7 Reasons behind Chennai Super Kings' phenomenal success in IPL across seasons

2. Good mix of local players

CSK has a strong Indian players pool

CSK believes in selecting the perfect local players at an optimum cost. In IPL, it ultimately boils down to the performance of the local players which would determine the fate of a team.

Indian players like MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Badrinath, and Ashwin have contributed immensely to the success of CSK. Not to forget the contributions made by players like Shadab Jakati, Parthiv Patel, Mohit Sharma, and L Balaji.

CSK management has been in tune with the availability of the current trend of local players. CSK believes in updating the available local talent before going into every auction. In 2018, they were quick to rope in Deepak Chahar, K.M. Asif, and Dhruv Shorey. They were equally efficient in wrapping up established Indian players like Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu and Shardul Thakur.

As it turned out, Rayudu was the leading run-scorer for CSK and Shardul Thakur the leading wicket-taker for CSK last season.

CSK’s rich resources of local talent over the years has put them at a distinctive advantageous position going into every IPL season.