* Texas Super Kings

## Notes

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## External links

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* Official website
* Team profile at iplt20.com

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Chennai Super Kings

* Players
* Records

Ownership|

Chennai Super Kings Cricket

Home ground|

* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (2008–15; 2018–present)
* JSCA Stadium, Ranchi (2014)
* MCA Stadium, Pune (2018)

Captains|

* MS Dhoni (2008–15; 2018–21; 2022–23)
* Suresh Raina† (2010–19)
* Ravindra Jadeja (2022)
* Ruturaj Gaikwad (2024–present)

Coaches|

* Kepler Wessels (2008)
* Stephen Fleming (2009–15; 2018–present)

Honours|

| IPL|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2018
* 2021
* 2023

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CLT20|

* 2010
* 2014

Seasons|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Rivalries|

* Mumbai Indians
* Royal Challengers Bangalore

Related topics|

* Betting case
* Roar of the Lion

See also|

* Joburg Super Kings
* Texas Super Kings

† denotes a stand-in captain

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Chennai Super Kings - current squad

* 31 Gaikwad (c)
* 1 Ghosh
* 7 Dhoni (wk)
* 8 Jadeja
* 9 Singh
* 10 Overton
* 15 Noor
* 17 Ravindra
* 19 Gopal
* 23 Bedi (wk)
* 25 Dube
* 28 Siddarth
* 33 Choudhary
* 47 Kamboj
* 51 Nagarkoti
* 52 Tripathi
* 57 Hooda
* 58 Curran
* 59 Shankar
* 66 Rasheed
* 71 Khaleel
* 72 Ellis
* 81 Pathirana
* 88 Conway (wk)
* 99 Ashwin

* Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
* Batting Coach: Michael Hussey
* Bowling Coach: TBA
* Fielding Coach: Rajiv Kumar

* v
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Indian Premier League

* Board of Control for Cricket in India
* Cricket in India

Seasons|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Personnel changes|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Finals|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Teams|

* Chennai Super Kings
* Delhi Capitals
* Gujarat Titans
* Kolkata Knight Riders
* Lucknow Super Giants
* Mumbai Indians
* Punjab Kings
* Rajasthan Royals
* Royal Challengers Bengaluru
* Sunrisers Hyderabad

| Defunct|

* Deccan Chargers
* Gujarat Lions
* Kochi Tuskers Kerala
* Pune Warriors India
* Rising Pune Supergiant

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Venues|

* ACA Stadium
* ACA–VDCA Stadium
* Arun Jaitley Stadium
* Eden Gardens
* Ekana Stadium
* HPCA Stadium
* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
* Narendra Modi Stadium
* Sawai Mansingh Stadium
* Wankhede Stadium
* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
* Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
* Yadavindra Singh Stadium

Statistics and records|

* Teams
* Results
* Scores
* Batting
* Bowling
* Five-wicket hauls
* Wicketkeeping
* Fielding
* Individual
* Partnership
* Miscellaneous

Lists|

* Awards
* Orange Cap
* Purple Cap
* Captains
* Centuries

Legal issues|

* 2012 spot-fixing case
* 2013 spot-fixing and betting case

Related topics|

* Champions League Twenty20
* Icon player
* Women's Premier League

* Category
* Commons

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Sports teams based in Tamil Nadu

Badminton|

PBL
Chennai Superstarz

Basketball|

EPBL
Chennai Turbos†
INBL
Chennai Heat†
PBL
Chennai Icons†
UPBL
Chennai Slam†

Cricket|

Domestic
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Women

CCL
Chennai Rhinos
ICL
Chennai Superstars†
IPL
Chennai Super Kings
ISPL
Chennai Singams

TNPL
Chepauk Super Gillies
Dindigul Dragons
Kovai Kings
Madurai Panthers
Nellai Royal Kings
Salem Spartans
Tiruppur Tamizhans
Trichy Grand Cholas

Field hockey|

HIL
Tamil Nadu Dragons
PHL
Chennai Veerans†
WSH
Chennai Cheetahs†

Football|

Domestic
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Women

ISL
Chennaiyin FC
IWL
Sethu FC
I-League
Chennai City FC†

Futsal|

APFC
Chennai Singhams†

Kabaddi|

PKL
Tamil Thalaivas

Kho kho|

UKK
Chennai Quick Guns

Mixed martial arts|

SFL
Tamil Veerans

Motorsport|

IRL
Chennai Turbo Riders

Table tennis|

UTT
Chennai Lions

Tennis|

TPL
Chennai Smashers

Volleyball|

IVL
Chennai Spikers†
Pro VL
Chennai Spartans†
Prime VL
Chennai Blitz

American football|

EFL
Chennai Cobras†

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