Chennai Cheetahs

Chennai Cheetahs
Full name Chennai Cheetahs
Nickname(s) Cheetahs
Founded 2011
Home ground Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
(Capacity 10,000)
Owner Chennai Sports Organisers Pvt. Ltd.
Head coach Spain Jose Brasa
Captain Australia Brent Livermore
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Chennai Cheetahs (CCH) is a field hockey team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, that plays in World Series Hockey. It is owned by Chennai Sports Organisers Private Limited (CSO). The team is captained by the Australian Brent Livermore and coached by the Spaniard Jose Brasa. The team's home ground is the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium.

Ownership

The team is owned by Chennai Sports Organisers (CSO), which is promoted by L.T. Nanwani, owner of Jubilee Granites. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed but sources familiar with the deal reported that the franchise would invest 120-140 million each year for a period of 15 years.[1][2]

Team anthem

The team anthem was composed by the Tamil playback singer, Srinivas. The music for the song is provided by Krishna Chetan and lyrics by Kavi Varman. It is sung by Suchith Suresan, Anand Aravindakshan and Nivas.[3]

Team composition

The team is captained by the Australian mid-fielder Brent Livermore with the former Indian coach Jose Brasa as coach.

Player Nationality Goals
Goal Keepers
Bharat Chettri  India -
Chintakunta Santosh Kumar  India -
Jasbir Singh  India -
Strikers
Adam Sinclair  India 9
Benedikt Sperling  Germany
Danish Mujtaba  India
Dharamvir Singh  India
Hamza Mujtaba  India
Muthanna B.K.  India
Peter Kelly  Australia
Parveen Kumar  India 4
Roderik Huber  Netherlands
S. Arumugam  India
Sandeep Antil  India 1
S. Shivamani  India 1
Veerasamy Raja  India 1
Mid Fielders
Amardeep Ekka  India
Brent Livermore (Captain)  Australia
Davinderpal Singh  India
Gaurav Tokhi  India
Joseph Reardon  Australia
Mark Harris  Australia 2
Rafeeq S.M.  India
Vikas Sharma  India 1
Vikram Pillay  India 6
Defenders
Amit Kumar Prabhakar  India
Dhananjay Mahadik  India
Gauravjeet Singh  India
Samir Baxla  India
Sunil Yadav  India 1
Syed Imran Warsi  Pakistan 19

[4] [5]

Performance

Performance summary
Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
2012 1461746.15%
Performance details
Goals for 41 (2.93 per match)
Goals against 43 (3.07 per match)
Most goals Pakistan Syed Imran Warsi (19 goals)
Current Position: 1st
Performance by opponents
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win %
Bhopal Badshahs 21015450.00%
Chandigarh Comets 21015650.00%
Delhi Wizards 2200116100.00%
Karnataka Lions 21017650.00%
Mumbai Marines 2002380.00%
Pune Strykers 211064100.00%
Sher-e-Punjab 2002490.00%

Fixtures and results

2012

No. Date Score Opponent Venue Report
11 March2 - 5Sher-e-PunjabJalandhar Match 2
23 March5 - 3Chandigarh CometsChandigarh Match 7
35 March5 - 2Delhi WizardsDelhi Match 12
46 March2 - 4Mumbai MarinesChennai Match 13
59 March3 - 3Pune StrykersChennai Match 19
610 March3 - 5Karnataka LionsChennai Match 21
712 March1 - 3Bhopal BadshahsBhopal Match 26
815 March3 - 1Pune StrykersPune Match 29
917 March4 - 1Karnataka LionsBangalore Match 34
1020 March4 - 1Bhopal BadshahsChennai Match 38
1125 March2 - 4Sher-e-PunjabChennai Match 45
1226 March0 - 3Chandigarh CometsChennai Match 47
1328 March6 - 4Delhi WizardsChennai Match 52
1430 March1 - 4Mumbai MarinesMumbai Match 56
Position in League Phase: 6th
Failed to qualify for semi-finals

References

  1. "Chennai Sports Organisers own "Chennai Cheetahs" a franchise of WSH". The Fans of Hockey. 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  2. "WSH unveils first franchise - Chennai Cheetahs". Sportz Power. 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. Srinivasan, Meera (27 February 2012). "Singing out to Chennai Cheetahs". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "Chennai Cheetahs". World Series Hockey. 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  5. "Players". Chennai Cheetahs. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

See also

World Series Hockey

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