IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings Captain, Points Table, Schedule, Full Squad
IPL 2023: The Chennai Super Kings are a Tamil Nadu-based Indian Premier League team. The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium is the home venue for CSK, an organisation that was founded in 2008. CSK is the most reliable IPL franchise, led by the charismatic MS Dhoni. Under Dhoni’s direction, the Yellow Brigade has won four championships. India Cements is the franchise’s owner. It was bought in 2008 for Rs 360 crore, or around US$91 million.
Captain: MS Dhoni
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Home ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
IPL titles: 4 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021)
Owners: Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd (subsidiary of India Cements)
Chennai Super Kings Schedule
| S.No | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Mar-31 | GT vs CSK | Ahmedabad |
| 2 | Apr-03 | CSK vs LSG | Chennai |
| 3 | Apr-08 | MI vs CSK | Mumbai |
| 4 | Apr-12 | CSK vs RR | Chennai |
| 5 | Apr-17 | RCB vs CSK | Bengaluru |
| 6 | Apr-21 | CSK vs SRH | Chennai |
| 7 | Apr-23 | KKR vs CSK | Kolkata |
| 8 | Apr-27 | RR vs CSK | Jaipur |
| 9 | Apr-30 | CSK vs PK | Chennai |
| 10 | May-04 | LSG vs CSK | Lucknow |
| 11 | May-06 | CSK vs MI | Chennai |
| 12 | May-10 | CSK vs DC | Chennai |
| 13 | May-14 | CSK vs KKR | Chennai |
| 14 | May-20 | DC vs CSK | Delhi |
History
MS Dhoni, who was acquired for Rs 9.5 Crore in the inaugural auction, has assumed a leadership position for the club. For the Super Kings to be successful over the years, he worked closely with head coach Stephen Fleming.
Chennai lost the championship game to Rajasthan in 2008 on the very last ball, and they also lost the semifinal in 2009. Then, as they won back-to-back championships the following two seasons, the ascent began.
The following four IPL tournaments’ knockout rounds were difficult for them. Then a spot-fixing incident resulted in a two-year suspension. When Super Kings returned to the IPL in 2018, they won their third championship.
In the 2019 championship match, which was decided by the final ball, Mumbai defeated Chennai by a mere one run. Chennai failed to make it into the UAE playoffs for the first time ever the very next year.
Disappointment was replaced with joy when the Super Kings overcame Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2022 championship game.
Special Records:
- Four-time IPL winners: 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021
- Highest win %age of matches: 58.98% amongst all teams
- Most appearances in Playoffs: 11
- Most number of IPL Finals: 09
- Champions League T20 winners: 2010 & 2014
IPL journey so far
| Year | League Standing | Final Standing |
| 2008 | 3rd out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 2nd out of 8 | Semi-finalists |
| 2010 | 3rd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2011 | 2nd out of 10 | Champions |
| 2012 | 4th out 9 | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 1st out of 9 | Runners-up |
| 2014 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2015 | 1st out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Suspended | |
| 2017 | Suspended | |
| 2018 | 2nd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2019 | 2nd out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2020 | 7th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2021 | 2nd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2022 | 9th out of 10 | League Stage |
IPL Auction 2023 – Players bought
- Ben Stokes – 16.25 crores
- Kyle Jamieson- 1.00 crores
- Nishant Sidhu- 60 Lakh
- Ajinkya Rahane – 50 Lakhs
- Shaikh Rasheed- 20 Lakh
- Ajay Mandal- 20 Lakh
- Bhagath Verma- 20 Lakhs
Chennai Super Kings Points Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Pts |
| # | GT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | RR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | LSG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | RCB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | KKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | SRH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | CSK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2023
- Retained players: MS Dhoni (Rs 12 Crore), Devon Conway (Rs 10 Crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 6 Crore), Ambati Rayudu (Rs 6.25 Crore), Subhranshu Senapati (Rs 20 Lakh), Moeen Ali (Rs 8 Crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 4 Crore), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Rs 15 Lakh), Dwaine Pretorius (Rs 50 Lakh), Mitchell Santner (Rs 1.9 Crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 16 Crore), Tushar Deshpande (Rs 40 Lakh), Mukesh Chowdhary (Rs 20 Lakh), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 20 Lakh), Simarjeet Singh (Rs 20 Lakh), Deepak Chahar (Rs 14 Crore), Prashant Solanki (Rs 12 Lakh), Maheesh Theekshana (Rs 70 Lakh)
- Bought Players: Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 50 Lakh), Shaik Rasheed (Rs 20 Lakh), Ben Stokes (Rs 16.25 Crore), Nishant Sidhu (Rs 60 Lakh), Kyle Jamieson (Rs 1 Crore), Bhagat Verma (Rs 20 Lakh)
- Purse remaining: Rs 1.5 Crore
Key Players
Ravindra Jadeja
In 2012, Ravindra Jadeja moved from Rajasthan to CSK for a fee of Rs 9.8 crore. He has been with the Yellow Brigade for ten years now. In 2018 and 2021, he played for the CSK franchise, which won the IPL twice. At Rs 16 Crore, CSK kept him on staff. In the 2022 season, he was also appointed captain, but he chose to return it to his predecessor MS Dhoni.
MS Dhoni
The franchise’s inspiration is MS Dhoni, the lone player to appear in each of its 13 seasons. Dhoni, a previous master finisher and tactical mastermind, still designs Super Kings victories. Dhoni has played in the most games for the Yellow Brigade—204—of any player to have ever donned the yellow shirt. Chennai fans refer to him as Thala. He has agreed to play for the CSK through the 2023 season for a price of Rs 12 crore.
Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for their highest-ever buying price of Rs. 16.25 crore at the IPL 2023 auction. Stokes received more money than CSK did to keep Deepak Chahar. Whenever Dhoni retires, CSK has a candidate for captain in Stokes.
Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar joined the Super Kings organisation in 2018, and since then, he has been extremely well-known. He is now Dhoni’s go-to bowler during power plays and a very useful batsman later in the order. CSK splashed out Rs 14 crore to repurchase him at the last auction, but owing to ailments, he was unable to compete.