Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, which has been playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the first edition of the tournament in 2008. They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2021 Indian Premier League. The Super Kings have previously lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018). In the final, they beat Kolkata Knight Riders to win their fourth IPL title.
Background Chennai Super Kings kicked off 2021 season by releasing 6 players on 20 January after that they traded inRobin Uthappa from Rajasthan Royals and looking ready for Auction at 18 February with Rs 19.90 crores left in purse.
Slots left : 6 (5 Indians) (1 Overseas).
Retained Players : MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina (Vc), 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).
Released Players : Murali Vijay, Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson(Retired).
Auctioned Players : Moeen Ali, Cheteshwar Pujara, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hari Nishanth, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy.
COVID-19 impact On 3 May 2021 three non-playing members of the team tested positive for COVID-19, including bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and CEO Kasi Vishwanathan.
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes Batsmen3 Suresh Raina Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Vice Captain9 Ambati Rayudu Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 13 Faf du Plessis Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 Overseas16 Chezhian Hari Nishanth Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 25 Cheteshwar Pujara Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 31 Ruturaj Gaikwad Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 All-rounders8 Ravindra Jadeja Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 10 Moeen Ali Left-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 Overseas27 Bhagath Varma Right-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 47 Dwayne Bravo Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Overseas58 Sam Curran Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas74 Mitchell Santner Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 Overseas79 Krishnappa Gowtham Right-handed Right-arm Off-break 2021 Wicket-keepers7 MS Dhoni Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 Captain18 Narayan Jagadeesan Right-handed 2018 77 Robin Uthappa Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Spin Bowlers36 Karn Sharma Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 99 Imran Tahir Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 Overseas96 R Sai Kishore Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Pace Bowlers5 Jason Behrendorff Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 Overseas, Replacement for Josh Hazlewood22 Lungi Ngidi Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 Overseas24 KM Asif Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 38 Josh Hazlewood Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas46 Harishankar Reddy Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 54 Shardul Thakur Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 90 Deepak Chahar Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Source:CSK Players
Administration and support staff PositionNameOwner N. Srinivasan (India Cements) CEO Kasinath ViswanathanTeam manager Russell Radhakrishnan Head coach Stephen FlemingBatting coach Michael Hussey Bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji Bowling consultant Eric Simons Fielding coach Rajiv Kumar Supportive Player Shantanu BhardwajPhysical trainer Greg KingTeam doctor Dr Madhu ThottappillilPhysio Tommy Simsek Source:CSKStaffs
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor (Front)Shirt sponsor (Back)Chest BrandingSEVENMyntraIndia CementsGulf Oil Source:www.chennaisuperkings.com
Teams and standings Results by match
League table
League stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.
Matches
Playoffs
Qualifier 1
Final
Statistics Most runs No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad 16 16 2 635 101* 45.35 466 136.26 1 4 0 64 23 2 Faf du Plessis 16 16 2 633 95* 45.21 458 138.20 0 6 2 60 23 3 Moeen Ali 15 15 1 357 58 25.50 260 137.30 0 1 2 31 19 4 Ambati Rayudu 16 13 4 257 72* 28.55 170 151.17 0 2 1 16 17 5 Ravindra Jadeja 16 12 9 227 62* 75.66 156 145.51 0 1 0 19 9 Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Orange Cap award as the player who scored the highest number of runs in the tournament Source: Cricinfo
Most wickets No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W 1 Shardul Thakur 16 16 59.5 1 527 21 3/28 25.09 8.80 17.0 0 0 2 Dwayne Bravo 11 11 33.4 0 263 14 3/24 18.78 7.81 14.4 0 0 3 Deepak Chahar 15 15 54.0 1 451 14 4/13 32.21 8.35 23.1 2 0 4 Ravindra Jadeja 16 16 49.0 1 346 13 3/13 26.61 7.06 22.6 0 0 5 Josh Hazlewood 9 9 35.0 0 293 11 3/24 26.63 8.37 19.0 0 0
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Awards and achievements The following players won player of the match awards whilst playing for the team: No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref. 1 Deepak Chahar Punjab Kings Won by 6 wickets 4/13 (4 overs) 2 Moeen Ali Rajasthan Royals Won by 45 runs 3/7 (3 overs) 3 Faf du Plessis Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 18 runs 95* (60) 4 Ravindra Jadeja Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 69 runs 62* (28) and 3/13 (4 overs) 5 Ruturaj Gaikwad Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 7 wickets 75 (44) 6 19 September 2021 Ruturaj Gaikwad Mumbai Indians Won by 20 runs 88* (58) 7 24 September 2021 Dwayne Bravo Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 6 wickets 3/24 (4 overs) 8 26 September 2021 Ravindra Jadeja Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 2 wickets 1/21 (4 overs) and 22 (8) 9 30 September 2021 Josh Hazlewood Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 6 wickets 3/24 (4 overs) 10 2 October 2021 Ruturaj Gaikwad Rajasthan Royals Lost by 7 wickets 101* (60) 11 – Qualifier 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad Delhi Capitals Won by 4 wickets and advanced to the Finals 70 (50) 12 – Final Faf du Plessis Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 27 runs and won the title 86 (59)
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