Stephen Fleming, who doubled as coach in the second season; the wily Muralitharan; batsman Suresh Raina; and all-rounder Albie Morkel helped Chennai reach the final but could not make it past Rajasthan Royals. When the second round of auctions took place, Andrew Flintoff joined as one of the highest-paid players. In the second season, Hayden scored prolifically while his team entered the semi-final, only to be pipped at the post by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Team Name: Chennai Super Kings
Owner’s Name: India Cements
Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Coach: Stephen Paul Fleming & Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad
Physical Trainer:Gregory Allen King Home ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium
Team website: www.chennaisuperkings.com
Players:
1.M.S.Dhoni(C),India
2.Muttiah Muralitharan,Sri Lanka
3.Matthew Hayden ,Australia
4.Jacob Oram ,New Zealand
5.Thilan Thushara,Sri Lanka
6.Parthiv Patel,India
7.Joginder Sharma,India
8.Albie Morkel,India
9.Suresh Raina,India
10.Makhaya Ntini,South Africa
11.Michael Hussey,Australia
12.Ashwin R,India
13.Anirudha Srikkanth,India
14.Sudeep Tyagi,India
15.Subramaniam Badrinath,India
16.Shadab Jakati,India
17.Napoleon Einstein,India
18.Abhinav Mukund,India
19.Viraj Kadbe,India
20.Lakshmipathy Balaji,India
21.P Amarnath,India
22.George Bailey,Australia
23.Arun Karthik,India
24.S Vidyut ,India
25.Murali Vijay ,India
26.Andrew Flintoff ,India
27.Suresh Kumar,India
28.Manpreet Gony,India
