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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a IPL franchise cricket team of Chennai, Tamil Nadu founded in 2008. The Chennai franchise was sold to the India Cements for $91 million (₹674 crores approx.). India Cements obtained the rights to the franchise for 10 years.

Earlier this IPL franchise has been moved to a different name CSK Cricket Ltd. Supreme Court of India did so after he stuck down the controversial amendment in the BCCI constitution clause number 6.2.4 which permits BCCI officials to a commercial interest in Indian premier league and champions league twenty20 on dated 22 January 2015.

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a historic stadium in India, located in Chennai. This stadium has a little cute name “The Chepauk”. This is the home ground of Super kings. The Super Kings have a 67.44%-win record at this venue.

In the 2011 season, the Super Kings won their entire home games (8 matches) including the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). As a result, the Super Kings were the first team in history to win all of their home games in a season, as well as the first team to win the tournament at home.

The Super Kings have a huge fan base in India known as the “Yellow Army”. The team has an official fan club known as the “Whistle Podu Army,” which was formed in January 2016 following the team’s suspension from the IPL.

The Super Kings hold the records of most appearances in the IPL playoffs and in the final. The team also holds the record of the longest streak of playoff appearances across ten seasons. In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014.

Following a two-year ban from the IPL starting in July 2015, due to the 2013 IPL wagering case, the Super Kings got back to the alliance in 2018, winning the title in the season after a successful comeback, it’s third, in general, to tie Mumbai Indians for the record for most IPL title wins.

The team is led by the skipper, Mr Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MSD) who has led the team to three victories since 2008. The brand value of the Super Kings in 2019 is estimated to be around ₹732 crores, making them the second-most valuable IPL franchise.

Chennai Super Kings Sponsors

Myntra has signed to be the primary shirt sponsor for the 2021 season. Small Finance Bank, British Empire, Equitas, Reliance Jio, Nippon Paint, SNJ 10000, Gulf, SNJ Distilleries and India Cements are the principal sponsors of Chennai Super Kings.

The official partners are the Clear Anti-Dandruff, BKT Tyres, and the Dream11. The digital partner is PhonePe. The radio partners are Fever FM and Hello FM.

The Merchandise partners are ASAP, Atlasware, Basicslife.com, Boat Audio, Christy Textiles, Cover It Up, Kadoo Games, Lamy India, Levista Instant Coffee, NAC Jewellers, Nasher Miles, RS Seven Lifestyle, Sonata, The Souled Store, and the Fully Filmy.

Chennai Super Kings IPL Journey

The Super Kings have won the IPL title three times (in 2010, 2011, and 2018) and have the highest win percentage of any IPL team. In 2010, The Super Kings played against the Mumbai Indians in the final match at the D. Y. Patil stadium. The Super Kings batted first and finished with a total of 168/5 in 20 overs.

The Super Kings bowlers then limited the Mumbai Indians to 146 runs, giving the Super Kings their first IPL title. In the 2011 IPL, they fell to the bottom of the ten-team points table after losing three of their first five games. However, they won seven of their next eight games to finish second and qualify for the knockout stages.

In the Qualifying final, they faced the top-ranked Royal Challengers Bangalore, who they defeated by 6 wickets thanks to Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 73. In the final, they faced the same opponent once again, on Chepauk cricket ground, which is their home ground as well.

The Super Kings registered a total of 205/5 thanks to a 133-run first-wicket partnership between Vijay and Hussey. The Super Kings bowlers did an outstanding job in limiting Bangalore to 147 runs, allowing the Super Kings to win their second IPL title in a row.

In 2012, they got off to a poor start in the regular season, winning just five of their first 12 games, putting them in trouble of qualifying for the playoffs. Then Chennai played four matches and won three matches and qualified for the Playoffs with a higher net run rate.

In the Eliminator, Chennai played against the Mumbai Indians and won the match by 38 runs. In the qualifiers match Chennai faced the Delhi Capitals and won the match with ease by 86 runs, thanks to Murali Vijay’s (CSK) unbeaten 113 of 58 balls. In the finals Chennai faced the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Chennai batted first and scored 190/3 in 20 overs, Michael Hussey scored 54 and Suresh Raina scored 73. Kolkata has chased down the target and won the match by 5 wickets with two balls to spare. As a result, the Super Kings are unable to complete a hat-trick of IPL titles.

In 2013, IPL season, they finished first in the points table with 11 wins from 16 matches and qualified for the Playoffs. In the final, the Mumbai Indians batted first and scored 148/9 in 20 overs.

In response, the Super Kings were reduced to 39/6, and then come in the skipper Mr Cool Dhoni and scores an unbeaten half-century which took the Super Kings close to the target. In the last, Mumbai Indians won their first IPL title with the match by 23 runs. It was an unforgettable moment for Mumbai Indians.