Chennai Superstars
Personnel
CaptainStuart Law
CoachMichael Bevan
Team information
Colours   Yellow, pink
Dissolved2009

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.[1][2][3][4]

Etymology

The team is named after the popular movie star of Tamil Nadu, Rajnikanth who is popularly referred to as 'Superstar'.[citation needed]

Coaches and support staff

Players

Overseas Players

Local Players

Previous performance

Tournament Placement
ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007–08 Winners
2008 Indian Cricket League 50s Winners
ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007–08 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

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Notes

  1. ^ Rediff staff (14 November 2007). "ICL announces team lists". Rediff. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  2. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (14 November 2007). "IPlayer roster for six teams finalised". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  3. ^ Sify India (17 December 2007). "Chennai Superstars win inaugural ICL tournament". Sify. Retrieved 17 December 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ Rediff India (28 January 2008). "Chennai Superstars win inaugural ICL 50 overs tournament". Rediff. Retrieved 28 January 2008.


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