The Chennai-based, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from Chennai led by MS Dhoni and plays its home match at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
After two-year suspension from the IPL starting July 2015 for the alleged involvement of their owners in the 2013 IPL betting case the Chennai Super Kings returned to the league in 2018, winning the championship in the comeback season.
Chennai Super Kings Squad (CSK)
CSK will be looking to hit the ground running after facing so many setbacks in UAE so far. In addition to their members being tested positive, they have also lost the services of their two seniors – Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina. Both the players have pulled out of the competition citing personal reasons.
Player | Role | Price |
Ambati Rayadu (R) | Batsman | 2.20 crore |
Monu Singh (R) | Batsman | 20 lakhs |
Murali Vijay (R) | Batsman | 2 crore |
Ruturaj Gaikwad (R) | Batsman | 20 lakhs |
Suresh Raina (R) | Batsman | 11 crore |
MS Dhoni (R) | Wicket Keeper | 15 crore |
Jagadeesan Narayan (R) | Wicket Keeper | 20 lakhs |
Asif K M (R) | All-Rounder | 40 lakhs |
Dwayne Bravo (R) | All-Rounder | 6.40 crore |
Faf du Plessis (R) | All-Rounder | 1.60 crore |
Karn Sharma (R) | All-Rounder | 5 crore |
Kedar Jadhav (R) | All-Rounder | 7.80 crore |
Ravindra jadeja (R) | All-Rounder | 7 crore |
Shane Watson (R) | All-Rounder | 4 crore |
Sam Curran | All-Rounder | 5.50 crore |
Deepak Chahar (R) | Bowler | 80 lakhs |
Harbhajan Singh (R) | Bowler | 2 crore |
Imran Tahir (R) | Bowler | 1 crore |
Lungisani Ngidi (R) | Bowler | 50 lakhs |
Mitchell Santner (R) | Bowler | 50 lakhs |
Shardul Thakur (R) | Bowler | 2.60 crore |
Piyush Chawla | Bowler | 6.75 crore |
Josh Hazlewood | Bowler | 2 crore |
R. Sai Kishore | Bowler | 20 lakhs |
CSK – Batting Stats
- Most Runs: Suresh Raina (5369 runs)
- Most Centuries: Suresh Raina (2 centuries)
- Most Fifties: Suresh Raina (37 fifties)
- Fastest Fifty: Suresh Raina (16 balls)
- Fastest Century: Murali Vijay (46 balls)
- Best Batting Average: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (42.20)
- Best Strike Rate: Shane Watson (139.53)
- Most Sixes: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (209 sixes)
- Most Fours: Suresh Raina (493 fours)
- Highest Individual Score: Murali Vijay (127 runs)
- Highest Batting Partnerships by Wicket: Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey (159 runs)
CSK – Bowling Stats
- Most Wickets: Harbhajan Singh (150 wickets)
- Best Economy: Rahul Sharma (7.02)
- Best Bowling Figures: Ravindra Jadeja (5/16)
- Best Bowling Average: Doug Bollinger (18.72)
- Most Maidens: Harbhajan Singh (6 maiden overs)
- Most Runs Conceded: Mohit Sharma (58 runs in 4 overs)
- Most 4 Wickets: Ravindra Jadeja (3)
- Most Hat-tricks: Shane Watson, Makahya Ntini, and Lakshmipathy Balaji (1 each)
- Most Dot Balls: Harbhajan Singh (1249 balls)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is led by MS Dhoni and has always reached the playoffs, except in 2016 and 2017, when it was suspended. Chennai Super Kings have won 3 IPL Titles so far, and have been the Runners Up on 4 occasions.
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