Chennai Super Kings
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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008, the team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team served a two-year suspension from the IPL starting July 2015 for the alleged involvement of their owners in the 2013 IPL betting case, and won the title in its comeback season. The team is captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming.
The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and has the highest win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.28).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. In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. The brand value of the Super Kings in 2019 is estimated to be around ₹732 crore (roughly $104 million), making them the second-most valuable IPL franchise, after Mumbai Indians.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Owner | India Cements |
| Team information | |
| City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Colours |  |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home ground | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
| Secondary ground capacity | 37,406 and 50,000 respectively |
| History | |
| Indian Premier League wins | 3 (2010, 2011, 2018) |
| CLT20 wins | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| Official website | chennaisuperkings.com |