India, April 12 -- Five consecutive losses since their opening match win have left Chennai Super Kings reeling close to the bottom of the table. The five-time champions have found themselves suffering toothless defeat after defeat, with their latest loss against Kolkata Knight Riders seeing them put on their lowest ever score at their home ground at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk.

Many will be wondering where CSK go from here, with their playoff hopes looking more and more unlikely as the tournament wears on. However, the season isn't quite over yet. CSK don't have to look too far into the past to find evidence of how IPL teams can dig themselves out of such a hole early in the season.

There have been a handful of IPL teams who h...