Chennai Super Kings' problems in a lacklustre Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign may well have begun at the player auction in November, coach Stephen Fleming said after the five-times champions slumped to their seventh defeat in nine games.
India captains Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav struck unbeaten half-centuries to power Mumbai Indians to a nine-wicket thrashing of Chennai Super Kings in a battle of IPL heavyweights on Sunday.
Former India captain M.S. Dhoni rolled back the years with an unbeaten 26 as Chennai Super Kings bounced back from five losses to down Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in the IPL on Monday.
Sunil Narine starred with both the bat and the ball as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets to regain their winning momentum in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Veteran batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead Chennai Super Kings for the remainder of the Indian Premier League season after an injury ruled out Ruturaj Gaikwad, coach Stephen Fleming said Thursday.
Speculation about Dhoni's retirement from the Indian Premier League T20 tournament was heightened by the presence of his family, including his parents -- a rarity.
Table-topping Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs on Friday for a second win in this year's IPL, inspired by a "game-changing" performance from fast bowler Josh Hazlewood.
Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad registered the best figures for a Chennai spinner against Mumbai with 4-18, restricting the five-times champions to a below-par 155-9 and laying the foundation for his team's four-wicket victory on Sunday.
New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra hit an unbeaten 65 as Chennai Super Kings began their IPL season with a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling consultant Eric Simons heaped praise on Bangladesh’s ace left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman, who returned his best-ever figures in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to help the defending champions claim a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament opener on Friday.
Dhoni had previously stepped away from the role in 2022 with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja taking charge.
Chennai Super Kings will begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in what could be MS Dhoni's final year in the lucrative Twenty20 competition after he stepped down as captain on Thursday.
This will be Mustafizur's seventh IPL season.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team management is hopeful that pacer Mustafizur Rahman will be ready to perform for the side whenever needed in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, starting from March 22.
Mustafizur was picked up by the MS Dhoni-led side in the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai for his base price of INR 2 crore
The 32-year-old took part in the recently concluded ICC World Cup in India, where England finished seventh out of 10 teams.
Chennai Super Kings equalled Mumbai Indians' record of five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles after Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side triumphed in a last-ball thriller, beating champions Gujarat Titans by five wickets in Monday's rain-marred final in Ahmedabad.
Rain halted play in the Indian Premier League final in Ahmedabad for the second day running on Monday with Chennai Super Kings chasing 215 for victory against defending champions Gujarat Titans.
A crowd of more than 100,000 was expected to fill the world's biggest cricket stadium on Sunday for the final of the Indian Premier League and the likely farewell of superstar M.S. Dhoni.
