Chennai Super Kings in 2020
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They will be 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 in each edition of their appearance in the league. The team is currently being captain by MS Dhoni with Stephen Fleming as team coach, Michael Hussey as batting coach and Lakshmipathy Balaji in Team as bowling coach.
| 2020 season | |||
| Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
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| Captain | MS Dhoni | ||
| Ground(s) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | ||
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Background
Player retention
The Chennai Super Kings retained 19 players and released five players.[4] CSK have not traded any player in 2020.[5]
Retained players: MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Narayan Jagadeeshan, Harbhajan Singh, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Shane Watson, Imran Tahir, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Monu Kumar, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo.
Released players: Sam Billings, David Willey, Mohit Sharma, Dhruv Shorey and Chaitanya Bishnoi.
Auction
Chennai Super kings entered the IPL 2020 auction with a purse of 14.6 crores INR. CSK got its first buy of the auction in Sam Curran with Rs. 5.50 crore. Josh Hazlewood was also sold to CSK at his base price of Rs. 2 crore & CSK also heavily bidded for Piyush Chawla where they got him for Rs. 6.75 crore from base price of Rs. 1 crore. Aside from these three, CSK purchased Tamil Nadu spinner, R Sai Kishore.
Players bought: Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Josh Hazlewood.
Team Analysis
ESPNcricinfo' wrote "In the auction 2020, CSK got what they wanted. The team wisely chose Sam Curran and Josh Hazlewood for the Chennai pitch. Although some may say that Piyush Chawla was not included in the team, the franchise may have wanted more experience in the team and there would have been a better balance of Chawla as an alternative to Imran Tahir. Except for the lack of a left-arm fast bowler, the team does not have much problem."[6]
Indian Premier League
Preseason
On 2 march 2020, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium situated in Chepauk facilitated a large number of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans as any semblance of MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina among others players kept preparing for the upcoming period of Indian Premier League (IPL).[7][8]
Offseason
The schedule for the league stage of this season were released on 15 February with the Chennai Super Kings playing their first match against the Mumbai Indians on 29 March 2020, away from home at mumbai.[9]
On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[10] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[11] with the tournament postponed further.[12] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[13]
On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[14] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[15] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[16] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[17]
In an interview, Dhoni said on the StarSports show[18],
CSK has helped me improve in every way, whether as a human being or as a cricketer. My CSK has also helped me learn how to handle difficult situations on the field and off the field. Whenever I live in Chennai or anywhere in the South, everyone calls me by the name of Thala, no one calls me in my name. Whenever someone calls me Thala, he shows his love and respect for me.
Current 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 | ||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina |  | 27 November 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) | Vice-captain |
| 81 | Kedar Jadhav | | 26 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.8 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | .svg.png){kind=small} | 17 June 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$561,000) | Overseas |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | | 23 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$308,000) | |
| 1 | Murali Vijay | | 1 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$280,000) | |
| 13 | Faf du Plessis |  | 13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1.6 crore (US$224,000) | Overseas |
| N/A | Ruturaj Gaikwad | | 31 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | |
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| 74 | Mitchell Santner |  | 5 February 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| N/A | Sam Curran |  | 3 June 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹5.5 crore (US$771,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | | 7 July 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million) | Captain |
| 18 | Narayan Jagadeesan | | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$981,000) | |
| 36 | Karn Sharma | | 23 October 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹5 crore (US$701,000) | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir | | 27 March 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$140,000) | Overseas |
| 27 | Harbhajan Singh | | 3 July 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$280,000) | |
| N/A | Piyush Chawla | | 24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹6.75 crore (US$946,000) | |
| N/A | R Sai Kishore | | 6 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  | 7 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$897,000) | Overseas |
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | | 16 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$365,000) | |
| 90 | Deepak Chahar | | 7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$112,000) | |
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | | 29 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| 24 | KM Asif | | 24 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹40 lakh (US$56,000) | |
| 23 | Monu Kumar | | 5 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | |
| N/A | Josh Hazlewood | | 8 January 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
Administration and support staff
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Teams and standings
League table
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | ||
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| Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Kings XI Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
| Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 17 Feb 2020 [19] | |||||||||
- The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
League stage
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