Oram missing from Chennai squad

Jacob Oram's injury means he will miss the Twenty20 Champions League contest

The Chennai Super Kings have not named injured New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram in their squad for next month’s Twenty20 Champions League.

The hard-hitting Oram missed the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur last month due to a back injury and returned home for treatment, but he is yet to recover.

India bowler Joginder Sharma has also not been named by the Super Kings due to a heel injury.

"We have almost all our overseas stars available which means some of the Indian cricketers have missed out," the Super Kings' director of cricket operations VB Chandrasekar said.

"Of course, we would have loved to have Oram, who can be influential."

The Super Kings will be coached by former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who succeeds Kepler Wessels after the South African's contract was not renewed.

The Chennai Super Kings are placed in Group A of the Champions League tournament along with Australia's Victoria Bushrangers, South Africa's Pretoria Titans and Twenty20 Cup champions Middlesex Crusaders.

They take on the Bushrangers in their first match in Mumbai on December 4.

Chennai Super Kings squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Subramaniam Badrinath, Chamara Kapugedara, Arun Karthik, Parthiv Patel, R. Ashwin, Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini, Laxmipathy Balaji, Manpreet Gony, Sudip Tyagi.