Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2023 Team Guide: Squad, Match Schedule, Interesting Facts & more

Chennai Super Kings is one team that has become an emotion for its fans over the years. Not only fans, but neutrals too love CSK, mainly because it is led by the GOAT of World Cricket MS Dhoni. Chennai Super Kings is the most popular franchise in IPL and this 4-time champion team has seen loads of ups and downs in its long journey.

The lowest point for CSK came about 5 years ago when the team was banned for 2 years over the charges of match and spot-fixing. However, the team bounced back like no other as it made a roaring comeback winning the 2018 IPL title, and silencing all the critics alike. Other years when CSK won IPL are 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021.

2022 was not good for CSK as the team finished at the bottom of the table, but the team is eager to have an excellent 2023 IPL season. CSK took some surprising decisions during auctions this time as they went in for Ben Stokes, Ajinkya Rahane, and some youngsters who will add energy to the camp. MS Dhoni will lead CSK this year and speculations are rife that this will be the wicketkeeper batsman’s last IPL tournament as a player.

Yellove fans are all geared up to Whistle Podu for their Chennai boys, but before that let’s have a look at the schedule, squad, and more for the IPL 2023 tournament for CSK.

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• CSK Player List
• CSK Players retained
• CSK Players Released
• CSK Match Schedule
• CSK Owner
• CSK Staff
• CSK Interesting Facts
• CSK Social Media Handles
• CSK Jersey 2023
• CSK Ticket Sales 2023
• CSK FAQs

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Player List for IPL 2023

Here is the list of all the CSK players for IPL 2023 along with their roles, auction prices, and nationality.

The squad has 25 players in all, out of which 17 are Indians and 8 are overseas players.

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Chennai Super Kings: Players retained in IPL 2023

CSK believes in keeping the core the same and giving chances to players. They retained 18 players from last year’s squad despite the poor performance of the squad. These players are-

1. MS Dhoni
2. Deepak Chahar
3. Ravindra Jadeja
4. Ambati Rayudu
5. Devon Conway
6. Dwaine Pretorius
7. Maheesh Theekshana
8. Matheesha Pathirana
9. Mitchell Santner
10. Moeen Ali
11. Mukesh Choudhary
12. Prashant Solanki
13. Rajvadrdhan Hangargekar
14. Ruturaj Gaikwad
15. Shivam Dube
16. Simarjeet Singh
17. Subhranshu Senapati
18. Tushar Deshpande

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Players released in IPL 2023

This year, CSK released 8 players out of which Dwaine Bravo and Robin Uthappa took retirement from IPL. The other 6 players are-

1. Adam Milne
2. C.Hari Nishaanth
3. Chris Jordan
4. K.Bhagath Verma
5. K.M. Asif
6. N. Jagdeesan

Chennai Super Kings Match Schedule for IPL 2023

CSK will play 14 league matches in IPL 2023, out of which 7 will be played in their home stadium MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, while the other 7 will be played away. Here is the complete schedule for CSK in IPL 2023

Owner of Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Chennai Super Kings is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd. which is the sole owner at the moment. The company also retails jerseys, t-shirts, mugs, footwear, and more. CSK Cricket Ltd. works under India Cements, which is the actual owner of the team. Kasi Vishwanathan is the CEO of the company, while N. Srinivasan is still an active member of CSK Cricket Ltd.

Chennai Super Kings Staff (Coaching & Support)

• Head Coach- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) is the head coach since 2009.
• Batting Coach- Michael Hussey became the coach in 2018.
• Bowling Coach- Dwayne Bravo who was playing for CSK till IPL 2022, is now a coach.
• Fielding Coach- Rajiv Kumar
• Team Manager- R Russell
• Logistics Manager- Sanjay Natarajan
• Team Masseur- Khalil Khan
• Team Physio- Tommy Simsek
• Trainer- Gregory King
• Team Doctor- Dr. Madhu Thottappillil

Interesting Facts about Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

• CSK has won the IPL title 4 times- 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021.
• The highest score by CSK is against RR in 2010 (246/5)
• The lowest total for CSK is against MI in 2013 (79 runs)
• Suresh Raina is the highest scorer for CSK with 5529 runs in 195 innings and a strike rate of 138.91.
• Dwayne Bravo is the highest wicket-taker with 154 wickets in 130 matches and an economy of 8.32
• CSK has won the Fairplay Award a maximum number of times, that is 6.
• CSK is the only team to have reached the final of IPL 5 times.
• Suresh Raina has played most matches for CSK.
• MS Dhoni has played most matches as the captain for CSK. He has played 228 matches while being the captain and scores 4853 runs for his franchise.
• CSK is the only team to have one captain, that is MS Dhoni since the beginning of the IPL.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Social Media Handles

Twitter- https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL?s=20

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/chennaiipl/?hl=en

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2J_VKrAzOEJuQvFFtj3KUw

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Jersey for IPL 2023

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Ticket Sales IPL 2023

MS Dhoni’s return to the field after a year will be celebrated like a festival as the tickets for the IPL opener between Chennai and Gujarat were SOLD OUT, 10 days before the game. Over 100,000 fans are set to witness the comeback of Mahi at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 29^th March. Tickets for other CSK matches can be bought via the official website.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) FAQs

1. Why was CSK banned for 2 years?

Chennai Super Kings was banned for 2 years due to an alleged match-fixing scandal by the team owner. The team was banned for 2016 and 2017 but participated in the tournament from 2018 onwards.

2. Which players have been with CSK since its inception?

MS Dhoni is the oldest and the only player with CSK as he’s been in the team since its inception.

3. Who is the most expensive player bought by CSK?

Ben Stokes is the most expensive player for CSK ever. He was bought for Rs. 16.25 crores.

4. Is IPL 2023 MS Dhoni’s last IPL as a player?

Although nothing has been confirmed yet, speculations are strong that this will be Dhoni’s last IPL tournament as a player.

5. Is CSK the most successful team in IPL?

Almost, CSK has won the tournament 4 times, just a little less than Mumbai Indians, so yes it is definitely the 2^nd most successful team in terms of winning the trophy.

6. What is the brand value of CSK?

CSK has a brand value of 104 million dollars according to Forbes.

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