5 players to have won the IPL with both CSK & MI ft. Tim Southee
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are arguably the two best franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and have strong fanbases spread all across the globe. Since the inception of the cash-rich league in 2008, the two teams have clinched five titles each.
Chennai lifted the title in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023 while Mumbai won the trophy in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Only a handful of players have had the opportunity to win IPL titles with both the Super Kings and Mumbai. We take a look at five such cricketers, who have won the IPL with both teams.
#1 Tim Southee
The New Zealand-born pacer, who celebrates his 36th birthday today (December 11) is one of the few privileged cricketers to win the IPL with both Mumbai and Chennai.
Tim Southee joined CSK in 2011 and won the title in his first year. He played a couple of seasons for the Super Kings before joining the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2014 before landing in Mumbai in 2016. The Kiwi pacer won the IPL with the Mumbai Indians in his second season.
Southee was seen donning the Kolkata Knight Riders jersey last season before going unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Overall, he has picked up 47 wickets in 50 IPL games.
#2 Parthiv Patel
The former India wicketkeeper-batter was signed by the Chennai franchise in 2008 and represented them for three years. He was part of the team when the franchise first won the trophy in 2010. Parthiv Patel had a very limited role to play as he featured in only four games and scored 72 runs, including a fifty.
The left-hander joined the Mumbai Indians in 2015 and won the illustrious title in 2017 - his final season with the franchise. Parthiv was in scintillating form, amassing 395 runs in 16 games, including two half-centuries.
The Gujarat-born cricketer has now retired from all formats of the game. He will serve as the assistant and batting coach of the Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
#3 Karn Sharma
The senior leg spinner has been part of the four IPL teams in his career. He won his first IPL title with the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2016. However, he shifted base to Mumbai and won the title for the second time in a row. Karn Sharma picked up 13 wickets in nine games, with best figures of 4/16.
The spinner was released by Mumbai after that season and he was roped in by the Chennai Super Kings before IPL 2018. Although he played only six matches and picked up four wickets, Chennai went on to lift the title - three times in a row.
Overall, Karn has featured in 76 IPL matches, picking up 76 wickets, including two four-wicket hauls.
#4 Harbhajan Singh
The former India off-spinner has represented the Mumbai Indians for most of his IPL career. He represented the franchise for a decade and won the title thrice. Harbhajan Singh played significant roles in the first two IPL title-winning campaigns, chipping in with 24 wickets in 2013 and 18 scalps in 2015.
The seasoned off-spinner took eight wickets in his final season with Mumbai in 2017.
Harbhajan joined Chennai in 2018 and won the title in his first season with the franchise. However, he had a very small role to play, picking up only seven wickets in 13 matches.
The Punjab-born cricketer turned up for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in his final IPL season. Overall, Harbhajan has scalped 150 wickets in 163 games with the best figures of 5/18.
#5 Ambati Rayudu
Rayudu has played for only two teams in his IPL career - Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. He spent the first eight seasons with Mumbai before changing base to Chennai for his final six years in the tournament.
Ambati Rayudu won three IPL titles with MI in 2013, 2015, and 2017. The right-hander made significant contributions in 2013 and 2015, scoring 265 and 281 runs, respectively.
His best season in the IPL came in 2018 when he helped Chennai win the title on their return from a ban. Rayudu scored 602 runs in 16 matches at an average of 43, including a century and three fifties. He scored 257 and 181 runs in the 2021 and 2023 editions, respectively.
Rayudu bid farewell to the IPL after the 2023 season, having aggregated 4,348 runs in 204 matches, including a hundred and 22 half-centuries.