IPL Chennai Superkings

[JD10]

IPL Chennai Super Kings Players Squad List

* MS Dhoni (RT)
* Suresh Raina (RT)
* M Vijay (RT)
* Albie Morkel (RT)
* R Ashwin ? $ 0.85 Mn
* S Badrinath ? $ 0.8 Mn
* Doug Bollinger ? $ 0.7 Mn
* Michael Hussey ? $0.425 Mn
* Sudeep Tyagi ? $0.24 Mn
* Dwayne Bravo ? $ 0.2 Mn
* Scott Styris ? $ 0.2 Mn
* Joginder Sharma ? $ 0.15 Mn
* Faf du Plessis ? $ 0.12 Mn
* Nuwan Kulasekara ? $0.1 Mn
* Ben Hilfenhaus ? $ 0.1 Mn
* Wriddhiman Saha ? $ 0.1 Mn
* Suraj Randiv ? $ 0.08 Mn
* George Bailey ? $ 0.05 Mn
* Shadab Jakati
* Ganapathi Vignesh
* Abhinav Mukund
* Anirudha Srikkanth
* Vas Devadas
* Yo Mahesh


Schedule of Matches for Chennai SuperKings


April 8 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkatta KnightRiders
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

April 13 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

April 16 - Chennai Super Kings Vs RoyalChallengers Bangalore
Time : 16:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

April 18 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Kochi
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: TBC

April 22 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: TBC

April 25 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Pune Warriors
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

April 27 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Pune Warriors
Time : 16:00 IST
Venue: DY Patil, Navi Mumbai

May 1 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

May 4 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals
Time : 16:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

May 7 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkatta KnightRiders
Time : 16:00 IST
Venue: TBC

May 9 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkatta KnightRiders
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

May 12 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

May 18 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Kochi
Time : 20:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium

May 22 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Punjab
Time : 16:00 IST
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

 

[Sahil 7]

csk will definitely miss muralitharan and i don't think bravo will play full ipl this season because they have to play series match against pakistan so big loss for them

 

[JD10]

Yeah he will be a big miss. I also think Chennai are lacking a good Indian quickie.

 

[AbhishekS]

i don't think bravo will play full ipl this season because they have to play series match against pakistan

He is now a freelance player.

 

[JD10]

Southee replaces injured Hilfenhaus

Source: The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings -

 

[AbhishekS]

And what about Bollinger, is he still in?

 

[JD10]

I'm not sure mate.

 

[crazyrahul]

I want this playing XI to play for 1st match,

M Vijay
U Tharanga (including, due to his current form)
Suresh Raina
S Badrinath
MS Dhoni
Albie Morkel
Anirudha Srikkanth
Faf du Plessis
R Ashwin
Sudeep Tyagi
Nuwan Kulasekara

CSK will miss Bravo, Hussey and Bollinger.

 

[Cricketman]

I didn't even know we had Tharanga.

Murali Vijay
Anirudh Srikanth/S Vidyut
S Badrinath
Albie Morkel
MS Dhoni
Suresh Raina
Faf du Plessis/Scotty Styris
R Ashwin
Tim Southee
Sudeep Tyagi
Ben Hilfenhaus

Don't see Dhoni going with Kulusekara after what we did to him in the final

 

[SaiSrini]

Yeah he will be a big miss. I also think Chennai are lacking a good Indian quickie.

Yo Mahesh could answer that problem this season. He is now in his home town side, Chennai, this season.

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Southee replaces injured Hilfenhaus

Source: The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings -

I thought Southee replaced Bollinger, not Hilfenhaus.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/508862.html

Its Bollinger who is missing out on a few games. And he is expected to be back on track after a few games. So I guess Chennai have signed Southee not as a replacement but as a permanent option. This gives us a great fast bowling lineup of Bollinger, Southee, Hilfenhaus, Morkel and we can pick from them.

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My playing XI for Chennai would be this:

Murali Vijay
Upul Tharanga
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni
S Badrinath
Albie Morkel
Faf Du Plessis
R Ashwin
T Southee
Yo Mahesh
Shadab Jakati

This way, we have five full time bowlers (Morkel, Southee, Yo Mahesh, Ashwin and Jakati) with Du Plessis and Raina being the part time options). In fact Du Plessis is more than a part time option. One could be inclined to go with Styris over Faf but Faf is a more explosive batsman than Styris and Faf is a spinner (than Styris who is a medium pacer) which can be helpful on Indian turning tracks.

Watch Chennai's fielding soar this season (with the likes of Raina, Faf Du Plessis, Badrinath, etc playing a big part). No player is a liability in fielding in my above XI.

 

[AbhishekS]

Bollinger, Southee, Hilfenhaus, Morkel and we can pick from them.

He is out for the entire tournament.

 

[Akash00]

This would be my line-up for the first game:

Murali Vijay
S Anirudha
Suresh Raina
Subramaniam Badrinath
MS Dhoni
Faf du Plessis
Albie Morkel
R Ashwin
Tim Southee
Shadab Jakati
V Yo Mahesh

Only 3 foreigners should be played until Hussey arrives.

 

[SaiSrini]

He is out for the entire tournament.

Oh ok. Anyways, Bollinger is on track to be back after missing only 2 games. So with Bollinger and Southee, we still have as good a fast bowling option.

@ Akash: Anirudha is not a good option to partner Vijay at the top. Even though he is a good player for a few cameo runs, at the top we need someone with more experience and potential. When you have the option of picking 4 foreigners and one guy is a specialist opener (Upul Tharanga), you got to use it. I will replace Anirudha with Tharanga in your team and we're all set. I am actually excited about our bowling this time. We have two good fast bowlers (Morkel and Southee), a good backup Indian fast bowler (Yo Mahesh), a star off spinner (Ashwin) and variety in the form of a left arm spinner (Jakati) and good part time options like Raina and Faf Du Plessis. From the main bowlers, I expect atleast 3 to come good this tournament which should be enough for us. And once Bollinger comes, they might drop Southee or Faf and the bowling gets more strengthened.

 

[Haarithan]

Just a bit confused , can someone clear this doubt up for me - Southee & Tharanga are replacements for _ & _ ??

 

[AbhishekS]

Southee is in for Hilfenhaus, no idea about Tharanga.