2022 Chennai Super Kings season explained

Club:Chennai Super Kings
Season:2022
Coach:Stephen Fleming
Coachtitle:Coach
Captain:Ravindra Jadeja (8 matches)
MS Dhoni (remaining matches)
Captaintitle:Captain
Ground:M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Comp1:Tournament performance
Most Runs:Ruturaj Gaikwad (368)
Most Wickets:Dwayne Bravo (16)
Most Catches:Ravindra Jadeja (7)
Most Dismissals:MS Dhoni (9)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[1] The Super Kings have previously lifted the IPL title four times (in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021)[2] [3] and were the defending champions in 2022.

The season was the first time since the inaugural season of the tournament that Suresh Raina was not a member of the team as he was not picked in the mega auction. Part way through the season Ravindra Jadeja resigned as the team's captain, with MS Dhoni, the side's long-term captain, taking back the position.[4] [5]

Background

The side retained four players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.

Retained: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad.[6]
  • Released: Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Narayan Jagadeeshan, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Cheteshwar Pujara, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hari Nishanth, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy.
  • Acquired during the auction: Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Ambati Rayudu, Tushar Deshpande, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, Chezhian Harinishanth, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Narayan Jagadeesan, Maheesh Theekshana, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma.[7]
  • Squad

    No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
    Batsmen
    31Ruturaj Gaikwad 31 January 1997 Right-handed 2022
    9Ambati Rayudu 23 September 1985 Right-handed 2022
    88Devon Conway 8 July 1991 Left-handed 2022 Overseas
    30 30 December 1996 Right-handed 2022
    16 16 August 1996 Left-handed 2022
    All-rounders
    8Ravindra Jadeja 6 December 1988 Left-handed 2022
    10Moeen Ali 18 June 1987 Left-handed 2022 Overseas
    47Dwayne Bravo 7 October 1983 Right-handed 2022 Overseas
    25Shivam Dube 26 June 1993 Left-handed 2022
    10 November 2002 Right-handed 2022
    29Dwaine Pretorius 29 March 1989 Right-handed 2022 Overseas
    74Mitchell Santner 5 February 1992 Left-handed 2022 Overseas
    Wicket-keepers
    7MS Dhoni7 July 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium2022Captain
    77Robin Uthappa 11 November 1985 Right-handed 2022
    6 24 December 1995 Right-handed 2022
    Spin bowlers
    61 Maheesh Theekshana 1 August 2000 Right-handed 2022 Overseas
    4622 February 2000 Right-handed 2022
    2721 September 1998 Right-handed 2022
    Pace bowlers
    90Deepak Chahar 7 August 1992 Right-handed 2022
    24 24 July 1993 Right-handed 2022
    4215 May 1995 Right-handed 2022
    9817 January 1998 Right-handed 2022
    99Matheesha Pathirana18 December 2002 Right-handed Right-arm fast2022Overseas; Replacement for Adam Milne[8]
    20Adam Milne13 April 1992 Right-handed Right-arm fast2022Overseas
    336 July 1996 Left-handed 2022
    34Chris Jordan4 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast2022Overseas
    Source:CSK Players

    Administration and support staff

    PositionName
    CEOKasinath Viswanathan
    Team managerRussell Radhakrishnan
    Head coachStephen Fleming
    Batting coachMichael Hussey
    Bowling coachDJ Bravo
    Fielding coachRajiv Kumar
    Source:CSK Staff

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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    Season standings

    Points table

    Group stage

    The schedule for the group stages of IPL 2022 was published 7 March 2022.[9]

    Matches

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    Statistics

    Most runs

    No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
    1 14 14 0 368 99 26.28 291 126.46 0 3 2 33 14
    2 11 11 1 28928.90 185 152.97 0 2 1 22 16
    3 13 11 027478 24.90 224 122.32 0 1 0 25 15
    4 7 7 125287 42.00 173 145.66 0 3 1 22 12

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: ESPNcricinfo staff . 5 September 2010 . Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each . 30 September 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
    2. Web site: IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022 . 29 September 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
    3. Web site: 28 September 2021 . IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date . 29 September 2021 . Zee News.
    4. Web site: IPL 2022: Ravindra Jadeja hands over CSK captaincy back to MS Dhoni. Hindustantimes. 30 April 2022.
    5. Web site: Jadeja hands back CSK captaincy to Dhoni. Cricbuzz. 30 April 2022.
    6. Web site: VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention . 30 January 2022 . IPLT20.com . Indian Premier League.
    7. Web site: VIVO IPL 2022 Player Auction. 12 February 2022 . IPLT20.com . Indian Premier League.
    8. Web site: CSK sign up Matheesha Pathirana as replacement for Adam Milne. ESPNcricinfo. 21 April 2022.
    9. Web site: BCCI announce schedule for TATA IPL 2022. IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. 7 March 2022.