5 international stars who you didn't know were once a part of CSK

The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League ended with the Chennai Super Kings side winning their third IPL Title. The Chennai side made a return to the league after a gap of two years and the return has been a successful one.

Chennai Super Kings are the most successful side in the tournament reaching the playoffs on all the 9 occasions that they have played in the league. They are also the only side to have reached 7 finals in the competition.

CSK have unearthed a number of players from the domestic circuit who have gone onto play for their country but they also had some already established international stars in their side. Let's have a look at the international stars who were once a part of CSK.

Jacob Oram

A number of cricket fans won't even remember that he has even played in IPL but what would surprise you even more is that he was a part of three IPL sides over a period of 6 years. He has been a part of CSK, Rajasthan Royals, and Mumbai Indians, having won his first IPL title with Mumbai in 2013.

Oram's most famous stint in IPL though has been with the Chennai side. He was a part of that side in the inaugural two editions of the league. He was an important all-rounder of the side and was instrumental in taking the side to final and semi-finals in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Oram had scored 106 runs in 15 matches at an average of 16 with the highest score of 41. He also picked up 8 wickets in 15 matches and was particularly impressive in 2009.

George Bailey

George Bailey is the former Australian captain who has captained the Kings XI Punjab side in IPL but what is often unknown to many IPL fans is the fact that he first began his IPL career with the Chennai side.

Bailey was a part of the Chennai side from 2009 to 2012 before moving to Punjab. He is yet another product of the Chennai setup and he has gone on to achieve some great things for his country as well.

Bailey played in just four matches for CSK over his four-year stint with them. He scored 63 runs for CSK at an average of 20. He wasn't utilised properly because of the star-studded line-up that CSK possessed but the fact that his talent was unearthed by CSK can't be denied.

Nuwan Kulasekara

Nuwan Kulasekara is one of the most disciplined bowlers that Sri Lanka had produced after the great Chaminda Vaas. He was the bowler who bowled steadily in tandem with Lasith Malinga for his country and was their main wicket-taker in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Kulasekara was a part of the IPL in 2011 and 2012 and the only team that he played for was the Chennai Super Kings. He played in just 6 matches for the Chennai side and found decent success.

Kulasekara picked up 5 wickets in 6 matches at a decent average of 24 and a brilliant economy of 7. He bowled those overs at a brilliant strike rate of 20 which indicates the pace at which he picked wickets.

Samuel Badree

Samuel Badree is one of the mystery bowlers- a commodity which has become common after the introduction of T20s. He has been an important part of the West Indies team over the years and has been a good servant of the team.

He has played in three seasons in IPL. While everyone remembers his stint with RCB in 2017 when he bowled beautifully not many remember the fact that he was a part of the CSK side in 2014.

Badree played in 4 matches for CSK in 2014 and picked up 2 wickets for the side. He bowled at a paltry average of 48 but his economy rate of just 6.9 was extremely impressive. He was underutilised in CSK due to the presence of a number of quality spinners.

Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye is one of the best bowlers in the shortest format of the game in the world right now. He is amongst the best exponents of the knuckle-ball and the judicious use of this delivery has helped him grow as a bowler.

Tye is one of the players who is a find of CSK. He was a part of the CSK squad in 2015 and though he didn't play a single game for the side, he got his chance with the Gujarat Lions side after he impressed Suresh Raina in the nets while he was a part of the CSK side.

Tye made an instant impact in the IPL when he was given an opportunity in the playing X1 for the Gujarat Lions side. From then on, the talented Aussie hasn't looked back and has even gone on to play for his country. CSK can be proud of unearthing this talented bowler.