Chennai Cheetahs (CCH) is a

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team based in

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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

, India, that plays in

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. It is owned by Chennai Sports Organisers Private Limited (CSO). The team is captained by the Australian

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and coached by the Spaniard

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. The team's home ground is the

Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after M. Radhakrishna Pillai, it was the venue to the 1996 Men's Champions Trophy, and hosted the tournament A tournament is a competition involving ...

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.

Team anthem

The team anthem was composed by the Tamil playback singer,

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. 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.

Ownership

Team anthem

Team composition

Performance

Fixtures and results

2012

References

See also