Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 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 in Chennai and is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited.
| Nickname(s) | CSK | |
|---|---|---|
| League | Indian Premier League | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad | |
| Coach | Stephen Fleming | |
| Owner | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited | |
| Manager | Russell Radhakrishnan | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Colours | ||
| Founded | 24 January 2008 | |
| Home ground | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | |
| Capacity | 38,200 | |
| History | ||
| Indian Premier League wins | 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023) | |
| Champions League Twenty20 wins | 2 (2010, 2014) | |
| Official website | chennaisuperkings.com | |
| ||
| Chennai Super Kings in 2024 | ||
| Seasons |
|---|
Super Kings is the most successful IPL franchise having won a record five IPL titles (shared with Mumbai Indians). In the IPL, they have appeared in a record 10 finals and qualified for the playoff stages 12 times out of the 14 seasons they have played, more than any other team. Super Kings have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. The team is currently captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and coached by Stephen Fleming.
The team was suspended for two years from the IPL starting July 2015 due to the involvement of its owners in the 2013 IPL betting case. Super Kings re-joined IPL for the 2018 season and won the title in its comeback season. The team has a significant fan following. 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.