Personnel | |
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Captain | Stuart Law |
Coach | Michael Bevan |
Team information | |
Colours | Yellow, pink |
Dissolved | 2009 |
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]
The team is named after the popular movie star of Tamil Nadu, Rajnikanth who is popularly referred to as 'Superstar'.[citation needed]
Overseas Players
Local Players
Tournament | Placement |
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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 |