CSK's first-ever playing XI in IPL: Where are they now?
Super Kings are the second-most successful team in the history of the IPL, having won four titles.
2. Matthew Hayden
A destructor of the cricket ball, the tall and intimidating Matthew Hayden, opened the innings with Parthiv Patel in CSK’s first match. He lasted only 17 balls scoring 25 runs, but he did not fall before setting a flying start for the Men in Yellow.
While the Queenslander played only four matches that season, he proved to be an excellent addition to the team’s setup. During his next three years, he scored over 1100 runs for them at a stellar strike rate of 137.5 with the highest score being 93 vs Delhi Daredevils off his mongoose bat in 2010.
He didn’t get the best end to his international career producing disappointing performances that translated to a retirement announcement in 2009 and further, from all forms of cricket in 2012. In 2017, the southpaw was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Hayden was the batting coach of Pakistan during the 2021 and 2022 T20 World Cup and is an active commentator.
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