Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Tremendous Kings unveiled its Corridor of Fame at its season-opening ‘CSK Roar’ occasion right here on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, March 22.
The franchise additionally introduced former India worldwide Suresh Raina and former Australia opener Matthew Hayden as its first inductees.
Raina, whose performances for Chennai Tremendous Kings have earned him the moniker Chinna Thala, sits fifth on the all-time IPL prime run-scorers checklist with 5528 runs from 205 appearances, and is the franchise’s second-highest run-scorer behind MS Dhoni with 4686 runs from 176 appearances. He additionally holds the file for many fifties for CSK, with 33.
The southpaw represented Chennai Tremendous Kings in each season it performed between 2008 and 2019, and held the outstanding file of lacking only a single match within the 165 it performed throughout that point.
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He was a member of its title-winning squads in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021, and was Participant of the Match in its 2010 closing victory over Mumbai Indians for his 57 from 36 balls. He additionally received the Champions League T20 in 2010 and 2014, successful Participant of the Event within the latter.
Australian Hayden, in the meantime, was a member of the Tremendous Kings’ squad for the primary three seasons of the event. Throughout 32 appearances within the IPL, he scored 1107 runs, and received the Orange Cap in 2009 with 572 runs in 12 innings.
Hayden additionally notably unveiled the unconventional ‘Mongoose’ bat – a bat with an extended deal with and smaller blade – in CSK colors.
Together with Raina, Hayden was additionally a member of CSK’s IPL and Champions League T20-winning squads in 2010.
Raina and Hayden had been each amongst quite a lot of “OG Legends” who had been concerned in a ceremony on Sunday to commemorate CSK’s earlier victories forward of its marketing campaign to win its sixth IPL title in 2026. Former CSK stars together with Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, and Michael Hussey had been additionally concerned within the ceremony.
Printed on Mar 22, 2026