Chennai Super Kings - Team Members

Team Members:

1.MS.Dhoni
2.Muttiah Muralitharan
3.Matthew Hayden
4.Jacob Oram
5.Stephen Fleming
6.Makhaya Ntini
7.Michael Hussey
8.Albie Morkel
9.Suresh Raina
10.Parthiv Patel
11.Joginder Sharma
12. Abhinav Mukund
13.Napoleon Einstein
14.Viraj Kadbe
15.Lakshmi Balaji

Owner - India Cements
Bought for - Rs.364 crore ($ 91 m)
Captain - Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings Rocks

Chennai Super Kings are the one and only unbeaten team in IPL. Chennai Super Kings went on top of the table after an efficient performance from the bowlers setting up a convincing 9 wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on 26th April.Hayden was Unbeaten for 70 runs.

Match Schedule - Chennai Super Kings

At Home(Chennai)
Apr 23,2008 Vs Mumbai Indians Super Kings won by 6 runs
Apr 26, 2008 Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Super Kings won by 9 wickets
May 02, 2008 Vs Delhi Daredevils 20:00 - 23:00 hrs
May 06, 2008 Vs Deccan Chargers 20:00 - 23:00 hrs
May 10, 2008 Vs Punjab Kings 20:00 - 23:00 hrs
May 21, 2008 Vs Royal Challengers 20:00 - 23:00 hrs
May 24, 2008 Vs Rajasthan Royals 16:00 - 19:00 hrs


Match In Other Cities
Apr 19, 2008 Vs Punjab Kings Super Kings won by 33 runs
Apr 28, 2008 Vs Royal Challengers Super Kings won the match
May 04, 2008 Vs Rajasthan Royals 20:00 - 23:00 hrs
May 08, 2008 Vs Delhi Daredevils 16:00 - 19:00 hrs
May 14, 2008 Vs Mumbai Indians 20:00 - 23:00 hrs
May 18, 2008 Vs Kolkata Knight Riders 16:00 - 19:00 hrs
May 27, 2008 Vs Deccan Chargers 20:00 - 23:00 hrs

Stephen Fleming - Profile

Full name:   Stephen Paul Fleming
Born:   April 1, 1973, Christchurch, Canterbury
Current age:   35 years
Playing role:   Higher middle order batsman
Batting style:   Left-hand bat

Jacob Oram - Profile

Full name:   Jacob David Philip Oram
Born:   July 28, 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu
Current age:   29 years 269 days
Playing role:   All-rounder
Batting style:   Left-hand bat
Bowling style:   Right-arm fast-medium
Height:   1.98 m

Matthew Hayden - Profile

Full name:  Matthew Lawrence Hayden
Nickname:   Haydos, Unit
Born:   29 October 1971 (1971-10-29) (age 36)
  Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Height:   1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Role:   Batsman
Batting style:   Left-hand
Bowling style:   Right-arm medium
Test debut:   (cap 359) 4 March 1994: v South Africa
Last Test:   24 January 2008: v India
ODI debut:   (cap 111) 19 May 1993: v England
Last ODI:   4 March 2008: v India

Muttiah Muralidaran - Profile

Full name: Muttiah Muralidaran
Nickname: Murali
Born: 17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) (age 36)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Role: Off spin bowler
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm off break

Micheal Hussey - Profile

Personal information
Full name:        Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Nickname:        Mr. Cricket, Huss
Born:               27 May 1975 (1975-05-27) (age 32)
                 Morley, Western Australia, Australia
Height:            5 ft 11 inches (1.80 m)
Batting style:      Left-handed
Bowling style:    Right-arm medium

Chennai Stadium - Information

Location :Chepauk, Chennai
Establishment :1916
Seating capacity :50,000
Floodlights :Yes
Owner : Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Operator :Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
End names :Anna Pavilion End,V Pattabhiraman Gate End

Chennai Stadium - Facts

* Virender Sehwag's 319 against South Africa is the highest test score at the ground.
* This stadium played host to the second tied-test in the history of test cricket.

* Saeed Anwar's 194 against India is the highest ODI score in this ground. It is, till date, the highest individual score by any batsman in the limited overs version of the game.
* England hold the record for the highest score on the ground so far when they hit 652-7d runs against India.
* The Indians hold the record for the lowest score at the ground when England restricted them to just 83.
* Narendra Hirwani's match bowling figures of 16/136 currently are the best at the ground.
* Rahul Dravid scored his 10,000th Test run on this ground.

Chennai Stadium

The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai (formerly Madras), India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was played February 10, 1934. This stadium is where the Indian cricket team won its first ever Test victory here in 1952 against England. It is the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team.

The nature of the pitch at this ground is bouncy which offers something to both the bat and the ball in a country renowned for producing dry, low, spinning, flat wickets. In recent times, the wicket has got flatter.

The stadium witnessed history when only the second tied test was played here between India and Australian in 1986, which included Dean Jones making a heroic 210, Greg Matthews taking 10 wickets and Kapil Dev scoring an excellent century. Another famous moment was Saeed Anwar's record 194 against India in the Independence Cup on May 21, 1997. The stadium also witnessed dramatic scenes when 50,000 fans gave a standing ovation to the Pakistani cricket team in January 1999 after victory in a very closely fought test match.

MS.Dhoni - Profile

Born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand(India).

Dhoni is an aggressive right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Dhoni is one of the wicket-keepers who have come through the ranks of junior and India A cricket teams to represent the national team - Parthiv Patel, Ajay Ratra and Dinesh Karthik being the others. Dhoni, referred to as 'Mahi' by his friends, debuted in the Bihar cricket team during the 1998/99 cricket season and was selected to represent India-A for a tour to Kenya in 2004. Along with Gautam Gambhir, Dhoni made multiple centuries against the Pakistan-A team in a tri-nation series and was selected in the Indian national team later in that year.

Dhoni scored 148 against Pakistan in his fifth ODI match in 2005 - then the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper. Later in the year, he broke his own record as well as set the current world record for the highest score in the second innings in ODI matches as he scored 183* against Sri Lanka. Dhoni's success in the limited overs format secured him a place in the test team and coincidentally he made his maiden test century in his fifth Test match, when he scored 148 against Pakistan. Consistent performances in ODI cricket through the end of the 2005/06 season saw Dhoni ranked as the No. 1 batsman in the ICC ODI ratings briefly.

Dhoni's form dipped through 2006 as India lost matches at the ICC Champions trophy, DLF Cup, away bilateral series against West Indies and South Africa. A return to form in the home series against West Indies and SriLanka in early 2007 proved to be an inaccurate indicator of Dhoni's form as India crashed out of the first round in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Dhoni was out for duck in both India's losses. After the World Cup, Dhoni won the Man of the series award in the bilateral ODI tournament against Bangladesh. For the tour of England, Dhoni was named the ODI team vice-captain.

A powerful hitter of the ball, Dhoni has shown the maturity to restrain his aggressive nature and play a responsible innings when the situation requires.[3] Apart from traditional shots, Dhoni has two very unorthodox but effective cricket strokes. Since his entry into the Indian cricket team, Dhoni's aggressive batting style, success on the field, personality, and long hair have made him one of the most marketable cricketers in India.

IPL Teams and Owners

Mumbai - Mukesh Ambani
Bangalore - Vijay Mallaya
Hyderabad - Deccan chronicle
Chennai - India cements
Delhi - GMR Infrastructure
Mohali - Preity Zinta
Kolkata - Shah Rukh Khan
Jaipur - Emerging media

Administration and Coaching Staffs

* Owner - India Cements Ltd.
* CEO - TBA
* Ambassadors - Kris Srikkanth, Vijay and Nayantara
* Chief Selector - V. B. Chandrasekhar

Coaches:

* Head Coach - Kepler Wessels
* Assistant Coach - TBA
* Physiotherapist - Tommy Simsek
* Physical Trainer - Gregory King