Chennai Super Kings

 

 

Chennai Superkings is the most consistent team in IPL T20 Tournament history under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Chennai is hot favourite along with Mumbai in IPL 2011.

 

 

 

IPL Chennai Franchisee Profile:

 

 

 

Team Name: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

 

 

IPL entry: 2008

 

 

Franchisee owner: India Cements Srinivasan bought Chennai IPL franchisee for 359 crore ($91 million).

 

 

Official website: http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/

 

  

Stadium: M.A. Chidambaram stadium.

 

 

The Anthem: “Namma Chennai Super– kings”.

 

 

Sponsors: India Cements, Aircel, Reebok, Gulf Oil & TI Cycles.

 

 

Brand value: 400 crore. 

 

 

 

Chennai IPL T20 Cricket team profile:

 

 

 

Coach: Stephen Fleming

 

 

Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

 

  

Highlight: Most consistent team in Indian Premier League.

 

 

 

Chennai Super Kings T20 Squad for IPL 4:

 

 

 

S.No	Cricketer Name	Country	Price
	Batsmen:
1.	Murali Vijay	India (Tamil Nadu)	Retained
2.	Suresh Raina	India (UP)	Retained
3.	Michael Hussey	Australia	1.9 crore
4.	S. Badrinath	India (Tamil Nadu)	3.84 crore
5.	Wriddhinam Saha	India (Bengal)	46 Lakh
6.	George Bailey	Australia	22.7 Lakh
7.
	All-Rounders:
1.	Albie Morkel	South Africa	Retained
2.	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	92 Lakh
3.	Scott Styris	New Zealand	90.7 Lakh
4.	Faf Du Plessis	South Africa	54.5 Lakh
5.
	Wicket-Keepers:
1.	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	India (Jharkhand)	Retained
2.
	Bowlers:
1.	Doug Bollinger	Australia	3.2 crore
2.	R. Ashwin	India (Tamil Nadu)	3.85 crore
3.	Ben Hilfenhauss	Australia	45.3 Lakh
4.	Joginder Sharma	India (Haryana)	68 Lakh
5.	Nuwan Kulasekhara	Sri Lanka	45.3 Lakh
6.	Sudeep Tyagi	India (UP)	1.1 Crore
7.	Suraj Randiv	Sri Lanka	36 Lakh

 

 

Strengths:

 

 

1. Inspirational leadership of M.S. Dhoni.

 

 

2. Top class batsmen, World class all-rounders & strong Indian line-up (crucial for any team)

 

 

3. Doug Bollinger & Ashwin are best performers in IPL 3.

 

 

Weaknesses:

 

 

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IPL Rating: 9/10

 

 

IPL 4 Prediction: Hot favourite to win in IPL 2011 along with Mumbai.

 

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