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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2018 Indian Premier League. It was revealed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni would lead the team for the ninth season in succession, while Michael Hussey is in his first season as the team's batting coach.
Kings retained their former skipper MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and all rounder Ravindra Jadeja from their IPL 2015 squad for 33 crores before 2018 player auction.[1]
The home matches of the Chennai Super Kings were under threat following the 2018 Cauvery water dispute and about 4000 security personnel were deployed in wake of the homecoming match for CSK against the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10, 2018 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.[2][3][4] However later BCCI announced that Pune would be the new temporary home ground for CSK for the remainder of the tournament following the ongoing protests in the state which couldn't be controlled by the security officials.[5][6][7]
In March 2019, a webseries titled Roar of The Lion (documentary) is set to be released based on CSK's epic success at the 2018 IPL where they managed to clinch the 2018 IPL trophy after serving a 2 year suspension.[8][9]
IPL auction 2018
Chennai Super Kings bought the following players in the 2018 auction:
RTM denotes Right to Match
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Template:Color box denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- Template:Color box 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 | Template:Flagicon | 1986-11-27 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | Template:Flagicon | 1985-9-23 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 13 | Faf du Plessis | Template:Flagicon | 1984-7-13 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 66 | Dhruv Shorey | Template:Flagicon | 1992-6-5 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 81 | Kedar Jadhav | Template:Flagicon | 1985-3-26 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 888 | Murali Vijay | Template:Flagicon | 1984-4-1 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 5 | Kshitiz Sharma | Template:Flagicon | 1990-4-21 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | Template:Flagicon | 1988-12-6 (age 38) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | Template:Flagicon | 1981-6-17 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 36 | Karn Sharma | Template:Flagicon | 1987-10-23 (age 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | Template:Flagicon | 1983-10-7 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 72 | David Willey | Template:Flagicon | 1990-2-28 (age 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | Template:Flagicon | 1981-7-7 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Captain |
| 18 | Narayan Jagadeesan | Template:Flagicon | 1995-12-24 (age 31) | Right-handed | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | ||
| 77 | Sam Billings | Template:Flagicon | 1991-6-15 (age 35) | Right-handed | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 10 | Chaitanya Bishnoi | Template:Flagicon | 1994-8-25 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 11 | Mark Wood | Template:Flagicon | 1990-1-11 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | Template:Flagicon | 1996-3-29 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 23 | Monu Kumar | Template:Flagicon | 1994-11-5 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 24 | KM Asif | Template:Flagicon | 1993-7-24 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 27 | Harbhajan Singh | Template:Flagicon | 1980-7-3 (age 46) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 34 | Kanishk Seth | Template:Flagicon | 1997-11-4 (age 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | Template:Flagicon | 1991-10-16 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 74 | Mitchell Santner | Template:Flagicon | 1992-2-5 (age 34) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 90 | Deepak Chahar | Template:Flagicon | 1992-8-7 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir | Template:Flagicon | 1979-3-27 (age 47) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
Administration and support staff
- Owner – N. Srinivasan (India Cements)
- Head Coach – Stephen Fleming[10]
- Batting coach - Michael Hussey[11]
- Bowling coach – Lakshmipathy Balaji
- Bowling consultant – Eric Simons[12]
- Fielding coach – Rajiv Kumar[13]
- Physical trainer – Gregory King[14]
- Physio – Tommy Simsek[14]
- Team Doctor – Dr.Madhu
- Logistics Manager – Sanjay Natarajan
- Team manager – Russell Radhakrishnan[14]
- High Performance analyst – Lakshmi Narayanan[14]
Season overview
Standings
Template:2018 Indian Premier League Points table
Results by match
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Fixtures
League stage
Playoff stage
Qualifier 1
Final
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Statistics
Most runs
| Name | Nat | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambati Rayudu | Template:Flagicon | 16 | 16 | 602 | 100* | 43.00 | 149.75 |
| Shane Watson | Template:Flagicon | 15 | 15 | 555 | 117* | 39.64 | 154.59 |
| MS Dhoni | Template:Flagicon | 16 | 15 | 455 | 79* | 75.83 | 150.66 |
| Suresh Raina | Template:Flagicon | 15 | 15 | 445 | 75* | 37.08 | 132.44 |
| Faf du Plessis | Template:Flagicon | 6 | 6 | 162 | 67* | 32.40 | 125.58 |
- Last Update: 29 May 2018.
- Source: Cricinfo[15]
Most wickets
| Name | Nat | Mat | Inn | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | Template:Flagicon | 13 | 13 | 16 | 2/18 | 26.93 | 9.23 |
| Dwayne Bravo | Template:Flagicon | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2/16 | 38.07 | 9.96 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Template:Flagicon | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4/10 | 14.18 | 6.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Template:Flagicon | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3/18 | 27.54 | 7.39 |
| Deepak Chahar | Template:Flagicon | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3/15 | 27.80 | 7.28 |
- Last Update: 29 May 2018.
- Source: Cricinfo[16]
References
- ↑ Dhoni, Raina and Jadeja retained by CSK in 2018 IPL(9 January 2018).
- ↑ 4,000 security personnel to be deployed for Chennai IPL match in wake of Cauvery protests - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ↑ Protests over Cauvery find new ground in IPL. Times of India.
- ↑ IPL 2018: Madras HC hears PIL seeking stay on forthcoming season, issues notices to BCCI and Centre. Firstpost.
- ↑ Cauvery protests force IPL out of Chennai, Pune is new CSK home. The Indian Express(2018-04-12). Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ↑ Cauvery turmoil forces BCCI to shift CSK home games to Pune - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ↑ Dhoni to return to Pune as CSK forced to move home venue. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ↑ MS Dhoni bared his soul in Roar of the Lion: Kabir Khan. The Indian Express(2019-03-12). Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ↑ MS Dhoni to feature in Hotstar's docu-drama Roar of the Lion. The Indian Express(2019-03-05). Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ↑ Stephen Fleming appointed as head coach of CSK in 2018 IPL. deccan chronicle(19 January 2018).
- ↑ Michael Hussey appointed CSK batting coach. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ Chennai Super Kings appoint Eric Simons as bowling consultant(14 February 2018).
- ↑ IPL 2018: Dhoni's Ranji skipper Rajiv now CSK fielding coach(30 March 2018).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ CSK Most Runs in IPL 2018.
- ↑ CSK Most Wickets in IPL 2018.
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