Chennai Superstars
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Chennai Superstars was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League
(ICL) founded in 2007. The team is based in Chennai
, coached by Michael Bevan
and captained by Stuart Law
, both reputed Australian cricketers.
The team had the distinction of winning the first two championships of Indian Cricket League
, the ICL Inaugural T20 held in 2007 and the ICL 50 Overs Tournament held in 2008. They earned the third place in the third ICL tournament, ICL Edelweiss 20s held in 2008 and the runners place in ICL Domestic 20s 2008.
who is popularly referred to as 'Superstar'.
Local Players
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
(ICL) founded in 2007. The team is based in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, coached by Michael Bevan
Michael Bevan
Michael Gwyl Bevan is a former Australian left-handed cricket batsman and a slow left arm chinaman bowler. He played 232 ODI matches for Australia, and was a part of the 1999 and 2003 teams that won the World Cup...
and captained by Stuart Law
Stuart Law
Stuart Grant Law OAM is an Australian-born cricketer. He is also the head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team, as from July, he succeeded fellow Aussie Jamie Siddons, who left shortly after the 2011 Cricket World Cup...
, both reputed Australian cricketers.
The team had the distinction of winning the first two championships of Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
, the ICL Inaugural T20 held in 2007 and the ICL 50 Overs Tournament held in 2008. They earned the third place in the third ICL tournament, ICL Edelweiss 20s held in 2008 and the runners place in ICL Domestic 20s 2008.
Etymology
The team is named after the popular movie star of Tamilnadu, RajnikanthRajnikanth
Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor....
who is popularly referred to as 'Superstar'.
Coaches and Support Staff
- Coach – Michael BevanMichael BevanMichael Gwyl Bevan is a former Australian left-handed cricket batsman and a slow left arm chinaman bowler. He played 232 ODI matches for Australia, and was a part of the 1999 and 2003 teams that won the World Cup...
- Assistant Coach & Mentor – Kharsan Ghavri
- Physiotherapist – Anthony Smith
- Strength & Conditioning Coach – Corey Bocking
- Massagetherapist – Julia Russel
Players
Overseas Players| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ian Harvey Ian Harvey Ian Joseph Harvey is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.-Australian career:... |
37 |  AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Right Handed | Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Opening Batsman & Player of Tournament ICL Inaugural 20s |
| 02 | Stuart Law Stuart Law Stuart Grant Law OAM is an Australian-born cricketer. He is also the head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team, as from July, he succeeded fellow Aussie Jamie Siddons, who left shortly after the 2011 Cricket World Cup... |
41 | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Right Handed | Right-Leg Spin Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
Captain & Middle Order Batsman |
| 03 | Nantie Hayward Nantie Hayward Mornantau 'Nantie' Hayward is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy"... |
32 |  South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Right Handed | Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Opening Bowler |
| 04 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
34 |  Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the... |
Left-handed | Right-Off Spin Spin bowling Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the... |
Middle Order Batsman |
| 05 | Shabbir Ahmed Shabbir Ahmed Shabbir Ahmed is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a line-and-length pace bowler who took eight wickets for 109 runs on his Test debut against Bangladesh in the first of their 2003-04 three-Test series... |
32 |  PakistanPakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Opening Bowler |
Local Players
- R.SathishRajagopal SathishRajagopal Sathish is an Indian First Class all-rounder.He was the captain of the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition.Satish is a member of the Ranji Trophy Tamil Nadu cricket team....
(Chennai) (Vice Captain) - Hemang BadaniHemang BadaniHemang Kamal Badani is a former Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and left arm slow bowler. He has a batting average of the near 30s and strike rate in the 70s in One Day Internationals...
(Chennai) - G.VigneshGanapathi VigneshGanapathi Vignesh is an Indian First Class cricketer. He was part of Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition....
(Chennai) - Tamil Kumaran (Chennai)
- Hemant Kumar (Chennai)
- Syed Mohammed (Chennai)
- Thiru Kumaran (Chennai)
- J. Hareish (Chennai)
- Vasanth Sarvanan (Tamil Nadu)
- R. Jesuraj (Tamil Nadu)
- V. Devendran (Chennai)
- Vivek Parikh (Tamil Nadu)
Previous performance
| Tournament | Placement |
|---|---|
| 2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship | Winners |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 50s | Winners |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge | 3rd place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament | Runner-up |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 | 3rd place |
Trivia
- Sanjeev Martin (Tamil Nadu) and Sridharan SriramSridharan SriramSridharan Sriram is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Currently, he plays in the Indian Premier League....
(Chennai) who played for Chennai Superstars in ICL 50s in 2008 season joined the Ahmedabad Rockets from the Edelweiss T20s in 2008 season. - Chris ReadChris ReadChristopher Mark Wells Read is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who is the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club...
(England) who played for Chennai Superstars in 2007 season was replaced by Adam ParoreAdam ParoreAdam Craig Parore is a former wicket-keeper and batsman for the New Zealand cricket team. He played 78 Test cricket matches for New Zealand and 179 One Day International cricket matches...
(New Zealand) from the Edelweiss T20s in 2008 season who was in turn replaced by Nantie HaywardNantie HaywardMornantau 'Nantie' Hayward is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy"...
(South Africa) in 2008-2009 season. - R.SathishRajagopal SathishRajagopal Sathish is an Indian First Class all-rounder.He was the captain of the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition.Satish is a member of the Ranji Trophy Tamil Nadu cricket team....
, G.VigneshGanapathi VigneshGanapathi Vignesh is an Indian First Class cricketer. He was part of Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition....
, J.Syed Mohammed and Thiru Kumaran played for ICL India in the 2008 Indian Cricket League World Series2008 Indian Cricket League World SeriesThe ICL 20s World Series 2007/08 was the final tournament in the inaugural season of ICL. Unlike previous tournaments it featured 'international' sides rather than city-based teams. The tournament commenced on the 9 April 2008 and the final match was held on 15 April 2008. The league consisted of...
. Shabbir Ahmed represented ICL Pakistan while Russel Arnold and Ian Harvey represented ICL World in the same tournament. - Coach Michael BevanMichael BevanMichael Gwyl Bevan is a former Australian left-handed cricket batsman and a slow left arm chinaman bowler. He played 232 ODI matches for Australia, and was a part of the 1999 and 2003 teams that won the World Cup...
played three matches for the side in the ICL Edelweiss 20s held in 2008 - Chennai Superstars have been placed in the top 10 of Bartercard Power Rankings for T20 teams