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.
