Chennai Super Kings or CSK is a franchisee cricket team that is based in the city of Chennai in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The team is a part of the Indian Premier League. Chennai team has been the champions for two consecutive times (2010 and 2011) and runners up for 2008 and 2009 editions. Chennai Super Kings had lost the match against Mumbai Indians on 26th May 2013 in the IPL6. In Indian Premier League 2015, Chennai Super Kings lost the final against Mumbai Indians. CSK is suspended from the main stream gaming due to the match fixing charges.

The team is led by the Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and coached by the former New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming. The team`s home ground is the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (often referred to as Chepauk).For the 2012 IPL season the team also reached the finals, where they lost against Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai.

This team from Chennai has been the most successful team in the Indian Premier League, having won the championship twice and also reached the play offs every season. CSK won the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, and in the process becoming the only team from India to achieve both feats. The leading run-scorer of the side is Suresh Raina, while the leading wicket-taker is Albie Morkel.

Owners of the Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings has the most consistent record in IPL. The team is owned by India Cements group. N. Srinivasan is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd, and is the de facto owner of the team - Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. N. Srinivasan also happens to be the current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the former Indian Cricket player and captain, who is also the current chairman of National Selection Committee, was the brand ambassador for the franchisee till the end of third season of IPL. And V.B. Chandrasekhar is the chief selector for the team. In order to garner more support for the team and develop a fan base, actor Vijay and actress Nayantara were also appointed as ambassador for the team.

Team of Chennai Super Kings in 2015
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Retained Player)
Ravindra Jadeja (Retained Player)
Ravichandran Ashwin (Retained Player)
Dwayne Bravo (Retained Player)
Suresh Raina (Retained Player)
Faf Du Plessis
Dwayne Smith
Brendon McCullum
Ashish Nehra
Mohit Sharma
Ishwar Chandra Pandey
Samuel Badree
Matt Henry
Mithun Manhas
Ronit More
Baba Aparajith
Pawan Negi
Michael Hussey
Rahul Sharma
Kyle Abbott
Irfan Pathan
Pratyush Singh
Ankush Bains
Eklavya Dwivedi
Andrew Tye

Support Staff for Chennai Super Kings in 2015
The administrative staffs and the management team for 2015 CSK were:

Stephen Fleming
It will be an understatement to say that Stephen Fleming played a major role in transforming New Zealand cricket. Having given the responsibility of leading a young side at a very young age, Fleming evolved into one of the greatest and successful captains the game ever saw. He is the head coach for CSK.

Steve Rixon
Steve Rixon debuted for Australia as an amazing wicket keeper in 1977-78. He lost his place to Rodney Marsh upon the latter`s return. He was forced to wait on the fringes of the national team and meanwhile accompanied the team for the ashes in 1981 as a reserve keeper. He got his chance back in 1984-85 when marsh retired. In 1985-86, Rixon joined the team for a rebel tour of South Africa, but on his return, he was not permitted to re-join the national team. He is at present the fielding coach of Chennai Super Kings.

Andy Bichel
Andy Bichel is a perfect example of a hard worker. Primarily a seam bowler, his ability is to bowl long spells and also at a consistent pace made him a fearsome strike bowler. He was one of the best hard hitters in the lower order during his days. He is the assistant coach for CSK.

Tommy Simsek
Melbourne based Tommy Simsek is a highly qualified Physiotherapist. He shot into prominence when he was appointed the physiotherapist of the Sri Lankan team, an association that went on for 5 years. He is the physiotherapist of CSK Team.

Russel
A highly skilled manager, Radha Krishnan, fondly called as Russel is known for his ability to effectively organize just about anything. A fixture with the Indian cricket team for years Russell is a very familiar face.

Russell Radha Krishnan joined the Chennai Super Kings in 2008 and has since earned the respect and admiration of the players and support staff alike. In the hustle and bustle of constant travelling and non-stop cricket, it is the calm hand and efficiency of Russell that ensures that the players get on with their game while he takes care of all other issues.

Gregory King
Gregory King lives in South Africa and is today considered one of the best trainers in the world. He came into the limelight when he took up the reins as the trainer of the Indian cricket team in August 2003. Gregory is a post graduate in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics. He was contracted with BCCI till December 2007.Since IPL season one, King has been the trainer of Chennai Super Kings and has played a major role in the team`s success.

Lakshmi Narayana
Lakshmi Narayanan is a National Cricket Academy (NCA) Qualified Video Analyst. He has been working with the TNCA for over 4 years and has also toured with the Indian team abroad. Associated with the Chennai Super Kings over the past couple of years, he has worked with some of the top coaches in the country. He has been largely responsible for the introduction of technology based player skill development at the Chennai Super Kings. His work with the Chennai Super Kings has helped the team greatly. His analysis is something that the team and players depend upon to better their performances.

Suspension of Chennai Super Kings in 2016-2017
On 14th July 2015, the Supreme Court appointed RM Lodha committee and the verdict goes that Chennai Super Kings was suspended from the Indian Premier League for a period of two years for alleged involvement in betting.