62-475: CSK most often refers to Chennai Super Kings , an Indian cricket franchise. It may also refer to: Companies [ edit ] CSK Auto , a subsidiary of O'Reilly Auto Parts CSK Holdings Corporation , a Japanese IT company Schools [ edit ] Carmel School (Kuwait) , a Catholic school in Kuwait Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College ,
124-720: A Twenty20 competition with the inaugural season planned for 2008. Chennai was one of the eight city-based franchises unveiled for the inaugural edition in January 2008. The player auction for the inaugural IPL season took place in January 2008. Then captain of the Indian team MS Dhoni was bought by the Super Kings for $ 1.5 million, the most expensive buy at the auction. The franchise also bought international cricketers Suresh Raina , Matthew Hayden , Jacob Oram , Stephen Fleming , Muttiah Muralitharan and Michael Hussey in
186-529: A documentary television series titled Roar of the Lion aired on Disney+ Hotstar which dealt with the ban of the Super Kings franchise from the IPL in 2016 and its return to win the title in 2018. In the 2024 Tamil -language film The Greatest of All Time , archived footage featuring Dhoni for the Super Kings in an IPL match was used. 2010 Champions League Twenty20 The 2010 Champions League Twenty20
248-423: A group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, teams were divided into two groups of five teams, with each team playing each other team in its group once. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. Unchanged from the previous edition, the total prize money for the competition was US$ 6 million. In addition to the prize money, each team received a participation fee of $ 500,000. Following
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372-462: A maximum of three Indian players. The Super Kings retained captain Dhoni, Raina, Vijay and South African Albie Morkel . In the subsequent auction , they bought back Hussey, Ashwin, Bollinger and Subramaniam Badrinath . In the 2011 season, they finished second in the league stage with nine wins and five loses. The team won the first qualifier against Royal Challengers by six wickets to qualify for
434-420: A naming contest. The logo consists of a head of a roaring lion in orange with a crown on the top and the team name rendered below in blue. The team's primary colour is yellow and the current jersey introduced in 2021 includes a camouflage pattern at the shoulders and a roaring lion background pattern. The team's anthem is titled "Whistle Podu" ( transl. Blow the whistle ), the latest version of which
496-587: Is an Indian professional cricket franchise based in Chennai , Tamil Nadu . The team competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was one of the eight franchises incorporated when the league was established in 2008. The team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket . The Super Kings is the joint-most successful IPL franchise, having won five IPL titles (along with Mumbai Indians ). In
558-532: Is owned by the trustees and shareholders of India Cements. The Super Kings recorded revenues of ₹ 4.18 billion (US$ 50 million) with a net profit of ₹ 1.11 billion (US$ 13 million) for FY 2018–19. In the FY 2020–21, the revenue dropped to ₹ 2.54 billion (US$ 30 million) with a net profit of ₹ 402 million (US$ 4.8 million). The franchise generates revenues from broadcasting deals, match day tickets, in-stadium advertising and merchandise sales. Majority of
620-528: The 2013 IPL betting case . The frachise re-joined the IPL for the 2018 season and won the title in its comeback season. In January 2022, CSK became India's first unicorn sports enterprise. As of 2022, it was the second most valuable IPL franchise with a valuation of $ 1.15 billion. In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League (IPL),
682-691: The Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean Country code of the former country of Czechoslovakia CSK, National Rail station code for Calstock railway station , Cornwall, England ISO-4217 currency code of its currency, the Czechoslovak koruna Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CSK . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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#1732801916807744-471: The Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier to qualify for the final. The team beat the same opponent in the final to win the league for the third time. The Super Kings also became the first team to defeat a single opponent (Sunrisers Hyderabad) four times in a single season. In the 2019 IPL season , the Super Kings finished second in the league stage with nine wins from 14 matches. In
806-463: The player auction before the 2024 season , the Super Kings bought back Thakur and added Daryl Mitchell , Sameer Rizvi , Mustafizur Rahman and Rachin Ravindra to the squad. On 21 March 2024, Dhoni handed over the captaincy of the team to Ruturaj Gaikwad . The Super Kings finished with 14 points from seven wins in the group stage. The team was tied with three other teams in the competition for
868-518: The player auction . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IPL was initially postponed and later shifted to the UAE. Many members of the Super Kings' team tested positive for the coronavirus, and players such as Raina and Harbhajan Singh pulled out of the tournament citing personal reasons. In the first match, the Super Kings beat the defending champions Mumbai Indians. The team finished seventh overall in
930-662: The players' auction . In the group stage, the team topped the table with nine wins from 14 matches. In the playoffs, the Super Kings lost to the Mumbai Indians by 25 runs in the first qualifier before defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the next match to qualify for the final. In the final, the team was again beaten by the Mumbai Indians by 41 runs. On 14 July 2015, the Supreme Court appointed committee headed by RM Lodha , suspended
992-434: The players' auction . The Super Kings won only five of their first 12 games but won three of their last four matches to qualify for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the team beat Mumbai Indians by 38 runs and league stage table-toppers Delhi Daredevils by 86 runs in consecutive matches to qualify for the final. In their third consecutive final appearance, the Super Kings lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets. In
1054-400: The "Yellow Army". The official fan club of the Super Kings called the "Whistle Podu Army", was founded in January 2016. The team has the highest number of followers in the social media amongst the IPL teams with over 33 million followers across X , Facebook and Instagram as of March 2023. The home matches of the team register significant attendance with the fans often turning up to watch
1116-506: The BCCI for the same. Ahead of the 2009 season , Stephen Fleming took over as the head coach of the Super Kings. At the player auction , the franchise bought English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $ 1.55 million, making him the joint highest-paid cricketer in the IPL. Opening batter Hussey skipped the IPL season to focus on The Ashes . The Super Kings finished the league stage in second place with eight wins from 14 matches. In
1178-538: The BCCI regulations, which prevented any administrator from holding commercial interests in the matches conducted by the board. Subsequently, the regulations were amended by the BCCI to exclude the IPL and a case was filed against the same in the Madras High Court . In 2013, he Muthiah moved to the Supreme Court to stop Srinivasan from taking over as the President of BCCI , which was rejected and Srinivasan
1240-538: The IPL was launched in 2008, the Chennai franchise was sold to the India Cements for $ 91 million, making it the fourth most expensive team in the league. N. Srinivasan , who was then the treasurer and vice-chairman of the BCCI, became the de facto owner of the Super Kings as the managing director of India Cements. In September 2008, former BCCI President A. C. Muthiah wrote to then BCCI President citing
1302-488: The IPL, it has appeared in a 10 finals and qualified for the playoff stages 12 times, the most amongst the IPL teams. The franchise has also won the Champions League Twenty20 twice in 2010 and 2014 . The team is currently captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and coached by Stephen Fleming . The Super Kings was suspended for two years from the IPL starting July 2015 due to the involvement of its owners in
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#17328019168071364-856: The JSCA International Cricket Stadium at Ranchi due to a dispute with the Government of Tamil Nadu regarding the usage of three stands at the Chepauk stadium. In 2018, the team played six of its home games at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune after members of some of the political parties staged protests outside the Chepauk stadium and the Tamil Nadu Police indicated their inability to provide security for
1426-686: The Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings franchises from the IPL for a period of two years due to the association of their owners with illegal betting. Ahead of the player auction in 2018, the Super Kings retained Dhoni, Raina and Jadeja from its old team roster. In the auction, the franchise bought back Bravo, du Plessis, and Vijay. It also added international cricketers Imran Tahir , Lungi Ngidi , Mark Wood , Mitchell Santner , Sam Billings along with Indians Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur amongst others. Ahead of
1488-484: The Rajasthan Royals. In the 2021 season, the team won five of the first seven matches before the season was suspended midway due to increase in number of COVID-19 cases. The second leg of the season resumed in the UAE with the Super Kings finishing second in the group stage to qualify for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the team beat the Delhi Capitals to reach the finals for the ninth time in their history. In
1550-458: The Super Kings were named as the second most valuable IPL franchise with a valuation of $ 1.15 billion. Telecom service provider Aircel became the first shirt sponsor for the team after it signed a three-year deal in 2008. The deal was renewed in 2011 for ₹ 850 million (US$ 10 million), then the most expensive sponsorship deal in the IPL. Muthoot Group was the principal shirt sponsor from 2018 to 2020 after which Myntra took over as
1612-451: The captaincy back to Dhoni after a poor start to the IPL season. Gaikwad was appointed as the captain before the start of the 2024 IPL season. Last updated: 5 May 2024; Source: ESPNcricinfo Source: IPLT20 website Source: ESPNcricinfo Matches include records from both the IPL and CLT20 . Last updated: 18 May 2024 Team now defunct In 2019,
1674-516: The conclusion of the tournament, some teams reported that they had not received their prize money, which was due to be paid by the end of January 2011. The tournament was reduced in size from 12 to ten teams as the tournament dates clashed with the end of the English domestic seasoning teams from the England and Wales Cricket Board were unable to take part. Pakistani teams did not take part in
1736-466: The country had been chosen to host the tournament, although this was later denied by tournament chairman Lalit Modi , who listed a range of possibilities as hosts. At the conclusion of the 2010 Indian Premier League in April, South Africa was confirmed as the venue for the tournament. The country had previously hosted the 2009 Indian Premier League . The tournament consisted of 23 matches, divided into
1798-555: The final of the IPL four times, with Mumbai winning thrice and Chennai winning once. The rivalry between the Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore is called the "Southern derby" or "Kaveri derby" (from the Kaveri River and the water dispute between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu ). The Super Kings beat the Royal Challengers in the only meeting between the two teams in an IPL final in 2011. When
1860-580: The final. In the final, the Super Kings again met Royal Challengers in Chennai . The team won a second consecutive IPL title and Vijay was named as Man of the Match for his innings of 95 runs. In the Champions League held later that year, the Super Kings won only one out of their four group matches and finished at the bottom of the table. Ahead of the 2012 IPL season , the franchise bought Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for $ 2 million at
1922-477: The finals, the Super Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders to win their fourth IPL title. Before the start of the 2022 IPL season , the Super Kings announced that Jadeja will replace Dhoni as the captain of the team. After the team lost six of the first eight matches in the season, Jadeja handed the captaincy back to Dhoni on 30 March 2022. The Super Kings finished ninth out of the ten teams in
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1984-606: The franchise bought Brendon McCullum , Dwayne Smith , Faf du Plessis , Ashish Nehra and Mohit Sharma among others. The first phase of the IPL season was held in the UAE with the second phase returning to India, but the Super Kings' home matches were shifted from Chennai to Ranchi due to a dispute between the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association . The Super Kings started
2046-447: The group stage and failed to qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in their IPL history. In the player auction before the start of the 2023 IPL season , the Super Kings bought Ben Stokes , Kyle Jamieson and Ajinkya Rahane . Bravo retired and re-signed with the team as the bowling coach, replacing Lakshmipathy Balaji . During the early part of the season, Chahar and Jamieson were ruled out due to injuries, and Stokes
2108-529: The group stage points table and failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time. The team's captain Dhoni drew criticism from the supporters over his form and team selection. The franchise released many of the players including Chawla, Vijay and Kedar Jadhav before the player auction for the 2021 season . In the 2021 player auction , the Super Kings bought Cheteshwar Pujara , Krishnappa Gowtham and Moeen Ali and traded in Robin Uthappa from
2170-669: The group stage to qualify for the semifinal. The team beat the Kings XI Punjab in the semi-finals by 65 runs. At the final in Bangalore , the Super Kings defeated then IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets to win their second CLT20 title. Raina finished as the highest run-scorer of the tournament and was awarded Man of the Series. Ahead of the 2015 season , the Super Kings got Hussey back and also bought Kyle Abbott , Irfan Pathan and Andrew Tye among others in
2232-452: The inaugural auction. Ahead of the inaugural season, the franchise named Dhoni as the captain of the team and appointed Kepler Wessels as the head coach . The team played its first game in the IPL on 19 April 2008 against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali , which it won by 33 runs. The Super Kings finished the league stage in third place with eight wins from 14 games. In the semifinal, the franchise beat Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets to reach
2294-425: The last play-off spot (fourth) but finished fifth behind the Royal Challengers Bangalore on net run rate after the loss to the same team in its final group match. Hence, they failed to qualify for the IPL playoffs for only the third time in their history. The franchise was named as the Super Kings in honour of the rulers of the erstwhile Tamil kingdoms . The name was chosen from over 25,000 entries received in
2356-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CSK&oldid=1226313382 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chennai Super Kings T20 kit Chennai Super Kings ( CSK )
2418-444: The maiden IPL final. In the final at Mumbai , Rajasthan Royals won the match off the last ball to defeat the Super Kings and lifted the first IPL title. By finishing as the runners-up in the IPL, the Super Kings qualified for the inaugural season of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20). The tournament was later cancelled as a consequence of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the Super Kings was given $ 5 million as compensation from
2480-595: The only team to pay the compensation, forcing three international players to play for them instead of their home team. Jacques Kallis , Cameron White and Ross Taylor were obligated to play for Bangalore as their contracts stated Bangalore had first rights over them should they qualify for the tournament with another team. Matches were played at four venues in South Africa. Both Warriors and Highveld Lions played some of their group stage matches at their home grounds, St George's Park and Wanderers Stadium , and
2542-534: The playoffs, they lost to the Mumbai Indians in the first match before beating the Delhi Capitals in the next match to enter the final for a record eighth time. In the final, the Super Kings lost to the Mumbai Indians by one run. Tahir, who took 26 wickets, won the Purple Cap for the most wickets. Before the 2020 season , the Super Kings bought Sam Curran , Josh Hazlewood and Piyush Chawla at
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2604-552: The principal shirt sponsor for the 2021 season. In 2022, tyre maker TVS Eurogrip signed up with the franchise as the principal shirt sponsor on a three-year deal worth over ₹ 1 billion (US$ 12 million). Etihad Airways signed as one of the principal sponsors ahead of 2024 season with the brand displayed on the backside of the jersey. The team also has sponsorship deals with India Cements , Gulf Oil , SNJ Breweries, Reliance Jio , Astral Pipes , ICICI Bank , Coca-Cola and Vision11. Reebok , owned by German brand Adidas ,
2666-467: The record for most successive match wins in the IPL with seven wins. In the first qualifier against the Mumbai Indians at Delhi , the Super Kings won by 48 runs, aided by unbeaten half-centuries from Hussey and Raina, to qualify for the final. In the final against the same opposition at Kolkata , the team lost by 23 runs. Hussey top scored with 733 runs, winning the Orange Cap for the most runs in
2728-422: The revenue comes from broadcasting rights which contributes about 60% of the total revenue, followed by around 20% from sponsorship deals and about 10-15% from ticket sales. Dhoni led the team from 2008 to 2023 and is one of the most successful captains in the IPL, having led the Super Kings to ten finals of which the team has won five. In 2022, Jadeja was appointed as the captain succeeding Dhoni but handed
2790-470: The season and Dwayne Bravo won the Purple Cap for the most wickets (32). The Super Kings qualified for the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 held in India in September–October. The team won three of the four matches in the group stage to qualify for the semi-finals, in which it lost to the Rajasthan Royals by 14 runs. In May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan , who was the team principal of the Super Kings,
2852-448: The season with eight wins in their first ten matches before suffering from a dip in form towards the end of the regular season. The team recovered to finish third in the points table to qualify for the playoffs. In the first match of the playoffs, the team beat the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets before losing to the Kings XI Punjab side in the next match. In the 2014 Champions League , the Super Kings won two matches to finish second in
2914-509: The semi-finals, the team lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets. Super Kings opener Hayden won the Orange Cap as the leading run-scorer of the season with 572 runs. In 2010 , the Super Kings struggled in the first half of the regular season, winning only two matches out of seven. They won five of their next seven games including a must-win encounter against Kings XI Punjab at Dharamshala . With seven wins from 14 matches,
2976-408: The subsequent Champions League , the Super Kings ended with two wins from four matches and did not progress past the group stage. Ahead of the 2013 IPL season , the Super Kings strengthened their bowling by signing up five new bowlers. In the IPL season, the team finished on top of the group stage points table for the first time with 11 wins from 16 matches. During the season, they also equaled
3038-435: The subsequent matches. The Super Kings has consistently been named amongst the most valuable sporting franchises in India. In a February 2013 report by London based Brand Finance, in which the Super Kings was placed in the 147th place amongst the top 150 most valuable teams in the world with a brand value of $ 46 million. In January 2022, the Super Kings became the first unicorn sports enterprise in India. In 2022,
3100-418: The team finished the league stage in third place and qualified for the semi-finals for the third consecutive season. In the semifinal, the Super Kings scored a modest 142/7 in 20 overs against the defending champions Deccan Chargers but restricted the opposition to 104 runs to score a 38-run victory. The Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final to secure their first ever IPL title. With
3162-404: The team's practice sessions at Chennai. When the team's home games were moved to Pune in 2018, a charter train between Chennai and Pune was arranged by the franchise to ferry the fans. The Super Kings have played the Mumbai Indians 37 times in the IPL, with Chennai winning 17 of those matches. They are the two most successful IPL teams with five titles each. The two sides have met each other at
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#17328019168073224-405: The team's return to the IPL after two seasons, anticipating fans turned up for the practice sessions held at the M. A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai before the start of the tournament. The Super Kings started off with a one wicket win over the Mumbai Indians in their first match in over two years. The team finished the league stage in second place to qualify for the playoffs. The Super Kings beat
3286-544: The tournament, as in 2009. Ijaz Butt , the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board , had reportedly refused an invitation for a Pakistani team to take part due to no Pakistani cricketers being purchased during the 2010 Indian Premier League player auction. Butt later stated his comments were misunderstood, but tournament administrators had already made the decision to omit a Pakistani team. Several teams were missing star players that helped them qualify for
3348-437: The tournament, mostly due to their commitment to another qualified team or to their national team. In the case of a player being a part of more than one qualified team, he can play for his "home" team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket) without consequence. If he plays for any other team, that team must pay the home team US$ 200,000 as compensation. The Royal Challengers Bangalore were
3410-603: The tournament. Murali Vijay , who won the Man of the Match in the final, was awarded the Golden Bat for scoring the most runs in the tournament, and Ravichandran Ashwin , who was the leading wicket-taker, was adjudged the Player of the Series . For the 2011 IPL season , a fresh auction was held after two new teams were added to the IPL. Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of four players from its current squad with
3472-613: The win, the franchise qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 that was to be held in South Africa . In the Champions League, the team finished at the top of Group A with three wins and a defeat. In the semifinal at Durban , the Super Kings defeated fellow IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore by 52 runs. In their first CLT20 final at Johannesburg , they beat the Warriors of South Africa by eight wickets to win
3534-464: Was arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of placing bets on IPL matches. In February 2014, a three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India inquired into the betting case and indicted Meiyappan for illegal betting during the 2013 IPL season. Before the 2014 season , the Super Kings retained Dhoni, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin and Bravo ahead of the players' auction. At the auction,
3596-458: Was elected as the President of BCCI. In a subsequent decision announced on 22 January 2015, the Supreme Court stuck down the 2008 amendment to the BCCI constitution that allowed board officials to have a commercial interest in the IPL. As a result, the Super Kings franchise was transferred to a separate entity named Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited . As of 2021, about 30% of the franchise
3658-525: Was out for most of the season due to various injuries. The team finished second in the group stage with 17 points from eight wins. The Super Kings won the first qualifier against the Gujarat Titans , making it into their tenth IPL finals in 14 seasons. In the final in Ahmedabad , the Super Kings beat defending champions Gujarat Titans by five wickets to win a record equaling fifth title. In
3720-423: Was released in 2018. The Super Kings play their home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (also known as "Chepauk") in Chennai, which is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India. The stadium is owned by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and has a seating capacity of 38,000. The stadium is often referred to as "Fortress Chepauk" and "Lions' den". In 2014, the Super Kings played their home matches at
3782-453: Was the official kit supplier for the Super Kings from 2008 to 2014. For the 2015 season, Australian apparel and sports gear manufacturer Spartan manufactured kits for the team. Indian apparel brand Seven became the official merchandising partner of the Super Kings in 2018. Chennai Super Kings is registered as a brand and sells cricket kits, apparel and other merchandise. The team has a significant fan following, colloquially referred to as
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#17328019168073844-486: Was the second edition of the Champions League Twenty20 , an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. The tournament, which was held from 10 to 26 September 2010 in South Africa, featured ten teams from Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies . Chennai Super Kings won the tournament, defeating the Warriors in the final. In February 2010, Cricket South Africa announced that
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