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Franchise history
In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the
Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008.[9] In January 2008, the BCCI
unveiled the owners of eight city-based franchises. The Chennai franchise was sold to the India Cements for
$91 million, making it the fourth most expensive team in the league behind Mumbai, Bangalore and
Hyderabad.[10] India Cements acquired the rights to the franchise for 10 years. Former ICC Chairman N.
Srinivasan was the de facto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position as the
vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements Ltd. The franchisee was transferred to a separate
entity named Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd., after the Supreme Court of India struck down the
controversial amendment to the BCCI constitution's clause 6.2.4 that allowed board officials to have a
commercial interest in the IPL and the Champions League T20 on January 22, 2015.[11]
Team history
20082009: First seasons
During the first player auctions for the inaugural IPL season
conducted in January 2008, the Chennai franchise bought a
number of contemporary star cricketers such as Mahendra
Singh Dhoni, Matthew Hayden, Stephen Fleming, Muttiah
Muralitharan and Michael Hussey.[12] Dhoni became the
costliest player of the auction, as the Chennai franchise bought
him for $1.5 million.[13] The franchise named Dhoni as the
captain of the team and appointed Kepler Wessels as the head
coach.[14] They played their first game on 19 April 2008 against
Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. The Super Kings won the game by Chennai Super Kings playing the Kolkata
33 runs after posting 240/5 in 20 overs, which was the highest Knight Riders at the M. A. Chidambaram
total of the tournament, a record surpassed by themselves in Stadium in the 2008 Indian Premier
2010.[15] The Super Kings ended the league stage with eight League.
wins from 14 games and finished third on the points table. [16]
For the 2009 season, the Super Kings bought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million at the
auction making him the highest-paid IPL cricketer along with English teammate Kevin Pietersen who was
bought for the same amount by Royal Challengers Bangalore.[20] However, Flintoff played only 3 matches
for them before suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of the season. The Super Kings were also without
the services of Hussey who had decided to skip the IPL season to focus on The Ashes.[21] The Super Kings
finished with 17 points from 14 matches and earned a second place at the league table.[22] However, at the
semi-finals, their hopes of entering the final for a second time were crushed by the Royal Challengers who
beat them by 6 wickets.[23] The Super Kings opener Matthew Hayden, who scored 572 runs in 12 innings
with 5 half-centuries at an average of 52 and strike-rate of 145, won the Orange Cap for the leading
run-scorer of the season[24] and was also adjudged Player of the Tournament.
In 2010, the Super Kings struggled in the first half of the regular season, winning only two matches out of
seven. They won four of their next five games in the season mainly due to the efforts of Murali Vijay and
Suresh Raina. After a defeat at home to the Delhi Daredevils, the Super Kings were left with a must-win
match against Kings XI Punjab at Dharamsala. The Super Kings won the match by six wickets as they
chased down the target of 193 with two balls to spare with skipper Dhoni scoring an unbeaten 54 from 29
balls.[25] Thus, with seven wins from 14 matches, Chennai finished with the same number of points as three
other teams with two semi-final spots at stake. Chennai got the third place as they had the better net run rate
of the four teams which finished on 14 points.[26] In the semifinal, the Super Kings scored a modest 142/7 in
20 overs against the defending champions Deccan Chargers. But an inspired bowling spell from Doug
Bollinger (4/13 in four overs) did the most damage as the Chargers were bowled out for 104. This gave the
Super Kings a 38-run victory that took them to the final.[27] The Super Kings faced the tournament favorites
Mumbai Indians at their home ground in the final.[28] Suresh Raina's 57 (35) helped the Super Kings
recover from 68/3 after 12 overs to put up 168/5 at the end of their 20 overs. Then, their spin duo of
Ravichandran Ashwin and Muralitharan conceded only 41 runs in the 8 overs bowled between them to help
the Super Kings won the game by 22 runs and secure their first ever IPL title.[29] With this, the Super Kings
also qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was held in South Africa.
At the Champions League, the Super Kings were placed in Group A along with champions of Twenty20
competitions from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The Super Kings topped the Group
table with three wins and a Super Over defeat to the Victorian Bushrangers.[30] In the semi-final at Durban,
the Super Kings comprehensively defeated IPL rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore by 52 runs. Raina won
the Man of the match for his unbeaten 94 off 48 balls.[31] The Super Kings played their first CLT20 final at
Johannesburg where they beat the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets, becoming the first IPL team to win the
CLT20.[32] Murali Vijay won not only the Man of the Match in the final for his 58 but also the Golden Bat
for scoring the most runs in the tournament and Ashwin, who was the leading wicket-taker, was adjudged
the Player of the Series. At the end of the season, Matthew Hayden decided to retire from the IPL.
20112015
In 2011, as two new teams were added to the IPL, the IPL Governing Council declared that each franchise
could retain a maximum of four players of their squad, only three of whom can be Indian players, and the
rest of the international players would be put in the mega-auction. The Chennai franchise, keen to have the
same set of core players, retained captain MS Dhoni, vice-captain Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay and
all-rounder Albie Morkel for a total of $4.5 million. The retention left them with the power of spending only
$4.5 million at the mega-auction. At the auction, they bought back some of their star players of previous
seasons such as Hussey, Ashwin, Bollinger and Subramaniam Badrinath. In the 2011 IPL, they lost three of
their first five games which placed them at the bottom of the ten-team points table.[33] But then, they went
on to win seven of their next eight games to finish second and register a spot in the knockout stages. They
In 2013, the Super Kings strengthened their bowling attack by signing up five overseas and five Indian
bowlers.[42] In the IPL season, they finished first in the points table with 11 wins from 16 matches and
qualified for the Playoffs and 2013 CLT20.[43] This was the first time in six seasons that the Super Kings
had topped the league table of the IPL. During the season, they also equaled Royal Challengers Bangalore's
2011 record for most wins in succession in the IPL (7 wins on trot).[44] In the first Qualifier at Delhi against
Mumbai Indians, the Super Kings posted 192/1 in 20 overs riding on unbeaten half-centuries from Hussey
(86* off 58 balls) and Raina (82* off 42 balls) before bowling out their opponents for 144.[45] Thus they
entered the final of the IPL for the fourth time in succession where they would play the same opponents,
Mumbai Indians, at Kolkata. At the final, batting first, the Mumbai Indians made 148/9 in their 20 overs. In
reply, the Super Kings were reduced to 39/6 at one stage before an unbeaten half-century from skipper
Dhoni took them close to the target. However, Mumbai Indians won the match by 23 runs to win their first
ever IPL title.[46] Super Kings opening batsman Michael Hussey, who scored 733 runs that season at an
average of 52, won the Orange Cap for the most runs in the season while all-rounder Dwayne Bravo won
the Purple Cap for bagging the most wickets (32).[47] The Super Kings gained direct qualification for the
2013 CLT20 which was held in India in SeptemberOctober. They were placed in Group B alongside
Brisbane Heat, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Titans and Trinidad & Tobago. They won their first three games before
losing the final group match against Trinidad & Tobago. With 12 points from four matches,[48] the Super
Kings progressed to the semifinals where they suffered a 14-run defeat at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals
at Jaipur.[49]
In 2014, before the players' mega-auction, Chennai retained Dhoni, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin and Bravo. The
retention left them with a purse of 21 crores to spend at the auction. At the auction, the franchise bought
the likes of Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma among others.
The first phase of the IPL season, as it coincided with the general elections, was held in UAE. The second
phase returned to India, but the Super Kings' home matches were shifted from Chennai, due to "a deadlock
between stadium authorities and the state administration", to JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.[50][51]
The Super Kings started the season with a defeat in the opening match, after which they went on to win
eight of their next nine matches to take the first spot in the points table. However, they suffered a loss of
form towards the end of the regular season which resulted in three consecutive defeats.[52] They won their
last league fixture and finished third in the points table and qualified for the Eliminator against the fourth-
placed Mumbai Indians. They won the Eliminator at Mumbai by 7 wickets and qualified for the Qualifier.
At the Qualifier against Kings XI Punjab, the Super Kings won the toss and elected to field. Punjab went on
to score 226/6 in their 20 overs. The Super Kings, in reply, could manage only 202/7 despite a 25-ball 87
from Raina.[53] They crashed out of the IPL, but, on account of finishing third, qualified for the main event
of the 2014 CLT20. In the group stage of the CLT20, the Super Kings won two matches, lost one while
another match was a no result. Thus with 10 points they finished second in the group table[54] and qualified
for the semifinal where they met the unbeaten team of the other group, Kings XI Punjab. After being put in
to bat, the Super Kings posted 182/7 in 20 overs thanks to Bravo who scored a 39-ball 67. Then their
bowlers reduced Punjab to 34/6 in the eighth over, and Punjab were eventually bowled out for 117.[55] At
the final in Bangalore, the Super Kings faced the IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders who set them a
target of 181 in 20 overs. Raina guided the run-chase with an unbeaten 109 off 62 balls, helping the team to
an eight-wicket win and their second CLT20 title.[56] Super Kings spinner Pawan Negi who took 5/22
during Kolkata's innings won the Man of the Match, and Raina, who finished as the highest run-getter of the
tournament, was awarded Man of the Tournament.[57]
In 2015, before the players' auction, Chennai Super Kings gave away Ben Hilfenhaus, John Hastings, Vijay
Shankar and David Hussey. At the auction they bought back Michael Hussey for a price of Rs.1.5 crores.
They also bought Kyle Abbott, Irfan Pathan, Andrew Tye, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ankush Bains, Pratyush Singh
and Rahul Sharma. In the final, they lost against Mumbai.[58]
Home ground
The home ground of the Super Kings is the
historic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Home record of the Super Kings
(commonly called "The Chepauk") located in
Matches Wins Losses Tie/NR Success Rate
Chennai. The stadium is named after former
BCCI President M. A. Chidambaram. It is the In IPL 39 26 13 0 66.67%
oldest stadium in India which is in In CLT20 4 3 1 0 75%
continuous use. The stadium is owned by the
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and has a Overall 43 29 14 0 67.44%
seating capacity of 50,000 as of May
2013.[59] In 2010, the stadium underwent a major renovation for hosting some of the matches of the 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup. The seating capacity was increased from 36,000 to 50,000 and three new stands
were established during this renovation.
The Super Kings have a 67.44% win record at this venue, which is often referred to as "Fortress
Chepauk"[60] and "Lions' den".[61] In the 2011 season, the Super Kings won all their home games (8
matches) including the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Super Kings thus became the first
team to win all their home games in a season and also the first team to win the tournament at home.
In 2014, Chennai Super Kings played all their home matches at Ranchi due to issues with Government of
Tamil Nadu.
Players
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was the captain of the Indian
limited-overs team in 2008, was bought by the Super Kings for $1.5
million at the 2008 players' auction. He was the most expensive
player in the IPL until 2009 when the Super Kings signed up English
all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million, he is not a part of the
team now. Dhoni is the most successful captain in the IPL having led
the team to five finals, winning two. He has a success rate of 61.05%
as captain which is the best among all captains in the IPL who have
captained in at least 20 games.[62]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the first
The vice-captain of the team since the first season is Suresh Raina.
Indian captain to win the IPL.
Raina is the most capped player in the history of IPL and has not
missed a single match for the Super Kings till date.[63] He is
currently the second highest run-scorer in the history of IPL and the only player to have scored more than
400 runs till 2014.[64] He also holds the record for most catches in IPL.[65]
Australian batsman Michael Hussey has the best batting average for the Super Kings.[66] He was the first
batsman from the Super Kings to score a century in the IPL. After Matthew Hayden's retirement in 2010,
Hussey took over his place of opening batsman and was the team's leading run-scorer in 2011 and 2013
seasons.[67][68] Murali Vijay, who played for the team from 2009 to 2013, is the only Indian batsman to have
scored two centuries in the IPL. Super Kings' spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has the third best economy rate
in IPL (6.53)[69] and is the leading wicket-taker for the team
.[70]
Team identity
Team name and logo design
The Chennai franchise named the team as Chennai Super Kings to honor the rulers of the Tamil empire. The
word "super" is used commonly in southern India especially in Tamil Nadu to describe exciting and thrilling
things or events. The team name also derives from India Cements' brand "Coromandel King".[71]
The team logo features the head of a roaring lion in orange and the team name rendered in blue. The crown
above the team name is the same as that used in the logo of the brand Coromandel King. According to the
logo designers, since lion is the king of the jungle, the roaring lion logo reflects the team name. The details
of the logo signifies various qualities such as youth, vibrancy, solid performance orientation and fiery
spirit.[72]
Jersey colours
The team's primary colour is yellow with blue and orange stripes on either sides of the jersey. The jersey
also incorporates the roaring lion logo in the center of the shirt below the logo of the main sponsor Aircel.
The basic look of the jersey has remained same from the first season with no changes except for the sponsor
placement. The kit manufacturer until 2014 was Reebok and from 2015, Australian Apparel and Sports Gear
manufacturer Spartan manufactures kits for the team.
Sponsors
Telecom service provider Aircel became the team's first shirt sponsor after they signed a three-year deal in
2008. They acquired branding rights on the players uniform including shirts and hats during IPL, rights for
in-stadia branding, and sponsoring man-of-the-match awards for matches played in Chennai.[73] In 2011,
Aircel renewed its sponsorship contract by paying more than 850 million. According to The Economic
Times, it is the most expensive sponsorship deal in IPL.[74] Besides Aircel, the team also has sponsorship
deals with Gulf Oil, Pepsi, Reebok and Usha. In 2013, they signed up Nissan Motors and VGN as associate
sponsors.[75] In April 2014, the team signed up UST Global as its principal sponsor for a three-year
period.[76]
Star ambassadors
Actor Vijay and Actor Nayanthara were the star ambassadors during the initial seasons.
Theme song
The theme song of the Super Kings is the famous Whistle Podu designed by Aravind-Shankar (duo of
Aravind Murali and Jaishankar Iyer). Although the track was created only for YouTube in 2008, it gained
popularity during the 2009 season and later became the team's theme song. The video of the song represents
the street dance form of dappangutthu which is very popular among certain communities in Tamil Nadu. It
is also a folk dance and music genre employed in Tamil cinema. The recordings of some of the Super Kings
players whistling were used in the video.[77]
Rivalries
The Chennai Super Kings have active rivalries with the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers
Bangalore. The Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have played against each other more number of times
than any other two teams in the IPL.[78] They are the two most successful IPL teams and often termed as
"big spenders" at the players auction.[79][80] The two sides have met each other at the final of the IPL thrice,
with Mumbai winning two of them and Chennai managing one victory.
The rivalry with Royal Challengers Bangalore stems from the Kaveri River water dispute between the states
of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The rivalry is also called "Kaveri derby" and "South Indian derby".[81][82][83]
The Super Kings beat the Royal Challengers in the final of the 2011 IPL, the only meeting between the two
teams at an IPL final.
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 was increased to 10 in 2011). Chennai Super Kings was rated as
the "most valuable team" in the Indian Premier League in 201011, with a brand value of $100 million (app
2.24 billion).[84] In February 2013, London based Brand Finance evaluated the top 150 most valuable
teams in the world, in which Chennai Super Kings is placed in the 147th place valued at $46 million just
behind the Mumbai Indians.[85]
Controversies
Until September 2008, BCCI regulation, Clause 6.2.4 stated that "No administrator could have, directly or
indirectly, any commercial interest in the matches or events conducted by the board". However, N.
Srinivasan, who was then the treasurer and vice-chairman of BCCI, became the de facto owner of the
Chennai Super Kings since he was the Managing Director of India Cements. Former BCCI President A. C.
Muthiah wrote to the BCCI regarding the violation of this clause in 2008 but the BCCI did not respond. In
September 2008, Muthiah went to the Madras High Court to restrain BCCI from allowing Srinivasan to
participate in the general body meeting where the election was to be held. However, the suit was dismissed
by the High Court and the following day, Srinivasan was elected as the Secretary of BCCI.[86] The clause
was amended as "No administrator shall have, directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in any of the
events of the BCCI, excluding IPL, Champions League and Twenty20".[87] Muthiah then moved to the
Supreme Court which gave a split verdict in April 2011. Later in August 2011, Muthiah filed another
petition to stop Srinivasan from taking over as the BCCI President[88] but the Supreme Court rejected the
petition, and Srinivasan was elected the President of BCCI.[89]
In 2011, the owners of other teams were concerned about the possible rigging that could have taken place in
the IPL auctions. Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians questioned the changing the order of players
just before the auction began.[90] Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi accused Srinivasan of arm-twisting him
and rigging the 2009 IPL auction to ensure that English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was bought by the
Chennai Super Kings while it was refuted by Srinivasan.[91]
In May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Srinivasan, was arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of
placing bets on IPL matches and passing on vital team information to bookies.[92] Meiyappan, who was the
Team Principal of the Super Kings, was issued a summons by the Mumbai Police in the backdrop of the IPL
spot-fixing case[93] and on interrogation it was found that Meiyappan was in contact with bookies through
actor Vindu Dara Singh.[94] Following this, Srinivasan, on 2 June 2013, decided to step aside as BCCI
President temporarily until the inquiry into the spot-fixing case completed.[95] In February 2014, the three
member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to inquire into the spot fixing scandal indicted
Meiyappan for illegal betting and passing on information about team strategies to bookies during the 2013
IPL.[96]
On 25 March 2014, the Supreme Court of India issued an ultimatum to the BCCI demanding that Srinivasan
either step down as President or be removed from his position.[97] On 14 July 2015, the Supreme Court
appointed RM Lodha committee suspended the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings from
the Indian Premier League for a period of two years.[3] On 24 February 2016, the Supreme Court of India
agreed to hear a plea for lifting the ban on the Chennai Super Kings.[98]
Seasons
Batting Signed
No. Name Nat. Birth date Bowling style Salary Notes
style year
Batsmen
27
Right-arm off 95 million
3 Suresh Raina November Left-handed 2014 Vice-captain
break (US$1.4 million)
1986
12 October Right- Right-arm off 1 million
12 Mithun Manhas 2014
1979 handed break (US$15,000)
13 July Right- Right-arm leg 47.5 million
13 Faf du Plessis 2014 Overseas
1984 handed break (US$710,000)
27
Brendon Right- Right-arm 32.5 million
42 September 2014 Overseas
McCullum handed medium (US$480,000)
1981
Michael 27 May Right-arm 15 million
48 Left-handed 2015 Overseas
Hussey 1975 medium (US$220,000)
All-rounders
Right- Right-arm off 3 million
5 Baba Aparajith 8 July 1994 2014
handed break (US$45,000)
6
Ravindra Slow left-arm 75 million
8 December Left-handed 2014
Jadeja orthodox (US$1.1 million)
1988
7 October Right- Right-arm 40 million
47 Dwayne Bravo 2014 Overseas
1983 handed medium-fast (US$590,000)
12 April Right- Right-arm 45 million
50 Dwayne Smith 2014 Overseas
1983 handed medium-fast (US$670,000)
27 October Left-arm 15 million
56 Irfan Pathan Left-handed 2015
1984 medium-fast (US$220,000)
12
Right- Right-arm 2 million
68 Andrew Tye December 2015 Overseas
handed medium-fast (US$30,000)
1986
Wicket-keepers
Eklavya 22 July Right- 1 million
1 2015
Dwivedi 1988 handed (US$15,000)
Right- Right-arm 125 million
7 MS Dhoni 7 July 1981 2014 Captain
handed medium (US$1.9 million)
6
Right- 1 million
9 Ankush Bains December 2015
handed (US$15,000)
1995
Bowlers
6 January Slow left-arm 1 million
6 Pawan Negi Left-handed 2014
1993 orthodox (US$15,000)
15 August Right- Right-arm 15 million
15 Ishwar Pandey 2014
1989 handed medium-fast (US$220,000)
18
Right- Right-arm 30 million
18 Mohit Sharma September 2014
handed medium-fast (US$450,000)
1988
4
Right- Right-arm leg 1 million
19 Pratyush Singh September 2015
handed break googly (US$15,000)
1994
14
Right- Right-arm 3 million
21 Matt Henry December 2014 Overseas
handed fast-medium (US$45,000)
1991
11
Right- Right arm 1 million
22 Ronit More February 2014
handed medium-fast (US$15,000)
1992
30
Right- Right-arm leg 3 million
27 Rahul Sharma September 2015
handed break googly (US$45,000)
1986
30 April Right- Left-arm 20 million
64 Ashish Nehra 2014
1979 handed medium-fast (US$300,000)
9 March Right- Right-arm leg 3 million
77 Samuel Badree 2014 Overseas
1981 handed break (US$45,000)
18 June Right- Right-arm 3 million
87 Kyle Abbott 2015 Overseas
1987 handed fast-medium (US$45,000)
17
Ravichandran Right- Right-arm off 55 million
99 September 2014
Ashwin handed break (US$820,000)
1986
Result summary
By opposition[101]
2015 season
Semi-Finalists
Fair Play Award Winner
First Team to play 100 games in IPL
Suresh Raina becomes the first player to play 100 games and score 3000 runs in IPL
Winner of Purple Cap (Mohit Sharma)
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External links
Official Chennai Super Kings Website (http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/)
Chennai Super Kings at IPL official site (http://iplt20.com/teams/chennai-super-kings/)
Categories: Sport in Chennai Sports clubs established in 2008 Sports clubs in India
Indian Premier League teams Cricket in Chennai
Franchise history
In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the
Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008.[9] In January 2008, the BCCI
unveiled the owners of eight city-based franchises. The Chennai franchise was sold to the India Cements for
$91 million, making it the fourth most expensive team in the league behind Mumbai, Bangalore and
Hyderabad.[10] India Cements acquired the rights to the franchise for 10 years. Former ICC Chairman N.
Srinivasan was the de facto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position as the
vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements Ltd. The franchisee was transferred to a separate
entity named Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd., after the Supreme Court of India struck down the
controversial amendment to the BCCI constitution's clause 6.2.4 that allowed board officials to have a
commercial interest in the IPL and the Champions League T20 on January 22, 2015.[11]
Team history
20082009: First seasons
During the first player auctions for the inaugural IPL season
conducted in January 2008, the Chennai franchise bought a
number of contemporary star cricketers such as Mahendra
Singh Dhoni, Matthew Hayden, Stephen Fleming, Muttiah
Muralitharan and Michael Hussey.[12] Dhoni became the
costliest player of the auction, as the Chennai franchise bought
him for $1.5 million.[13] The franchise named Dhoni as the
captain of the team and appointed Kepler Wessels as the head
coach.[14] They played their first game on 19 April 2008 against
Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. The Super Kings won the game by Chennai Super Kings playing the Kolkata
33 runs after posting 240/5 in 20 overs, which was the highest Knight Riders at the M. A. Chidambaram
total of the tournament, a record surpassed by themselves in Stadium in the 2008 Indian Premier
2010.[15] The Super Kings ended the league stage with eight League.
wins from 14 games and finished third on the points table. [16]
For the 2009 season, the Super Kings bought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million at the
auction making him the highest-paid IPL cricketer along with English teammate Kevin Pietersen who was
bought for the same amount by Royal Challengers Bangalore.[20] However, Flintoff played only 3 matches
for them before suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of the season. The Super Kings were also without
the services of Hussey who had decided to skip the IPL season to focus on The Ashes.[21] The Super Kings
finished with 17 points from 14 matches and earned a second place at the league table.[22] However, at the
semi-finals, their hopes of entering the final for a second time were crushed by the Royal Challengers who
beat them by 6 wickets.[23] The Super Kings opener Matthew Hayden, who scored 572 runs in 12 innings
with 5 half-centuries at an average of 52 and strike-rate of 145, won the Orange Cap for the leading
run-scorer of the season[24] and was also adjudged Player of the Tournament.
In 2010, the Super Kings struggled in the first half of the regular season, winning only two matches out of
seven. They won four of their next five games in the season mainly due to the efforts of Murali Vijay and
Suresh Raina. After a defeat at home to the Delhi Daredevils, the Super Kings were left with a must-win
match against Kings XI Punjab at Dharamsala. The Super Kings won the match by six wickets as they
chased down the target of 193 with two balls to spare with skipper Dhoni scoring an unbeaten 54 from 29
balls.[25] Thus, with seven wins from 14 matches, Chennai finished with the same number of points as three
other teams with two semi-final spots at stake. Chennai got the third place as they had the better net run rate
of the four teams which finished on 14 points.[26] In the semifinal, the Super Kings scored a modest 142/7 in
20 overs against the defending champions Deccan Chargers. But an inspired bowling spell from Doug
Bollinger (4/13 in four overs) did the most damage as the Chargers were bowled out for 104. This gave the
Super Kings a 38-run victory that took them to the final.[27] The Super Kings faced the tournament favorites
Mumbai Indians at their home ground in the final.[28] Suresh Raina's 57 (35) helped the Super Kings
recover from 68/3 after 12 overs to put up 168/5 at the end of their 20 overs. Then, their spin duo of
Ravichandran Ashwin and Muralitharan conceded only 41 runs in the 8 overs bowled between them to help
the Super Kings won the game by 22 runs and secure their first ever IPL title.[29] With this, the Super Kings
also qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was held in South Africa.
At the Champions League, the Super Kings were placed in Group A along with champions of Twenty20
competitions from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The Super Kings topped the Group
table with three wins and a Super Over defeat to the Victorian Bushrangers.[30] In the semi-final at Durban,
the Super Kings comprehensively defeated IPL rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore by 52 runs. Raina won
the Man of the match for his unbeaten 94 off 48 balls.[31] The Super Kings played their first CLT20 final at
Johannesburg where they beat the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets, becoming the first IPL team to win the
CLT20.[32] Murali Vijay won not only the Man of the Match in the final for his 58 but also the Golden Bat
for scoring the most runs in the tournament and Ashwin, who was the leading wicket-taker, was adjudged
the Player of the Series. At the end of the season, Matthew Hayden decided to retire from the IPL.
20112015
In 2011, as two new teams were added to the IPL, the IPL Governing Council declared that each franchise
could retain a maximum of four players of their squad, only three of whom can be Indian players, and the
rest of the international players would be put in the mega-auction. The Chennai franchise, keen to have the
same set of core players, retained captain MS Dhoni, vice-captain Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay and
all-rounder Albie Morkel for a total of $4.5 million. The retention left them with the power of spending only
$4.5 million at the mega-auction. At the auction, they bought back some of their star players of previous
seasons such as Hussey, Ashwin, Bollinger and Subramaniam Badrinath. In the 2011 IPL, they lost three of
their first five games which placed them at the bottom of the ten-team points table.[33] But then, they went
on to win seven of their next eight games to finish second and register a spot in the knockout stages. They
In 2013, the Super Kings strengthened their bowling attack by signing up five overseas and five Indian
bowlers.[42] In the IPL season, they finished first in the points table with 11 wins from 16 matches and
qualified for the Playoffs and 2013 CLT20.[43] This was the first time in six seasons that the Super Kings
had topped the league table of the IPL. During the season, they also equaled Royal Challengers Bangalore's
2011 record for most wins in succession in the IPL (7 wins on trot).[44] In the first Qualifier at Delhi against
Mumbai Indians, the Super Kings posted 192/1 in 20 overs riding on unbeaten half-centuries from Hussey
(86* off 58 balls) and Raina (82* off 42 balls) before bowling out their opponents for 144.[45] Thus they
entered the final of the IPL for the fourth time in succession where they would play the same opponents,
Mumbai Indians, at Kolkata. At the final, batting first, the Mumbai Indians made 148/9 in their 20 overs. In
reply, the Super Kings were reduced to 39/6 at one stage before an unbeaten half-century from skipper
Dhoni took them close to the target. However, Mumbai Indians won the match by 23 runs to win their first
ever IPL title.[46] Super Kings opening batsman Michael Hussey, who scored 733 runs that season at an
average of 52, won the Orange Cap for the most runs in the season while all-rounder Dwayne Bravo won
the Purple Cap for bagging the most wickets (32).[47] The Super Kings gained direct qualification for the
2013 CLT20 which was held in India in SeptemberOctober. They were placed in Group B alongside
Brisbane Heat, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Titans and Trinidad & Tobago. They won their first three games before
losing the final group match against Trinidad & Tobago. With 12 points from four matches,[48] the Super
Kings progressed to the semifinals where they suffered a 14-run defeat at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals
at Jaipur.[49]
In 2014, before the players' mega-auction, Chennai retained Dhoni, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin and Bravo. The
retention left them with a purse of 21 crores to spend at the auction. At the auction, the franchise bought
the likes of Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma among others.
The first phase of the IPL season, as it coincided with the general elections, was held in UAE. The second
phase returned to India, but the Super Kings' home matches were shifted from Chennai, due to "a deadlock
between stadium authorities and the state administration", to JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.[50][51]
The Super Kings started the season with a defeat in the opening match, after which they went on to win
eight of their next nine matches to take the first spot in the points table. However, they suffered a loss of
form towards the end of the regular season which resulted in three consecutive defeats.[52] They won their
last league fixture and finished third in the points table and qualified for the Eliminator against the fourth-
placed Mumbai Indians. They won the Eliminator at Mumbai by 7 wickets and qualified for the Qualifier.
At the Qualifier against Kings XI Punjab, the Super Kings won the toss and elected to field. Punjab went on
to score 226/6 in their 20 overs. The Super Kings, in reply, could manage only 202/7 despite a 25-ball 87
from Raina.[53] They crashed out of the IPL, but, on account of finishing third, qualified for the main event
of the 2014 CLT20. In the group stage of the CLT20, the Super Kings won two matches, lost one while
another match was a no result. Thus with 10 points they finished second in the group table[54] and qualified
for the semifinal where they met the unbeaten team of the other group, Kings XI Punjab. After being put in
to bat, the Super Kings posted 182/7 in 20 overs thanks to Bravo who scored a 39-ball 67. Then their
bowlers reduced Punjab to 34/6 in the eighth over, and Punjab were eventually bowled out for 117.[55] At
the final in Bangalore, the Super Kings faced the IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders who set them a
target of 181 in 20 overs. Raina guided the run-chase with an unbeaten 109 off 62 balls, helping the team to
an eight-wicket win and their second CLT20 title.[56] Super Kings spinner Pawan Negi who took 5/22
during Kolkata's innings won the Man of the Match, and Raina, who finished as the highest run-getter of the
tournament, was awarded Man of the Tournament.[57]
In 2015, before the players' auction, Chennai Super Kings gave away Ben Hilfenhaus, John Hastings, Vijay
Shankar and David Hussey. At the auction they bought back Michael Hussey for a price of Rs.1.5 crores.
They also bought Kyle Abbott, Irfan Pathan, Andrew Tye, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ankush Bains, Pratyush Singh
and Rahul Sharma. In the final, they lost against Mumbai.[58]
Home ground
The home ground of the Super Kings is the
historic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Home record of the Super Kings
(commonly called "The Chepauk") located in
Matches Wins Losses Tie/NR Success Rate
Chennai. The stadium is named after former
BCCI President M. A. Chidambaram. It is the In IPL 39 26 13 0 66.67%
oldest stadium in India which is in In CLT20 4 3 1 0 75%
continuous use. The stadium is owned by the
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and has a Overall 43 29 14 0 67.44%
seating capacity of 50,000 as of May
2013.[59] In 2010, the stadium underwent a major renovation for hosting some of the matches of the 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup. The seating capacity was increased from 36,000 to 50,000 and three new stands
were established during this renovation.
The Super Kings have a 67.44% win record at this venue, which is often referred to as "Fortress
Chepauk"[60] and "Lions' den".[61] In the 2011 season, the Super Kings won all their home games (8
matches) including the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Super Kings thus became the first
team to win all their home games in a season and also the first team to win the tournament at home.
In 2014, Chennai Super Kings played all their home matches at Ranchi due to issues with Government of
Tamil Nadu.
Players
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was the captain of the Indian
limited-overs team in 2008, was bought by the Super Kings for $1.5
million at the 2008 players' auction. He was the most expensive
player in the IPL until 2009 when the Super Kings signed up English
all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million, he is not a part of the
team now. Dhoni is the most successful captain in the IPL having led
the team to five finals, winning two. He has a success rate of 61.05%
as captain which is the best among all captains in the IPL who have
captained in at least 20 games.[62]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the first
The vice-captain of the team since the first season is Suresh Raina.
Indian captain to win the IPL.
Raina is the most capped player in the history of IPL and has not
missed a single match for the Super Kings till date.[63] He is
currently the second highest run-scorer in the history of IPL and the only player to have scored more than
400 runs till 2014.[64] He also holds the record for most catches in IPL.[65]
Australian batsman Michael Hussey has the best batting average for the Super Kings.[66] He was the first
batsman from the Super Kings to score a century in the IPL. After Matthew Hayden's retirement in 2010,
Hussey took over his place of opening batsman and was the team's leading run-scorer in 2011 and 2013
seasons.[67][68] Murali Vijay, who played for the team from 2009 to 2013, is the only Indian batsman to have
scored two centuries in the IPL. Super Kings' spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has the third best economy rate
in IPL (6.53)[69] and is the leading wicket-taker for the team
.[70]
Team identity
Team name and logo design
The Chennai franchise named the team as Chennai Super Kings to honor the rulers of the Tamil empire. The
word "super" is used commonly in southern India especially in Tamil Nadu to describe exciting and thrilling
things or events. The team name also derives from India Cements' brand "Coromandel King".[71]
The team logo features the head of a roaring lion in orange and the team name rendered in blue. The crown
above the team name is the same as that used in the logo of the brand Coromandel King. According to the
logo designers, since lion is the king of the jungle, the roaring lion logo reflects the team name. The details
of the logo signifies various qualities such as youth, vibrancy, solid performance orientation and fiery
spirit.[72]
Jersey colours
The team's primary colour is yellow with blue and orange stripes on either sides of the jersey. The jersey
also incorporates the roaring lion logo in the center of the shirt below the logo of the main sponsor Aircel.
The basic look of the jersey has remained same from the first season with no changes except for the sponsor
placement. The kit manufacturer until 2014 was Reebok and from 2015, Australian Apparel and Sports Gear
manufacturer Spartan manufactures kits for the team.
Sponsors
Telecom service provider Aircel became the team's first shirt sponsor after they signed a three-year deal in
2008. They acquired branding rights on the players uniform including shirts and hats during IPL, rights for
in-stadia branding, and sponsoring man-of-the-match awards for matches played in Chennai.[73] In 2011,
Aircel renewed its sponsorship contract by paying more than 850 million. According to The Economic
Times, it is the most expensive sponsorship deal in IPL.[74] Besides Aircel, the team also has sponsorship
deals with Gulf Oil, Pepsi, Reebok and Usha. In 2013, they signed up Nissan Motors and VGN as associate
sponsors.[75] In April 2014, the team signed up UST Global as its principal sponsor for a three-year
period.[76]
Star ambassadors
Actor Vijay and Actor Nayanthara were the star ambassadors during the initial seasons.
Theme song
The theme song of the Super Kings is the famous Whistle Podu designed by Aravind-Shankar (duo of
Aravind Murali and Jaishankar Iyer). Although the track was created only for YouTube in 2008, it gained
popularity during the 2009 season and later became the team's theme song. The video of the song represents
the street dance form of dappangutthu which is very popular among certain communities in Tamil Nadu. It
is also a folk dance and music genre employed in Tamil cinema. The recordings of some of the Super Kings
players whistling were used in the video.[77]
Rivalries
The Chennai Super Kings have active rivalries with the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers
Bangalore. The Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have played against each other more number of times
than any other two teams in the IPL.[78] They are the two most successful IPL teams and often termed as
"big spenders" at the players auction.[79][80] The two sides have met each other at the final of the IPL thrice,
with Mumbai winning two of them and Chennai managing one victory.
The rivalry with Royal Challengers Bangalore stems from the Kaveri River water dispute between the states
of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The rivalry is also called "Kaveri derby" and "South Indian derby".[81][82][83]
The Super Kings beat the Royal Challengers in the final of the 2011 IPL, the only meeting between the two
teams at an IPL final.
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 was increased to 10 in 2011). Chennai Super Kings was rated as
the "most valuable team" in the Indian Premier League in 201011, with a brand value of $100 million (app
2.24 billion).[84] In February 2013, London based Brand Finance evaluated the top 150 most valuable
teams in the world, in which Chennai Super Kings is placed in the 147th place valued at $46 million just
behind the Mumbai Indians.[85]
Controversies
Until September 2008, BCCI regulation, Clause 6.2.4 stated that "No administrator could have, directly or
indirectly, any commercial interest in the matches or events conducted by the board". However, N.
Srinivasan, who was then the treasurer and vice-chairman of BCCI, became the de facto owner of the
Chennai Super Kings since he was the Managing Director of India Cements. Former BCCI President A. C.
Muthiah wrote to the BCCI regarding the violation of this clause in 2008 but the BCCI did not respond. In
September 2008, Muthiah went to the Madras High Court to restrain BCCI from allowing Srinivasan to
participate in the general body meeting where the election was to be held. However, the suit was dismissed
by the High Court and the following day, Srinivasan was elected as the Secretary of BCCI.[86] The clause
was amended as "No administrator shall have, directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in any of the
events of the BCCI, excluding IPL, Champions League and Twenty20".[87] Muthiah then moved to the
Supreme Court which gave a split verdict in April 2011. Later in August 2011, Muthiah filed another
petition to stop Srinivasan from taking over as the BCCI President[88] but the Supreme Court rejected the
petition, and Srinivasan was elected the President of BCCI.[89]
In 2011, the owners of other teams were concerned about the possible rigging that could have taken place in
the IPL auctions. Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians questioned the changing the order of players
just before the auction began.[90] Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi accused Srinivasan of arm-twisting him
and rigging the 2009 IPL auction to ensure that English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was bought by the
Chennai Super Kings while it was refuted by Srinivasan.[91]
In May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Srinivasan, was arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of
placing bets on IPL matches and passing on vital team information to bookies.[92] Meiyappan, who was the
Team Principal of the Super Kings, was issued a summons by the Mumbai Police in the backdrop of the IPL
spot-fixing case[93] and on interrogation it was found that Meiyappan was in contact with bookies through
actor Vindu Dara Singh.[94] Following this, Srinivasan, on 2 June 2013, decided to step aside as BCCI
President temporarily until the inquiry into the spot-fixing case completed.[95] In February 2014, the three
member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to inquire into the spot fixing scandal indicted
Meiyappan for illegal betting and passing on information about team strategies to bookies during the 2013
IPL.[96]
On 25 March 2014, the Supreme Court of India issued an ultimatum to the BCCI demanding that Srinivasan
either step down as President or be removed from his position.[97] On 14 July 2015, the Supreme Court
appointed RM Lodha committee suspended the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings from
the Indian Premier League for a period of two years.[3] On 24 February 2016, the Supreme Court of India
agreed to hear a plea for lifting the ban on the Chennai Super Kings.[98]
Seasons
Batting Signed
No. Name Nat. Birth date Bowling style Salary Notes
style year
Batsmen
27
Right-arm off 95 million
3 Suresh Raina November Left-handed 2014 Vice-captain
break (US$1.4 million)
1986
12 October Right- Right-arm off 1 million
12 Mithun Manhas 2014
1979 handed break (US$15,000)
13 July Right- Right-arm leg 47.5 million
13 Faf du Plessis 2014 Overseas
1984 handed break (US$710,000)
27
Brendon Right- Right-arm 32.5 million
42 September 2014 Overseas
McCullum handed medium (US$480,000)
1981
Michael 27 May Right-arm 15 million
48 Left-handed 2015 Overseas
Hussey 1975 medium (US$220,000)
All-rounders
Right- Right-arm off 3 million
5 Baba Aparajith 8 July 1994 2014
handed break (US$45,000)
6
Ravindra Slow left-arm 75 million
8 December Left-handed 2014
Jadeja orthodox (US$1.1 million)
1988
7 October Right- Right-arm 40 million
47 Dwayne Bravo 2014 Overseas
1983 handed medium-fast (US$590,000)
12 April Right- Right-arm 45 million
50 Dwayne Smith 2014 Overseas
1983 handed medium-fast (US$670,000)
27 October Left-arm 15 million
56 Irfan Pathan Left-handed 2015
1984 medium-fast (US$220,000)
12
Right- Right-arm 2 million
68 Andrew Tye December 2015 Overseas
handed medium-fast (US$30,000)
1986
Wicket-keepers
Eklavya 22 July Right- 1 million
1 2015
Dwivedi 1988 handed (US$15,000)
Right- Right-arm 125 million
7 MS Dhoni 7 July 1981 2014 Captain
handed medium (US$1.9 million)
6
Right- 1 million
9 Ankush Bains December 2015
handed (US$15,000)
1995
Bowlers
6 January Slow left-arm 1 million
6 Pawan Negi Left-handed 2014
1993 orthodox (US$15,000)
15 August Right- Right-arm 15 million
15 Ishwar Pandey 2014
1989 handed medium-fast (US$220,000)
18
Right- Right-arm 30 million
18 Mohit Sharma September 2014
handed medium-fast (US$450,000)
1988
4
Right- Right-arm leg 1 million
19 Pratyush Singh September 2015
handed break googly (US$15,000)
1994
14
Right- Right-arm 3 million
21 Matt Henry December 2014 Overseas
handed fast-medium (US$45,000)
1991
11
Right- Right arm 1 million
22 Ronit More February 2014
handed medium-fast (US$15,000)
1992
30
Right- Right-arm leg 3 million
27 Rahul Sharma September 2015
handed break googly (US$45,000)
1986
30 April Right- Left-arm 20 million
64 Ashish Nehra 2014
1979 handed medium-fast (US$300,000)
9 March Right- Right-arm leg 3 million
77 Samuel Badree 2014 Overseas
1981 handed break (US$45,000)
18 June Right- Right-arm 3 million
87 Kyle Abbott 2015 Overseas
1987 handed fast-medium (US$45,000)
17
Ravichandran Right- Right-arm off 55 million
99 September 2014
Ashwin handed break (US$820,000)
1986
Result summary
By opposition[101]
2015 season
Semi-Finalists
Fair Play Award Winner
First Team to play 100 games in IPL
Suresh Raina becomes the first player to play 100 games and score 3000 runs in IPL
Winner of Purple Cap (Mohit Sharma)
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External links
Official Chennai Super Kings Website (http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/)
Chennai Super Kings at IPL official site (http://iplt20.com/teams/chennai-super-kings/)
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