The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most prominent and profitable professional cricket tournament in the world. It’s only next to the popular American sports league, the National Football League (NFL), in terms of valuation. The IPL media rights for 2023–27 were sold for a whopping ₹ 48,390 crore, and the digital rights for ₹ 23,575 crore.
The IPL is a short-format T20 cricket championship that features 10 franchises that compete to lift the coveted IPL trophy and take home the lucrative prize money. Some franchises have been part of the IPL lineup since its inception in 2008, while others recently joined. Previously, 8 teams used to play in the IPL, but in 2022, the number was bumped up to 10, owing to high fan demand and the increasing popularity of the league.
One of the oldest and most famous IPL franchises is the Chennai Super Kings. Modern-day cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been the face of the Chennai Super Kings since 2008 and led the team to victory in IPL finals five times. But today, we’ll take a look at the owner of CSK. Dive in to learn about the latest Chennai Super Kings owner in IPL 2023.
- Chennai Super Kings is owned by India Cements Limited through their holding company, Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, which was formed in 2014.
- India Cements Managing Director N. Srinivasan is the current owner of the Chennai Super Kings.
- Srinivasan is the former chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- He has been the de-facto owner of CSK ever since the team’s debut.
Who is N. Srinivasan?
- Narayanaswami Srinivasan is an Indian businessman and industrialist who is the head of India Cements.
- Srinivasan has previously headed the ICC and BCCI as well. He was also the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).
- He was born on January 3, 1945, in Present Day Tamil Nadu. He is the son of T.S Narayanaswami, the co-founder of India Cements.
- Srinivasan joined India Cements as the vice-chairman and managing director in 1989 and continues to head the company even today. His daughter Rupa Gurunath serves as the Whole-time Director.
- In 2008, India Cements bought the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise for $91 million.
- In 2011, Srinivasan succeeded Shashank Manohar as the President of the BCCI.
- The estimated net worth of N. Srinivasan, as of 2022, is ₹ 7.2 billion.
Chennai Super Kings in the 2024 IPL
- CSK is back in the IPL, and MSD is once again at the helm.
- Ravindra Jadeja was named the captain in the 2022 IPL, but after losing 6 of the 8 matches, Dhoni was reassigned as CSK captain.
- However, CSK and Mumbai Indians, two of the most successful teams in IPL history, finished at the bottom of the points table in 2022. The tide turned in 2023 though.
- In 2023's 16th edition of the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings once again qualified for the playoffs and reached the finals for a record 10th time. CSK faced defending champions GT in the IPL 2023 final and won by 5 wickets.
- CSK lifted their fifth IPL trophy and are tied with MI for the most IPL titles.
- You can check the full squad details and a brief history of Chennai Super Kings below.
Team Name | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
Current Owner | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited |
CEO | Kasi Vishwanathan |
Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
Manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
Head Coach | Stephen Fleming |
Batting Coach | Michael Hussey |
Bowling Coach | Dwayne Bravo |
Fielding Coach | Rajiv Kumar |
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