Chennai Super Kings, IPLT20
Chennai Super Kings is a professional cricket franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, that competes in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, MS Dhoni us doing captainship continue from 2008 to 2024.
They have won a record five IPL titles, appeared in a record 10 finals and have qualified for the playoff stages 12 times out of the 14 seasons they have played, more than any other team.
Captain: MS Dhoni
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Home ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
IPL titles: 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)
Owners: Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd (subsidiary of India Cements)
The most consistent IPL franchise ever, Chennai Super Kings have been led by MS Dhoni to five titles, and have only finished below fourth place twice. The franchise is owned by India Cements, of which N Srinivasan, the former BCCI president and former chairman of the ICC, is chairman. CSK was purchased for Rs 360 crore (approx US$91 million) in 2008.
The subsequent season of the League turned out to be a nightmare for Dhoni’s team where they lost 8 matches and avoided the wooden spoon by a whisker. Just when people started to write them off, due to the age factor of the squad, Chennai once again showed their class. In 2021, they ended up second on the points table with 9 wins and went on to win their 4th League title by beating Kolkata in the final.