Chennai Super Kings in 2021

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2020 Indian Premier League.[1][2] The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and have the best win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.28).[3] They hold the records of most appearances in the playoffs (ten) and the Final (eight) of the IPL. They are the only IPL team to qualify for the playoff stage until 2019 of their appearance in the league.

Chennai Super Kings
2021 season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMS Dhoni
Ground(s)M A Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai
← 2020

Background

Chennai Super Kings kicked off 2021 season by releasing 6 plyaers on January 20 after that they traded in [4]Robin Uthappa from Rajasthan Royals and looking ready for Auction at February 18 with Rs 19.90 crores left in purse.

Slots left : 6 (5 Indians) (1 Overseas).

Retained Players : MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Narayan Jagadeeshan, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Robin Uthappa(Traded).[5][6]

Released Players : Murali Vijay, Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson(Retired).[7]

Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batsmen
3Suresh Raina (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)Vice-captain
9Ambati Rayudu (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹2.2 crore (US$308,000)
13Faf du Plessis (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹1.6 crore (US$224,000)Overseas
31Ruturaj Gaikwad (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
All-rounders
8Ravindra Jadeja (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹7 crore (US$981,000)
47Dwayne Bravo (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹6.4 crore (US$897,000)Overseas
58Sam Curran (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2020₹5.5 crore (US$771,000)Overseas
74Mitchell Santner (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹50 lakh (US$70,000)Overseas
Wicket-keepers
7MS Dhoni (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018₹15 crore (US$2.1 million)Captain
77Robin Uthappa (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹3 crore (US$420,600.00)
18Narayan Jagadeesan (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995Right-handed2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Spin Bowlers
36Karn Sharma (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987Left-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹5 crore (US$701,000)
99Imran Tahir (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹1 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
96R Sai Kishore (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Pace Bowlers
54Shardul Thakur (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹2.6 crore (US$365,000)
38Josh Hazlewood (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹2 crore (US$280,000)Overseas
90Deepak Chahar (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹80 lakh (US$112,000)
22Lungi Ngidi (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹50 lakh (US$70,000)Overseas
24KM Asif (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹40 lakh (US$56,000)

    Administration and support staff
    Position Name
    Owner N. Srinivasan, Rupa Gurunath,
    CEO Kasinath Viswanathan
    Team manager Russell Radhakrishnan
    Brand ambassador Vijay, Nayanthara, Laxmi Rai
    Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
    Head coach Stephen Fleming
    Batting coach Michael Hussey
    Bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji
    Bowling consultant Eric Simons
    Fielding coach Rajiv Kumar
    Physical trainer Greg King
    Source:

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

    Teams and standings

    League table
    Team
    		 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    Mumbai Indians 0000000.000
    Chennai Super Kings 0000000.000
    Delhi Capitals 0000000.000
    Sunrisers Hyderabad 0000000.000
    Kolkata Knight Riders 0000000.000
    Kings XI Punjab 0000000.000
    Rajasthan Royals 0000000.000
    Royal Challengers Bangalore 0000000.000
    • The four top ranked teams qualify for the 2021 Indian Premier League-Playoffs
    •   advanced to 2021 Indian Premier League-Qualifier 1
    •   advanced to the 2021 Indian Premier League-Eliminator

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