IPL 2025 CSK Head Coach: Chennai Super Kings is the joint-most successful IPL franchise having won the IPL title five times since their debut in IPL 2008. The Chennai-based franchise is one of the eight teams to make their debut in the inaugural edition of the cash-rich league.
CSK have won the IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023 seasons. Despite winning five IPL titles, CSK also won the Champions League Twenty20 a couple of times in 2010 and 2014.
Apart from having multiple titles under their belt, their former captain MS Dhoni is also one of the main reasons behind their wide popularity and massive success.
MS Dhoni was bought by the Super Kings for USD 1.5 million in the players’ auction for the inaugural season which is also the most expensive buy at the auction. MS Dhoni has been a part of the Chennai Super Kings since then.
Apart from MS Dhoni, many international superstars including Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Stephen Fleming, Muttiah Muralitharan, Andrew Flintoff, Michael Hussey and many others have also featured for CSK.
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai which has a seating capacity of 38,200 is the home venue for Chennai Super Kings.[Which Is The Best Stand In Chepauk Stadium]
Updates:
- Dwayne Bravo parted ways with CSK and joined KKR as mentor for the IPL 2025 season.
IPL 2025 CSK Head Coach
Former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Fleming is the head coach of Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2025 season. Fleming joined as the head coach of the Chennai Super Kings in 2009 when he retired as a player.
Under his coaching, Chennai Super Kings have won the 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023 IPL seasons. Notably, CSK also won their two Champions League titles under Stephen Fleming’s coaching.
IPL 2025 CSK Batting Coach
Former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey is the batting coach of the Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2025 season. Hussey was appointed as CSK’s batting coach in January 2018 and remains the batting coach of the Chennai-based IPL franchise to date.
Michael Hussey also played for Chennai Super Kings between 2008 and 2013. Later in 2014 he played for Mumbai Indians but returned to Chennai the following season.
IPL 2025 CSK Bowling Coach
Dwayne Bravo who was the bowling coach of the CSK in IPL 2024 parted ways with the five-time champions and joined as the mentor of the KKR for the IPL 2025.
Chennai Super Kings are yet to appoint a bowling coach for the IPL 2025 while Eric Simons will remain as the bowling consultant for the franchise.
CSK Support Staff 2025
Apart from having separate specialists for batting, bowling, and fielding, teams will have multiple support staff to assist them during the tournament. The complete list of Chennai Super Kings head coach and support staff details for the IPL 2025 are listed below:
Position | Name |
CEO | Kasinath Viswanathan |
Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
Consultant | Sundar Raman |
Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
Batting coach | Michael Hussey |
Bowling coach | Dwayne Bravo |
Bowling consultant | Eric Simons |
Batting and Fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar |
Physio | Tommy Simsek |
Physical trainer | Greg King |
Team doctor | Madhu Thottappillil |
High-Performance Analyst | Lakshmi Narayanan |
Logistics Manager | Sanjay Natarajan |
Masseur | Khalil Khan |
Source: CSK
Who is the head coach of CSK for IPL 2025?
Former New Zealand and CSK player Stephen Fleming is the head coach of Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2025 season.
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