Cheenai Super Kings is owned by India Cements which paid $ 91 million to acquire its rights for the next ten years, from the IPL. The Vice-chairman and Managing Director of India Cements, N. Srinivasan, is the defacto owner of the team. He is also the secretary of BCCI.
While Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, is the brand ambassador for Chennai Super Kings, former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is its Chief Selector. Tamil film star, Vijay, is the team's star ambassador.
The name 'Super Kings' not only honors the golden era of Tamil culture but is also associated with the brand name - Coromandel King super grade cement - promoted by the India Cements Group.
Chennai Super Kings' team logo is a Lion which was the insignia of the Pallava dynasty that ruled Southern India including the areas that constitute present day Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings In 2010 IPL Season
Probably the most consistent team in all the three seasons of Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings, led by the very calm and composed skipper MS Dhoni, is the only team to have made it to semi finals in the three seasons. They were the first runners up of the inaugural IPL tournament in 2008, reached the semi finals in 2009 but lost, and were the winners of the last year’s edition of the IPL by beating Mumbai Indians. With the recent world cup victory and Suresh Raina’s successful run in all the three seasons, MS will look to double the success by leading his men into the battlefield yet again.
Chennai Super Kings' Current Squad
- MS Dhoni (c & wk)
- Srikkanth Anirudha
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Subramaniam Badrinath
- George Bailey
- Doug Bollinger
- Dwayne Bravo
- Faf du Plessis
- Ben Hilfenhaus
- Michael Hussey
- Shadab Jakati
- Joginder Sharma
- Suraj Randiv
- Nuwan Kulasekara
- Yo Mahesh
- Albie Morkel
- Abhinav Mukund
- Suresh Raina
- Wriddhiman Saha (wk)
- Tim Southee
- Scott Styris
- Sudeep Tyagi
- Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas
- Ganapathi Vignesh
- Murali Vijay
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Assistant Coach: Steve Rixon
Bowling Coach: Andy Bichel
Physical Trainer: Gregory King
Physiotherapist: Tom Simsek
Team Manager: Radha Krishnan
