Chennai Superstars

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Chennai Superstars
Chennai Superstars
Coach: Michael Bevan[1]
Captain: Stuart Law
Colors: Magenta, White and Green[2]             
Founded: 2007
Home Ground: Mayajaal Cricket Ground
Official Website: [1]

Chennai Superstars is one of the eight teams playing in the 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. Their adversary in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is Chennai Super Kings.

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.[3][4][5][6]

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[edit] Etymology

The team is named after the popular movie star of Tamilnadu, Rajnikanth who is popularly referred to as 'Superstar'.

[edit] Coaches and Support Staff

  • Coach - Michael Bevan
  • Assistant Coach & Mentor - Kharsan Ghavri
  • Physiotherapist - Anthony Smith
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach - Corey Bocking
  • Massagetherapist - Julia Russel

[edit] Players

Overseas Players

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling Style Remarks
01 Ian Harvey 36 Flag of Australia Australia Right Handed Right-arm medium Opening Batsman & Player of Tournament ICL Inaugural 20s
02 Stuart Law 39 Flag of Australia Australia Right Handed Right-Leg Spin Captain & Middle Order Batsman
03 Adam Parore 37 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Right Handed N/A Wicket Keeper
04 Russel Arnold 34 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Left-handed Right-Off Spin Middle Order Batsman
05 Shabbir Ahmed 32 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast Opening Bowler

Local Players

  • R. Sathish (Chennai) (Vice Captain)
  • Hemang Badani (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)
  • G. Vignesh (Chennai)
  • P. Vivek Naidu(Tamil Nadu)
  • Prem Saktheesh (Chennai)

[edit] History

  • ICL Inaugural T20s, 2007 - Winners
  • ICL Domestic 50s, 2008 - Winners
  • ICL Edelweiss 20s, 2008 - Third place

[edit] Trivia

  • Sanjeev Martin (Tamil Nadu) and Sridharan Sriram (Chennai) who played for Chennai Superstars in ICL 50s in 2008 season have joined the Ahmedabad Rockets from the Edelweiss T20s in 2008 season.
  • Chris Read (England) who played for Chennai Superstars in 2007 season was replaced by Adam Parore (New Zealand) from the Edelweiss T20s in 2008 season.
  • R.Sathish, G.Vignesh, J.Syed Mohammed and Thiru Kumaran played for ICL India in the ICL 20s World Series. Shabbir Ahmed represented ICL Pakistani while Russel Arnold and Ian Harvey represented ICL World in the same tournament.
  • Coach Michael Bevan had played three matches for the side in the ICL Edelweiss 20s held in 2008

[edit] Promotion

The Video Publicity for the Chennai Superstars created by Vinod Sudheer and Vivek Kakkad based on Chennai Superstar Rajnikanth's style was a hit on Indian television channels and was rated as the best of all of the [ICL] promotional videos. The official promotion video of Chennai Superstars is available here - Chennai Superstars - Anything is POSSIBLE.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Bevan to coach Chennai Superstars
  2. ^ Superstars team colours launched
  3. ^ Rediff staff. "ICL announces team lists", Rediff, November 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. 
  4. ^ Cricinfo staff. "IPlayer roster for six teams finalised", Cricinfo, November 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. 
  5. ^ Sify India. "Chennai Superstars win inaugural ICL tournament", Sify, December 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-17. 
  6. ^ Rediff India. "Chennai Superstars win inaugural ICL 50 overs tournament", Rediff, January 28, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 

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