| DHONI | Icon and captain of the CSK since the IPL began |
| SAM | English all-rounder Curran who has been playing for CSK since 2020 |
| BALAJI | Current bowling coach of the CSK. He also bowled the last over in the 2008 IPL which CSK lost to RR. |
| FLEMING | Former CSK and NZ batsman who is the current coach of the CSK |
| FARRELL | Surname of father and son who have faced each other as coach of the Irish rugby team and captain of the English rugby team (7) |
| CEMENTS | Indian ___: the owner of the CSK franchise |
| HUSSEY | Former batsman and current batting coach of the CSK |
| HAYDEN | Hard-hitting Australian batsman and former record holder for the highest Test score; he played for the CSK in the early IPL seasons |
| MAHREZ | Manchester City star and captain of the Algerian national team, this winger has helped both Leicester City (2015-16) and Manchester City (2018-19) win Premier League championships. (6) |
| BLACKBEARD | Feared 18th century pirate and captain of the vessel, Queen Anne's Revenge |
| ROOT | Joe ---, Yorkshire cricketer and captain of the England Test team (4) |
| PELEG | Co-owner and captain of the Pequod in "Moby-Dick" |
| DHULL | Yash ___, Indian cricketer and captain of the U-19 World Cup 2022 winning team |
| ALI | English all-rounder Moeen who joined the CSK for the 2021 IPL |
| RAVI | ____ Shastri, former head coach and captain of the India cricket team (4) |
| RANA | Who scored a blistering 81 off just 36 balls for Rajasthan in the IPL match against CSK on March 30, 2025 and also won the player of that match award too? (4) |
| RAHUL | ___ Dravid, former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team, currently serving as its head coach |
| UTHAPPA | Quick scoring batsman who has taken the most wicketkeeping dismissals for KKR over time, he now plays for the CSK |
| WELCH | Pen name of a tank commander and schoolmaster who wrote the Carey Family cycle including Knight Crusader and Captain of Dragoons (5) |
| SHARDUL | Who went unsold in the IPL auction held last year but was selected at the start of the IPL-18 by Lucknow Super Giants team as replacement for the injured Mohsin Khan? (7) |
