Chennai Super Kings Quiz
CSK are the only franchise to have reached the playoffs of the IPL in every season that they have participated in. Led by former Indian captain MS Dhoni, their consistency over the years has been quite remarkable. With IPL 2020 here, we thought it’d be a good time for us to test your knowledge on the three-time IPL champions.
Easy one to start with. CSK have been captained by only two players in IPL history. One, of course, is MS Dhoni. Who is the other player?
Raina has captained CSK in five IPL matches – three in 2010 and two in 2019.
Ambati Rayudu
Dwayne Bravo
Stephen Fleming
Suresh Raina
CSK have reached the IPL final in eight out of 10 seasons. Apart from 2014, which was the other year when they didn’t reach the final?
CSK lost to RCB in the semi-finals of the 2009 IPL.
2009
2011
2013
2015
From 2009, Stephen Fleming has been CSK’s head coach. Who held that position in 2008?
Wessels coached CSK in IPL 2008 when Fleming was part of the franchise as a player.
Greg Shipperd
Kepler Wessels
Robin Singh
Tom Moody
Who, among the following former Australian captains, has played for CSK?
Bailey featured in four matches for CSK – three in 2009 and one in 2010.
Cameron White
George Bailey
Michael Clarke
Steve Smith
In the inaugural IPL final, two Sri Lankan cricketers were part of CSK’s playing XI. Muttiah Muralitharan was one. Who was the other?
Kapugedera featured in five matches in IPL 2008 for CSK.
Chamara Kapugedera
Chamara Silva
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Zoysa
Who was the first CSK batsman to hit a century in the IPL?
Hussey scored an unbeaten 116 off 54 deliveries in CSK’s first-ever IPL match, which was against Kings XI Punjab in April 2008.
Matthew Hayden
Michael Hussey
Murali Vijay
Suresh Raina
During the 2018 IPL auction, which player did CSK spend ₹7.8cr on? It was their most expensive buy of that particular auction.
Kedar Jadhav has featured in 15 matches for CSK since.
Ambati Rayudu
Dwayne Bravo
Karn Sharma
Kedar Jadhav
Who has scored the most number of runs in an innings for CSK?
Murali Vijay scored 127 v Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2010.
Murali Vijay
Michael Hussey
Shane Watson
Suresh Raina
Which CSK bowler won the Purple Cap in IPL 2019?
Tahir took 26 wickets with a superb economy rate of 6.69 in IPL 2019.
Deepak Chahar
Dwayne Bravo
Harbhajan Singh
Imran Tahir
In 2008, which CSK player became the first bowler to take an IPL hat-trick?
Balaji became the first bowler to take an IPL hat-trick against Kings XI Punjab. Ntini took a hat-trick against Kolkata Knight Riders later in the same season.
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Makhaya Ntini
Manpreet Gony
Muttiah Muralitharan
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