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Chennai Super Kings

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IPL Winner

2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023

Captain : MS Dhoni
Coach : Stephen Fleming
Owner : N.Srinivasan
Home Ground : M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

CSK Team Overview

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are a team that won the hearts of cricket fans in the first IPL season itself. The MS Dhoni-led side finished runner-up in the first season but was eliminated in the semi-final in the 2009 edition. Unlike other franchises, CSK didn’t make wholesale changes since the results in the first two were positive.

From 2010 onwards, they dished out their best cricket, as their top batters, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Murali Vijay, and Matthew Hayden, were all among the runs. Meanwhile, the bowling was taken care of by Muttiah Muralitharan and Ravichandran Ashwin.

CSK IPL Squad 2024

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MS DHONI

WK/Batsman

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Mitchell SaNtner

All-Rounder

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Moeen Ali

All-Rounder

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Shivam Dube

All-Rounder

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Nishant Sindhu

All-Rounder

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Ajay Mandal

All-Rounder

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Rachin Ravindra

All-Rounder

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Daryl Mitchell

All-Rounder

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Rajvardhan

Bowler

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Maheesh

Bowler

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Mukesh

Bowler

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Prasanth

Bowler

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Tushar

Bowler

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MATHEESHA

Bowler

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ARAVELLY AVANISH RAO

Batsman

CSK IPL Performance Chart (2008 to 2024)

YearLeague Stage Position    Final Position
2008 3rd PositionRunner-up
20092nd PositionSemi Finals
20103rd PositionChampion 🏆
20112nd PositionChampion 🏆
20124th PositionRunner-up
20131st PositionRunner-up
20143rd PositionPlay-offs
20151st PositionRunner-up
2016
2017
20182nd PositionChampion 🏆
20192nd PositionRunner-up
20207th PositionLeague stage
20212nd PositionChampion 🏆
20229th PositionLeague stage
20232nd PositionChampion 🏆

In 2011, the India Cements-owned side acquired the services of Dwayne Bravo, while Ravindra Jadeja was bought in 2012. The duo played a crucial role in CSK’s superb performances in the next two years. In the 2011 season, they won the title again and were runner-up the following season. The string of consistent performances was a result of excellent scouting and initial investments, which were slowly paying back.

However, from 2013 onwards, their decline began as the franchise got entangled in the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of team owner N Srinivasan, was arrested, and as a result, CSK received a two-year ban for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

After a two-year exile, the Yellow Brigade returned in 2018 only to lift the trophy for the third time in one of the most emotional IPL campaigns ever. The team was ridiculed as “Dad’s Army” as the average age was 30-plus. Yet, none of these affected Dhoni and his men.

In the next few years, the team tried to groom Jadeja as the new leader, but that experiment failed as the team finished a disappointing ninth place in 2022. The season was heartbreaking for the CSK faithful, who had seen the team win the title for the fourth time in 2021.

In the 2023 season, Dhoni was reinstated as the leader. The team defeated defending champions Gujarat Titans to lift their fifth title, equaling Mumbai Indians’ record.

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