The name itself was derived from its first and flagship franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In 2008, Indian Premier League, a franchise based T20 tournament was launched by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

[4] Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was acquired by India Cements, a company owned by N.Srinivasan, then president of BCCI.

[7][8] In 2014, the Supreme Court of India admitted a petition which challenged the amendment and cited conflict of interest.

To avoid complications arising out of the conflict of interest case, the ownership of CSK was transferred to the new company.