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Super Kings (Tamil: ெசன்ைன சூூ ப்பர் கிங்ஸ்; often abbreviated as CSK) is a franchise team based in Chennai, that plays in the Indian Premier Coach: League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh : Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming. The team's home ground is the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (often referred to as Chepauk). Chennai Super Kings are arguably the Founded: 2008 most successful Indian franchise cricket team, having won the twice and reached the Home ground: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium play-offs every season, becoming the only team to achieve both feats. The Capacity: 50,000 team won the tournament in succession (2010 and 2011) and are the only Indian team to have won the Indian Premier 2 (2010, 2011) Champions League . The League wins: leading run-scorer of the side is ,[1] while the leading -taker is .[2] The brand value of Champions League 1 (2010) Chennai Super Kings is estimated at T20 wins: USD 70.16 million, making them the most valuable franchise.[3]

Official website: www.chennaisuperkings.com [edit] History The Chennai Super Kings are a part of the Indian Premier League, made up of 10 teams. It's the most successful and consistent team in IPL history. The franchise is currently owned by Cements, who paid US$91 million to acquire the rights to the franchise for 10 years in 2008.[4] N. Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd., is the de facto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. He is also the Secretary of the BCCI. , former captain of the Indian cricket team and the current chairman of the National Selection Committee, was the brand ambassador for the franchise till the end of season 3 when his 3-year contract got over, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector. To gather more support from local fans, actor Vijay and actress Nayantara were also appointed as ambassadors. Nayantara was later removed because she could not attend matches. Vijay served as the brand Ambassador till the end of the 2009 season and has been removed after that. [edit] 2008 season Chennai Super Kings playing the at the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in the 2008 Indian Premier League. During the first player auctions for the inaugural IPL season, conducted in January 2008, the Chennai team was able to buy a number of contemporary star cricketers such as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and . The Super Kings had a solid start to the tournament by winning their first game against Kings XI Punjab scoring 240/5 which was the highest total of the tournament, a record surpassed by themselves in 2010.[5] The Super Kings also won their next three games against Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers . But their winning run in the tournament took a hit when their overseas stars Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey and had to leave for national duties. Their departure immediately affected their performance as the Super Kings who had won their first four games lost their next three games. The , although inconsistent, eventually adjusted to the losses of Hayden and Hussey with contributions from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel. The Super Kings despite having a roller-coaster ride in the second half managed to ensure a semi-final slot by beating the in their last league fixture.[6] The side had finished third at the league table with 16 points. The Chennai Super Kings played their first semi-final against the Kings XI Punjab whom they managed to defeat by 9 , thus entering the final,[7] which they lost to by three wickets off the last ball.[8] [edit] 2009 season Main article: 2009 Indian Premier League The Super Kings brought English all-rounder for $1.55 million making him the highest-paid IPL cricketer along with of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Apart from Flintoff the Chennai Super Kings also brought Thilan Thushara, George Bailey, and Shadab Jakati. The Chennai Super Kings were defeated in their first game of the tournament by the .[9] But they immediately bounced back by beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next game. The Super Kings however lost against the Daredevils and Deccan Chargers with an abandoned game in between. But the Chennai Super Kings went on to win their next 5 consecutive games to get 13 points from 10 games. The Super Kings despite losing to Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders assured themselves a semi-final berth by beating the Mumbai Indians and the Kings XI Punjab.[10] The Super Kings finished with 17 points and earned a second place at the league table. However at the semi-finals the Super Kings' hope of entering the final for a second time was crushed by the resurgent Royal Challengers who proceeded to play the final against the Deccan Chargers.[11] [edit] 2010 season Main article: 2010 Indian Premier League The Super Kings added Justin Kemp and Thissara Perera to their roster, one filling an empty slot while the other shall serve as a substitute to Andrew Flintoff, who has planned to skip that season. The Super Kings also roped in former ICL cricketer Hemang Badani and local all- rounder Ganapathy. The Super Kings started their tournament against the defending champions, Deccan Chargers, which they lost by 31 runs. But they bounced back into the top 4 by beating the Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils. However the side witnessed a heap of defeats in their next 4 games terribly endangering their chances to the semi-finals. But the Chennai Super Kings made a decent comeback by winning their eighth and ninth games against the Royal Challengers and Rajasthan Royals with the help of two superb batting performances from Murali Vijay. His performance was supplemented by the arrival of who boosted the team's attack significantly.[12] The Super Kings managed to win 5 of the matches played in the latter half of the season thanks to the superb bowling performance of , boosting their Net Run Rate, and allowed them to qualify for the semi-finals as three other teams were tied on the same number of points.[13] The Super Kings defeated the Deccan Chargers at the semi-final to qualify for their second IPL final.[14] The win also assured them a place in the Champions League Twenty20. At the IPL final the Chennai Super Kings played the Mumbai Indians and won by 22 runs to crown themselves the Champions of the tournament.[15] [edit] 2011 Season Main article: 2011 Indian Premier League The Chennai Super Kings have retained 4 players for the 2011 Indian Premier League which include MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay and Albie Morkel.[16] On January 8, 2011, the Chennai Super Kings bought Doug Bollinger, Michael Hussey, Ravichandran Ashwin, , , George Bailey, , , Suraj Randiv, and Francois du Plessis in the IPL Player Auction for the fourth edition, looking to retain the same core team that performed for them from 2008 to 2010.[17] Also after the World Cup,Chennai Super Kings signed pace bowler as a replacement to the injured Ben Hilfenhaus after his stellar 18 wicket tournament. The Super Kings started their IPL 2011 campaign with a thrilling win against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai by just 2 runs but lost their next game to the Kings XI Punjab after a stellar by Paul Valthaty.Michael Hussey's unbeaten 83 helped them to defeat the Royal Challengers Bangalore before losing to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in a rain affected match at the latter's home ground. This match was followed by another thriller against Mumbai Indians in which the latter took the game away with a brilliant bowling and fielding display.But they won their next two matches against India both,home and away.Marking their fourth win in the series thanks to a brilliant spell of 3–21 by man of the match Doug Bollinger and a match winning partnership between Subramaniam Badrinath and Suresh Raina.They had their third straight win against the Deccan Chargers , thanks to the all-rounded effort by Albie Morkel taking three crucial wickets for 38 and scoring 19 of just 6 deliveries at a Strike rate of 317.[18] They had their fifth straight home victory against the Rajasthan Royals.Chasing a modest target of 148 , Michael Hussey striking again with the bat scoring 79* off just 55 balls taking his side to a comfortable 8-wicket win against the royals.[19] This was followed by a defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-affected match at the .Then two days later,the batting came good in a crucial game against the Rajasthan Royals which they won comprehensively by 63 runs.The Chennai Super Kings extended their home record by defeating the Delhi Daredevils and moving to the top of the table.[20] The Super Kings played their last home game against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala which they won by eleven runs.With this win The Super Kings created a new record in the history of the Indian Premier League by winning all matches played at their home venue which no other team has previously achieved.[21] They finished second in the points table despite their loss to the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their final league game.[22] They won against RCB in the first Qualifier thus making it straight to the Finals. This was the 3rd time in 4 seasons that they have entered the finals in the IPL tournament.[23] They met the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the final where they won very comfortably and crowned champions for the second time in the tournament and become the first team to win at home. Murali Vijay was declared the Man of the Match for his match-winning innings that helped Chennai to post a big total.

• [edit] Champions League Twenty20 Main article: Twenty20 Champions League The Twenty20 Champions League is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from India, , , South Africa, , New Zealand and West Indies. The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League. [edit] 2008 season Main article: 2008 Champions League Twenty20 The Super Kings being the runners-up of the IPL were among the first sides to secure a berth for the event. However the tournament was cancelled due to 2008 Mumbai Attacks and Chennai Super Kings along with Rajasthan Royals received $1.3 million as compensation. [edit] 2009 season Main article: 2009 Champions League Twenty20 The Chennai Super Kings did not qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 as they could not make it to the final in the 2009 Indian Premier League. The top 3 sides, Deccan Chargers, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils qualified for the league.[24] [edit] 2010 season Main article: 2010 Champions League Twenty20 On account of emerging as the Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League, the Super Kings along with the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers made it to the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was held in South Africa. They topped Group A with 6 points (3 Wins and 1 Loss due to super-over.) to qualify for the semi-finals where they had to face Royal Challengers at Kingsmead, . After a comprehensive victory of 52 runs by (D/L) method against the Challengers,[25] The Super Kings played their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg. They won against the Chevrolet Warriors by 8 wickets becoming the first IPL side to win the CLT20.[26] Murali Vijay won the golden bat for scoring the maximum runs in the tournament and Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket taker and he was awarded the man of the series. [edit] 2011 season Main article: 2011 Champions League Twenty20 The Chennai Super Kings finishing as the champions of the 2011 Indian Premier League, has qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20.They have previously qualified for the 2008 Season which was subsequently cancelled and also the 2010 Season which they went on to become the champions.

[edit] Cricket academy in Chennai Former Chennai Super Kings' opener and 2009 Orange Cap-holder, Matthew Hayden has planned to set up a youth academy in Chennai and wants to take the help of and his Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming in the venture.[27] Hayden said he had decided to give back to the city where he had practiced playing on turning tracks ten years ago on Australia's 2000–01 tour to India."About a decade back, when I came here to practise on turning tracks, I told myself standing in an empty Chepauk stadium that I would score a for Australia one day," Hayden told . "I did that, and now this is a way of giving something back to the city from where I have got so much."[27] [edit] 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 will increase to 10 in 2011). Chennai Super Kings has been rated as 2010–2011 “most valuable team” in Indian Premier League cricket, with a brand value of US$48.4 million (app 224 crores).[28] which is 2.4 million more than Kolkata Knight Riders, whose brand value stood at $46 million. [edit] New stadium A new stadium is to be built at a Chennai suburb in addition to the famous Chepauk Ground located in the heart of the city. The new stadium will be located at Karunkuzhipallam which is 25 km from Chennai, on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) plot of land on the IT corridor, The stadium is being built as the current lease of the Chepauk stadium expires in 2015. The new stadium is expected to cost over 100 crore.[29] [edit] Retaining the former players

Chennai Super Kings celebrating in front of their home supporters after successfully defending the title at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Chennai Super Kings reiterated their desire to retain their championship status in the IPL Season 4. Mr Gurunath Meiyappan, owner of Chennai Super Kings, said that that they have been one of the most consistent sides in the IPL so far. Hence, their focus were on the basics. He also added that the team doesn't need any major changes. They had tremendous faith on their players and their inspirational captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and wished the team to scale bigger heights. The fourth season of the hugely successful IPL tournament was held from April 8 to May 28. Over the past four seasons, the Chennai Super Kings have emerged as the most consistent team in the competition. In 2008, they finished runners-up, in 2009 as semi-finalists and lifted the trophy as champions in 2010 in addition to winning the Champions League in South Africa. Coming close on the heels of the ICC World Cup, the fourth season of the IPL witnessed heightened excitement. And again, the Chennai Super Kings finished as the Champions of the tournament at the Chepauk Stadium in front of their home fans. [30] [edit] Comic book series on Super kings The Chennai Super Kings have been constantly evolving and innovating on several fronts. The captain, Dhoni will be figuring in a fresh initiative along with his team mates from the Chennai Super Kings in a comic book series specifically targeting the team’s young fans. The book will contain 40 pages and is priced at Rs 40 each with an initial print run of 40,000 copies. The book will hit the stands coinciding with the start of the Indian Premier League-4 season.Mumbai-based advertising company Cartwheel Creative Consultancy Pvt. Ltd is writing the script and producing the series. It has tied up with India Book House for nationwide distribution of the comics.[30] [edit] Awards and honours 2008 Indian Premier League • Runners-Up Of 2008 Indian Premier League • Fair Play Awards Winner[31] • Qualified for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20 • Most Expensive Player Of The Tournament (Mahendra Singh Dhoni)[32] • Highest Total Of The Tournament (240/5) • 2nd Tournament Centurion (Michael Hussey) • 1st Tournament hat-trick () • 3rd Tournament hat-trick () 2009 Indian Premier League • Semi-finalists Of 2009 Indian Premier League • Most Expensive Player Of The Tournament (Andrew Flintoff)[33] • Orange Cap Player Of The Tournament (Matthew Hayden) 2010 Indian Premier League • Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League • Fair Play Awards Winner[34] • Qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 • Highest Total Of The Tournament (246/5) Murali Vijay unbeaten 127 runs • IPL Awards : Best Fielder (Suresh Raina)[35] • IPL Awards : Most Economical Bowler (Ravichandran Ashwin)[36] • Champions of the

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