The latest is Michael Hussey's 'revelation' in his book about Gurunath Meiyappan actually controlling the team before the spot-fixing saga struck.
As controversies go, the extract from Hussey's book could prove damaging ahead of the next hearing in the Supreme Court specifically related to Gurunath's betting allegations. But one look at the team, which plays Trinidad and Tobago in its last group match here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Wednesday, and another line from Hussey's 'Underneath the Southern Cross' springs to mind: "The CSK were always about winning cricket games first and foremost."
Cushioned from having to clarify anything to the gathered media, the 38-year-old Hussey flung himself about like a, well, 'young enthusiast' along with the likes of Jadeja and Raina in a fielding session on Tuesday.
If he was under any pressure, or if the disclosure had earned him a dressing down from the team management, was impossible to tell. Chennai, already through to the semis in this edition of the Champions League, are sitting pretty in Group B with 12 points to Trinidad's eight, and would like to end as the group toppers at the Kotla.
Dhoni himself was conspicuous by his absence at the training session, having chosen earlier to play golf instead some distance away from the Capital.
"That was our goal when we got here - to top the group," said pacer Chris Morris, who really turned on the praise for his Indian teammates.
While CSK manage another round of off-the-field travails, Trinidad will be hoping to pull off an unlikely upset by keeping Chennai's big batting guns quiet.
Luck was on their side in the D-L win the other night and Denesh Ramdin and Co would at least want to end ahead of nearest rivals Titans if they can't top the group. If CSK win big, though, T&T might lose out in the race for the semis.
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