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Chennai Super Kings have plenty of depth and star power. They lived up to their pre-tournament favourite tag last year as they finished runners-up to Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling final.

The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Super Kings once again look a balanced and formidable side, with a fair sprinkling of domestic and international stars that include some of the world's best all-rounders.

England's Andrew Flintoff, who has been bought by the Super Kings for a record IPL pay package of $1.55 million, will add to the list of all-rounders in the team.

Flintoff, however, would be available only for the first two weeks before flying to England for the series against the West Indies.

The batting order looks strong with the likes of Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, Dhoni, S. Badrinath, Flintoff, Morkel and Thushara.

Hayden, who hit a pacy 35-ball 65 in the warm-up game, will have a point to prove after his exit from the international arena.

Super Kings will miss one of their star performers Michael Hussey, who is among the top Australian players to skip the tournament and take rest before the packed international schedule.

Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan did not made much of an impact last year and would be looking to cast his magic.

Their pace department will have a problem of plenty with Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Manpreet Gony all doing a fantastic job last year. Morkel and Gony picked up 17 wickets each while Balaji was impressive as he was economical and also notched up the maiden IPL hatrick. Flintoff will add teeth to the attack.

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who was not successful as an opener in the inaugural season, has been given the coaching job. - IANS
Team Records
Matches Played : 30
Matches won : 17
Matches Lost : 13
Matches Tied : 0
No Result : 0
Top Batsman : 116* by Michael Hussey v Mohali on April 19 ,2008 - Chennai beat Mohali by 33 runs
Top Bowler : 5/24 by Lakshmipathy Balaji v Mohali on May 10 ,2008 - Chennai beat Mohali by 18 runs
Performance against each team
Team Played Won Lost No Result
Bangalore 5 2 3 0
Delhi 4 2 2 0
Hyderabad 4 2 2 0
Jaipur 5 2 3 0
Kolkata 3 2 1 0
Mohali 5 5 0 0
Mumbai 4 2 2 0
 
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