Franchise cricket has been gaining popularity over the years, and the Indian Premier League has been the heart of that progress.
From the very beginning of IPL, back in 2008, one team has always been at the peak of viewers’ interest, and that team is CHENNAI SUPER KINGS. The team combination and composition are still the same after 13 years, and they continue to amaze the worldwide fans of their franchise. After CHENNAI SUPER KINGS(CSK), the most famous and successful IPL team is MUMBAI INDIANS(MI) with the most IPL titles. This article is all about these two most decorated and successful IPL teams since 2008.
CSK (Chennai Super Kings)
CSK is the champion of the latest IPL season in 2021. CSK has been part of most Final matches in all IPL versions, which proves the dominance CSK has in the league. They have played a total of 9 final matches, in which they went on to win 4 times. From 2008 to 2021, CSK has been led by one man who goes by the name of Captain Cool. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the heart of the team and has always been the man to lead from the front with bat and gloves.
- Dhoni and Suresh Raina have been the players representing Chennai since 2008. MS. Dhoni averages 42 in 172 matches for Chennai, and Suresh Raina averages almost 35 in 158 matches with the bat in hand. These two are the most consistent players for CSK since 2008. After them, their most consistent performer is Dwayne Bravo. He has been playing for CSK since 2011 and performing regularly whenever his team needed him with both ball and bat. He is averaging almost 31 runs with the bat and has taken 65 wickets in 52 matches.
What Made CSK the Most Fearsome and Decorated Team?
The man behind CSK’s success is undoubtedly Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He always makes the team combination work perfectly. He is the most intelligent and successful captain internationally and also in domestic leagues. Since 2008, he has been leading the most consistent team in the IPL.
MI (Mumbai Indians)
Mumbai struggled to perform big in the initial stage of IPL in 2008 and 2009, but came back strong as the most successful IPL team to win the most IPL titles. Mumbai Indians got the spotlight because of the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar,r and the deadliest bowler, Lasith Malinga. Both of them were Mumbai Indians players from the very beginning and ended their IPL careers playing for the same team.
Lasith Malinga was the star bowler for Mumbai up until his last match for the team. The inclusion of Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayadu was the turning point for the Mumbai Indians. They both started performing for the team regularly. Kieron Pollard’s power-hitting started helping them to get big scores, and his slow medium pace bowling was good enough to take wickets in any situation of the game.
Then in 2012, the Mumbai Indians found their most consistent performer, Rohit Sharma. In the very first season with Mumbai, Rohit Sharma scored 433 runs in 17 matches with an average of 31, including a brilliant 109-run innings. In 2013, Rohit Sharma became the captain and won the first title for the Mumbai Indian,s where he was leading from the front with the bat. Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma have played the anchoring role in every Title win of the Mumbai Indians.
What Made MI the Most Fearsome and Decorated Team?
From 2010, the Mumbai Indians became aware of the potential players for their team and started to focus on making a balanced side.
Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma were their best picks for the team, which gave them a boost in performance. The captaincy of Rohit Sharma started to make the team one of the toughest contenders to beat. After giving the captaincy to Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians never had to look back, and they went on to win five titles in 10 years.
