Chennai Cheetahs (CCH) is a
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
team based in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, India, that plays in
World Series Hockey
World Series Hockey (WSH) was a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It was organised by Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sports with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India. It was contested among eight franchise ...
. It is owned by Chennai Sports Organisers Private Limited (CSO). The team is captained by the Australian
Brent Livermore
Brent James Livermore OAM (born 5 July 1976 in Grafton, New South Wales) is a field hockey midfielder from Australia. He was first selected in the Australian team in 1997, and was awarded the Kookaburras player of the yea ...
and coached by the Spaniard
Jose Brasa. 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 again in December 2005. It was also the ve ...
.
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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It is a name for males in India as well as a fa ...
. The music for the song is provided by Krishna Chetan and lyrics by Kavi Varman. It is sung by
Suchith Suresan
Suchith Suresan (born 24 August 1987) is an Indian playback singer in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries.
Personal life
Suchith Suresan was born to C. Suresan, a retired government servant and a reputed painter who focus ...
, Anand Aravindakshan and Nivas.
Team composition
The team is captained by the Australian mid-fielder
Brent Livermore
Brent James Livermore OAM (born 5 July 1976 in Grafton, New South Wales) is a field hockey midfielder from Australia. He was first selected in the Australian team in 1997, and was awarded the Kookaburras player of the yea ...
with the former Indian coach
Jose Brasa as coach.
Performance
Fixtures and results
2012
References
See also
World Series Hockey
World Series Hockey (WSH) was a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It was organised by Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sports with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India. It was contested among eight franchise ...
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World Series Hockey teams
Sport in Chennai
2011 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Field hockey clubs established in 2011