Chennai Super Kings is one of India's most successful teams in the famous cricketing league. It is the only team led by only one captain in all seasons. There has yet to be an overseas captain for them too. The team won many purple and orange caps. Youngsters feel secure while playing along with this franchise. CSK is not only a team but is an emotion. The whole fan base of CSK is like a family and is pretty emotional for their team. MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, is the home ground of this franchise. Stephen Fleming is the head coach of the team, and Dwayne Bravo leads the bowling unit. CSK is home to many new budding players and former renowned players too.
1. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni is the first player of discussion in our article. He is a brilliant wicketkeeper who is also very fast behind the stumps at 41. He is definitely old but still plays and plays well. He is referred to as “Thala” by his beloved Chennai fans. He is a brand in the sport of cricket. Thousands of fans just came to see him captaining the match in CSK. He is often regarded as a brilliant finisher and has been acknowledged by the greats of cricket. His career started with a runout and ended with a runout. He played his last match against New Zealand in the 2019 world cup semi-final, where he almost took the team over the winning line.
2. Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina was born in Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Indian cricket team later on. He became the only batsman to score a hundred in the T20 world cup. He also has the first batsman to hit centuries in all three formats. He is a good player against the spinner and plays dominantly in the shortest format. He is the most run scorer in the Indian Premier League. He has led CSK for some matches too.
3. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is one of the A+ contract players for the Indian cricket team. He is such a player that every team wants him in the playing XI. He adds three dimensions of ability to game with his skills. He bowls an over quickly and with a good economy too. He bowls stump to stump, making it difficult for batters to hit big shots. Later in his life, he joined politics. He did a campaign for his wife in Gujarat. He has a daughter with her who often visits the stadium for matches.
4. Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo is our topic of discussion now. He is a right-handed medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter. He is also a great fielder. He is one of the West Indian players who has played the most matches in leagues worldwide. Similar to all West Indian players, he is a party guy. He is a lively character and makes the environment happy wherever he is. Bravo has been a consistent player for the CSK franchise. He has played 130 matches for the franchise.
5. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin is a Versatile Tamil Nadu player who plays for team India. He is a bowler and has been representing since 2010. He even participated in the 2011 and 2015 world cup. He even participated in the 2016, 2021, and 2022 world cup. He later practised himself to become a batter. The team uses him in the lower order and acts as a finisher sometimes. He has stitched many dependable partnerships with batters while chasing and defending. Later, he displayed his leadership skills in Indian Premier League while leading Kings XI Punjab. So he is an all-rounder in the making.
6. Subramaniam Badrinath
Subramanium Badrinath was born on 30th August in Chennai and has played many domestic tournaments for Tamil Nadu. He is a middle-order batsman and has played consistently for the state. Later he was picked for the Indian team owing to his good performances in first-class cricket. He even led his home team. CSK picked him up during the 2008 auctions. His inspiration is Sachin Tendulkar.
7. Faf du Plessis
Faf Du Plessis is one of the players who led the Proteas team for some matches. He has played all formats for his national side but has been in great touch in white-ball cricket. He is the captain of one of the teams in the SA20 league. He is one of the dependable batsmen and has played in many positions for the team. He has gained considerable success while opening innings.
8. Albie Morkel
Albie Morkel is one of the Morkel brothers in cricket. His younger brother is Morne Morkel. His family has a background in playing cricket. His cousin’s brother has participated in many domestic tournaments in South Africa. He was picked up by the South African cricket board for his brilliant bowling performances in first-class matches.
9. Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay is a Tamil Nadu player who represented the Indian team. He represented the team more in red than white ball format. Despite his records for the Indian team, he also has some batting records in the County Championship. He has played for the teams like Essex and Somerset in County. He has played 61 tests and 17 white ball matches. He has played 89 matches for CSK. He is married to Nikita Vanjara.
10. Ambati Rayudu
Ambati Rayudu is one of the most dependable middle-order batsmen. He batted both for the Indian and franchise teams in this position. Virat recently addressed Rayudu as the most underrated batsman in the Indian Premier League. He plays for the Baroda cricket team and even captains the team. He averages 47 and 10 in ODI and T20 formats. He is playing for CSK, too, and the number of matches he represented is 79.
