IPL: CSK all-time greatest XI in league history

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are by far one of the most successful teams in the Indian Premier League. The franchise was founded in 2008 and is owned by the India Cements company. The team's home matches are played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Led by MS Dhoni since its inception, CSK has won the IPL title five times in the IPL seasons- 2010,2011,2018, 2021, and 2023, respectively. The team has a strong and loyal fan base known as the "Yellow Army," which passionately supports CSK in every season of the IPL. Apart from MS Dhoni, there have been a plethora of players who have done well for the CSK franchise and with that in mind, we present the CSK All-time greatest XI in IPL history.

Here is the CSK all-time greatest XI in league history:

1. Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay was the OG of the CSK team. He replaced Stephen Fleming as the opener after the veteran New Zealand retired from the game and became CSK's coach. He overall played 70 matches in two stints for CSK (2009-2013, 2018-20) and scored a total of 1'708 with an average of 25.87 and a strike rate of 124.67. 

His highest score was 127 runs, which came against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2010, which helped CSK post 246 runs, their highest score in IPL. Vijay was once the go-to man for flying starts in the CSK team, but he was let go ahead of IPL 2014. While he did return in IPL 2018, he didn’t get many chances and even his impact wasn’t like it used to be.

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