Chennai Super Kings Bought 4 Players for `Rs.14.45 Crores`

Updated on April 20, 2024 , 15180 views

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is one of the most loved teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL). This 2020, it will be more special as Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be going to continue as the captain this year too! CSK has witnessed three victories under his captainship, and we can expect one more this year too!

The team has bought four new players this season for Rs. 14.45 crores. The new players are the popular Indian Leg-spinner, Piyush Chawla (Rs 6.75 crore), England All-rounder Sam Curran (Rs 5.50 crore), Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood (Rs 2 crore) and Indian left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore (Rs 20 lakh).

With the tirade of events that took place this year, the IPL tournament is all set to begin from 19th September 2020 to 10th November 2020. The tournament will begin at 7:30 pm IST on 19th September.

Chennai Super Kings Top Details

Chennai Super Kings has a envious number of players who have helped the team win thrice in the previous IPL seasons.

Some of the best players are Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and others.

Features	Description
Full Name	Chennai Super Kings
Abbriviation	CSK
Founded	2008
Home Ground	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Team Owner	Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd
Coach	Stephen Flemming
Captain	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Vice Captain	Suresh Raina
Batting Coach	Michael Hussey
Bowling Coach	Lakshmipathy Balaji
Fielding Coach	Rajiv Kumar
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Gregory King
Team Song	Whistle Podu
Popular Team Players	Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Faf du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Watson

Chennai Super Kings Players Salary IPL 2020

Chennai Super Kings are a team with a total of 24 players. Out of that 16 are Indians and 8 are from abroad. For the game this year, a few other players have been bought to increase the strength of the team namely, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Josh Hazlewood and R. Sai Kishore.

The team has retained MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Raydu, Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Rituraj Gaikwad, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, K.M Asif, Deepak Chahar, N. Jagadeesan, Monu Singh and Lungi Ngidi.

This season CSK has a good amount of gross salary along with a good total of players' salary.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Gross Salary: Rs. 5,864,897,500
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 2020 Salary: Rs. 793,500,000

Player	Role	Salary
Ambati Rayadu (R)	Batsman	2.20 crore
Monu Singh (R)	Batsman	20 lakhs
Murali Vijay (R)	Batsman	2 crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad (R)	Batsman	20 lakhs
Suresh Raina (R)	Batsman	11 crore
MS Dhoni (R)	Wicket Keeper	15 crore
Jagadeesan Narayan (R)	Wicket Keeper	20 lakhs
Asif K M (R)	All-Rounder	40 lakhs
Dwayne Bravo (R)	All-Rounder	6.40 crore
Faf du Plessis (R)	All-Rounder	1.60 crore
Karn Sharma (R)	All-Rounder	5 crore
Kedar Jadhav (R)	All-Rounder	7.80 crore
Ravindra jadeja (R)	All-Rounder	7 crore
Shane Watson (R)	All-Rounder	4 crore
Sam Curran	All-Rounder	5.50 crore
Deepak Chahar (R)	Bowler	80 lakhs
Harbhajan Singh (R)	Bowler	2 crore
Imran Tahir (R)	Bowler	1 crore
Lungisani Ngidi (R)	Bowler	50 lakhs
Mitchell Santner (R)	Bowler	50 lakhs
Shardul Thakur (R)	Bowler	2.60 crore
Piyush Chawla	Bowler	6.75 crore
Josh Hazlewood	Bowler	2 crore
R. Sai Kishore	Bowler	20 lakhs

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Chennai Super Kings Sponsors IPL 2020

The main sponsor for the team is the Muthoot Group. The company has a contract with the team until 2021. The Chennai Super Kings are sponsored by various other groups, including SEVEN, their official jersey partner. SEVEN is owned by MS Dhoni himself. Gulf Lubricants, another company headed by MS Dhoni, is a sponsor for CSK.

India Cements cover for the major part of the sponsorship. It is also the Parent Company of the owner of the CSK franchise. CSK’s official internet partner is ACT Fibernet and NOVA, along with IB cricket. Hello FM and Fever FM are radio partners for the team.

NAC Jewellers, Boat, Sonata are merchandise sponsors. Other sponsors include the Souled Store, Nippon Paints, Khadim’s, Dream11, etc.

Chennai Super Kings shares are trading at Rs. 30 per share.

History of Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most successful teams in the history of IPL. The team was founded in 2008 with famous players like Micheal Hussey and Muttiah Muralitharan. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the skipper of the team. However, in 2008, the team lost to the Rajasthan Royals.

In 2009, Chennai Super Kings faced defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore and failed to enter the finals.
In 2010, Chennai Super Kings finally bagged their first winning title by beating Mumbai Indians in the finals.
In 2011, Chennai Super Kings retained their victory by winning in the finals yet again. They became the first team to have the IPL for two consecutive years.
In 2012, the team entered the finals but lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.
In 2013, Chennai Super Kings entered the finals but lost to Mumbai Indians.
In 2014, they had a great season, however, failed to enter the finals.
In 2015, the team lost to Mumbai Indians once again.
Chennai Super Kings were suspended from playing for the IPL in 2016 and 2017 amid controversy.

But they made a major comeback in 2018 when they won their third winning title.

In 2019, they made their entry into the finals but couldn’t win the title that year.

Chennai Super Kings Batting and Bowling Leaders

The team has some great players. Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been two of the most prominent players followed by Shane Watson, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay, etc.

Batting Leaders

Most Runs: Suresh Raina (5369 runs)
Most Centuries: Suresh Raina (2 centuries)
Best Batting Average: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (42.20)
Most Fifties: Suresh Raina (37 fifties)
Fastest Fifty: Suresh Raina (16 balls)
Best Strike Rate: Shane Watson (139.53)
Most Sixes: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (209 sixes)
Fastest Century: Murali Vijay (46 balls)
Most Fours: Suresh Raina (493 fours)
Highest Batting Partnerships by Wicket: Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey (159 runs)
Highest Individual Score: Murali Vijay (127 runs)

Bowling Leaders

Most Wickets: Harbhajan Singh (150 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures: Ravindra Jadeja (5/16)
Best Bowling Average: Doug Bollinger (18.72)
Most Hat-tricks: Shane Watson, Makahya Ntini and Lakshmipathy Balaji (1 each)
Most Dot Balls: Harbhajan Singh (1249 balls)
Most Maidens: Harbhajan Singh (6 maiden overs)
Most Runs Conceded: Mohit Sharma (58 runs in 4 overs)
Best Economy: Rahul Sharma (7.02)
Most 4 Wickets: Ravindra Jadeja (3)

Chennai Super Kings FAQs

1. How many times has CSK won the IPL?

A: CSK won the IPL thrice. It won in 2010, 2011 and 2018.

2. Did Chennai Super Kings qualify for the playoffs?

A: Yes, CSK was the only team to have qualified for the playoffs in every season.

Conclusion

Chennai Super Kings have been winning hearts. Hoping to see an exciting new season this year.

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