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Indian Premier League runners-up Chennai Superkings announced 15-member squad for the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament which will be held from December 3-10. Chennai team is looking strong in all departments and will be lead by captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni. New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram and Indian cricketer Joginder Sharma failed to make the list due to fitness problems. Loss of Jacob Oram is a big blow to the team balance and fortunes as he is a match winner in this format.

 

 

Coach: Stephen Fleming.

 

Former South African captain Kepler Wessels coached Chennai in IPL 2008 but franchise has not extended his contract. Fleming played for Chennai in Indian Premier League.

 

As per Champion league rules, the IPL franchise has the first right of opting for the player. Michael Hussey and Albie Morkel will play for Chennai Superkings instead of their home teams i.e. Western Australia and Nashua Titans respectively. Both teams will be compensated by US$ 200,000 by the Champions League governing council.

 

 

Chennai Super Kings squad:

 

 

Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Best Twenty20 cricket captain in the world.

 

Top order: Mathew Hayden, Arun Karthik Suresh Raina and Parthiv Patel. They dropped Vidyut who played reasonably well in the IPL. Hayden and Karthik will open the innings.

 

Middle order: Michael Hussey, Kapugedara.

 

All-rounder: Albie Morkel. He needs to play crucial role in the absence of Jacob Oram.

 

Bowling: Gony, Makhaya Ntini, Balaji, Tyagi, Muralidharan and Ashwin. Chennai has strong bowling lineup in both fast and spin departments. But Muralidharan and Ntini failed to meet expectations in the IPL 2008 but Gony surprised cricket experts with his superb performance.

 

Chennai Super Kings will play with Victoria on December 4th in its first match in the Champions League Cricket tournament.

 

Breaking news: First test between England and India will be held as per schedule. No change in dates.

 

IPL Cricket blog: http://www.iplt20cricket.in/

 

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