Indian Premier League Teams

There are eight teams contesting in IPL Twenty20 tournament currently, owned by their respective IPL franchises distributed evenly throughout India. In January 2008, the eight IPL franchises were awarded to the highest bidders that involved big wigs of industries ranging from aviation to entertainment.

According to the latest rules framed, each IPL team is to be constituted meeting certain guidelines such as:

• Minimum squad strength- 16 players plus one physio and a coach
• Foreign players allowed in each squad - 10 (Maximum 4 in the playing XI)
• Minimum number of local players to be included in each team - 8
• Minimum number of players from the BCCI under-22 pool to be included in each team - 2

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings, owned by India Cements, managed to get the prized services of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the inaugural edition of IPL. Quite understandably, the Indian captain commanded the highest price at the player auctions - a whopping USD 1.5 million. Australia’s batting tour de force Matthew Hayden was roped in to give the batting a destructive edge - and he played his role to perfection in two successive seasons.



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: