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| country = India
| country = India
| location = [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| location = [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| establishment = 1916
| establishment = 1916
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The '''M. A. Chidambaram Stadium''' ({{lang-ta|மு. அ. சிதம்பரம் விளையாட்டு அரங்கம்}}) is a cricket stadium in [[Chennai]] (formerly Madras), India, named after [[M. A. Chidambaram]], the former President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as [[Madras Cricket Club Ground]] or [[Chepauk Stadium]] and was established in the year 1916 making it the oldest Cricket Stadium in India which is in continuous use. Commonly known as '''[[Chepauk]]''', its first match was played 10 February 1934. Built by the East Coast Constructions and Industries, this stadium is where the [[Indian cricket team]] won its first ever [[Test cricket|Test victory]] in 1952 against [[England cricket team|England]]. [[Sunil Gavaskar]] notched up his record breaking 30th Test hundred on this ground in 1983-84. The India-Australia encounter in 1986-87 ended in a tie - only the second in the game's long history. The next season, leg spinner [[Narendra Hirwani]] claimed the best match analysis by a player on Test debut, finishing with 16 for 136. The Chepauk crowd is known to be amongst the most appreciative in the country. This was proved when those present gave a standing ovation to Saeed Anwar after his record breaking 194 against India in the Independence Cup match in 1997 and again when Pakistan won a Test match in 1999. A truly overwhelmed Pakistani team even made a lap of honour in appreciation of the spectators' sporting behaviour. It is the home ground of the [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] and also for the [[Chennai Super Kings]] which participate in and won the [[Indian Premier League]] two times.
The '''M. A. Chidambaram Stadium''' or '''Chepauk Stadium''' is a cricket stadium in [[Chennai]] (formerly Madras), [[India]]. The stadium was established in 1916 and it the oldest continuously used cricket stadium in the country. Named after [[M. A. Chidambaram]], former President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]], the stadium was formerly known as [[Madras Cricket Club Ground]]. It is the home ground of the [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] and the most successful [[Indian Premier League]] team [[Chennai Super Kings]]. Cheupak hosted its first test match on played 10 February 1934, the first ever [[Ranji Trophy]] match in 1936 and [[Indian cricket team]]'s first ever [[Test cricket|test victory]] in 1952 against [[England cricket team|England]]. The [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|1986 India-Australia match]] held at Cheupak was only the second ever [[Tied Test]] in the history of the game.

The Chepauk crowd is known to be amongst the most appreciative in the country.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58008.html|title=M A Chidambaram Stadium}}</ref> The crowd gave a standing ovation to [[Saeed Anwar]] after scoring the highest ever [[One Day International|ODI]] score of 194 against India in 1997. The crown was again appreciative when [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] won a Test match in [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1998–99|1999]] and the Pakistani team made a lap of honor in appreciation of the spectators' sporting behavior.


==Location==
==Location==
The stadium is located at [[Chepauk]], a few hundred meters from the seashore. The stadium is surrounded by major streets, namely, Wallajah Road, Bells Road and Pycrofts Road in the north, west and south, respectively. The nearest railway station is the [[Chepauk (Chennai MRTS)|Chepauk MRTS railway station]] which lies immediately next to the stadium in the eastern side. Incidentally, a major portion of the stadium is visible from the elevated railway station. The stadium is surrounded by several stately buildings, such as the [[Chepauk Palace]], the [[University of Madras]]–Marina Campus, and the [[Tamilnadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital|Government multi super speciality hospital]] at the [[Omandurar Government Estate]]. The [[Buckingham Canal]] runs tangentially to the northeastern side of the stadium.
The stadium is located at [[Chepauk]], a few hundred meters from [[Marina beach]] along the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The stadium can be accessed from Wallajah Road in the north, Babu Jagjivanram road in the west and Pycrofts Road in the south. Adjacent to the east of the stadium is the [[Chepauk (Chennai MRTS)|Chepauk MRTS railway station]] which lies on the [[Chennai Beach]]—[[Thirumayilai]] section of the [[Chennai MRTS]]. The [[Cooum river]] runs tangentially to the north side of the stadium.


==Notable events==
==Ground Facts and Figures==
* The first ever match of the [[Ranji Trophy]] was held on 4 November 1934 between [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] and [[Karnataka cricket team|Mysore]] at Chepauk.<ref>[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15236.html Madras v Mysore]</ref> [[M. J. Gopalan]] of Madras bowled the first ball to N. Curtis.
* The first-ever [[Ranji Trophy]] match was played here, in which AG Ram Singh took 11 wickets on a sticky pitch to bowl [[Madras]] to a win over [[Mysore]] within a day.
* India recorded its first Test win here, in 1951-52, when it defeated England by an innings and eight runs.
* India recorded their first test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Cheupak in 1952.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www1.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1950S/1951-52/ENG_IN_IND/|title = England in India, 1951–52|work=Cricinfo|accessdate =20 September 2006}}</ref>
* The second tied Test in cricket's history was also played here, between India and Australia in 1986.<ref>{{cite web
* The second ever [[Tied Test]] in cricket history was played here between [[[[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87|India and Australia in 1986]].<ref>{{cite web|work = ESPNcricinfo|title = Where history is made|publisher = ESPN|url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/travel/content/current/story/482178.html|accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref>
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* [[Sunil Gavaskar]] scored his 30th test match century in 1983 breaking [[Don Bradman]]'s record for most centuries in test cricket.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131228/sports-cricket/article/when-sunil-gavaskar-upstaged-don-bradman|When Gavaskar upstaged Bradman}}</ref>
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*[[Narendra Hirwani]]'s 8 wickets for 61 runs against the West Indies in January 1988 are the best [[Bowling analysis|bowling figures]] by an Indian on Test debut and the third overall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a innings on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283346.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>As of December 2014, he is the only Indian cricketer to take ten or more wickets in Test debut. Hirwani's figures of 16 wickets for 136 runs in the match are a record for any bowler on debut.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a match on debut|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283352.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
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* [[Saeed Anwar]] of [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] scored 194 against India in 1997, the highest ODI score at that time.<ref name="Sachin's_200">{{cite web|author=PTI | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/south-africa-in-india-2010/top-stories/Sachin-becomes-first-batsman-to-score-200-in-an-ODI/articleshow/5611817.cms |title=Sachin becomes first batsman to score 200 in an ODI |work=The Times of India |date=24 February 2010 |accessdate=24 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sachin-becomes-1st-batsman-to-score-200-3510.php |title=Sachin break Anwar's Record |publisher=Cricketworld4u.com |accessdate=24 November 2010}}</ref>
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* On 15 October 2004, [[Shane Warne]] surpassed [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]'s tally of 532 Test wickets to become the highest wicket taker during the time.
| title = Where history is made
* [[Virender Sehwag]] scored 319 against South Africa, in the home series in April 2008 in the first Test at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in [[Chennai]], having reached 300 off just 278 balls, the fastest triple century in test history. Sehwag became only the third batsman after [[Donald Bradman]] and [[Brian Lara]] to score 2 triple centuries in Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third day of the match, which was the most runs scored by an individual batsman on a single day of a Test match since 1954, when [[Dennis Compton]] made 273 runs on the second day of the [[Nottingham]] Test against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/344333.html|title= Cricinfo – The day the records tumbled|publisher = ESPNcricinfo|accessdate = 17 April 2008}}</ref>
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* [[Sachin Tendulkar]] has scored more runs in Chepauk than any other venue in India with 876 runs in nine Tests at an average of 87.60.<ref>{{cite web | title = India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day: A fourth-innings special | url = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/cu,rrent/story/382317.html | publisher = Cricinfo.com | date = 15 December 2008 | accessdate = 25 Jan 2009}}</ref>
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* On 22 March 2001, India defeated Australia by 2 wickets to clinch the [[Border Gavaskar Trophy]] following India's win in Kolkata which ended the 16 match winning streak of Australia in test matches.
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* India's 387/4 in the fourth innings of the first Test against England in December 2008, became the highest successful run chase in a test match in India.
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* [[Virender Sehwag]]'s 319 against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] is the highest test score at the ground.
* [[Saeed Anwar]]'s 194 against India is the highest score on this ground. This was also the highest score in ODI's until Sachin Tendulkar reached the 200 landmark against South Africa.
* [[England cricket team|England]] hold the record for the highest score on the ground so far when they hit 652-7d runs against [[India cricket team|India]].Incidentally, this also became the fourth highest in Test match history.<ref>{{cite web | title = Scorecard India v/s England 1st Test | url = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/current/match/361050.html | publisher = Cricinfo.com | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref> The next highest score is by India who were all out for 627 runs against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in 2008. The third highest is [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] who were all out for 582 in 1949 against India in Tests.
* The Indians hold the record for the lowest score at the ground when England restricted them to just 83.
* [[Narendra Hirwani]]'s match bowling figures of 16/136 currently are the best at the ground.
* [[Rahul Dravid]] scored his 10,000th [[Test cricket|Test]] run on this ground.
* India's 387/4 in the fourth innings of the first Test against England in December 2008, became the highest successful run chase in India.
* [[Sunil Gavaskar]](1018 runs) had scored the most number of runs in this stadium followed by Sachin Tendulkar(876 runs) and Gundappa Vishwanath(785 runs) in Tests.
* [[Anil Kumble]] (48 wickets) had taken the most wickets in this stadium followed by [[Kapil Dev]](40 wickets) and [[Harbhajan Singh]](39 wickets) in Tests.


==Records==
* It was in Chepauk, that [[Sachin Tendulkar]] scored his first century in the fourth innings in a winning cause for India.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sachin's finest hour | url = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/382314.html | publisher = Cricinfo.com | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref>
[[England cricket team|England]] hold the record for the highest score on the ground so far when they hit 652-7d runs against [[India cricket team|India]] in [[English cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1984–85|1985]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Scorecard India v/s England 1st Test | url = http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-scorecard/7854/scorecard | publisher = Cricbuzz.com | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref> [[India cricket team|India]] hold the record for the lowest score at the ground when [[England cricket team|England]] restricted them to just 83.{{citeweb|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63176.html|title=England tour of India, 3rd Test: India v England at Chennai, Jan 14-19, 1977}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] (1018 runs) had scored the most number of runs in this stadium followed by Sachin Tendulkar (876 runs) and Gundappa Vishwanath (785 runs) in Tests. [[Anil Kumble]] (48 wickets) had taken the most wickets in this stadium followed by [[Kapil Dev]](40 wickets) and [[Harbhajan Singh]](39 wickets) in Tests.
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]] has scored more runs in Chepauk - 876 in nine Tests at an average of 87.60 - than any other venue in India.<ref>{{cite web | title = India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day: A fourth-innings special | url = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/382317.html | publisher = Cricinfo.com | date = 15 December 2008 | accessdate = 25 Jan 2009}}</ref>
*On 15 October 2004 [[Shane Warne]] surpassed [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]'s tally of 532 Test wickets when he took the wicket of [[Irfan Pathan]]. It was his 533rd Test wicket taken in his 114th Test.
* On 22 March 2001 India defeated Australia by 2 wickets to clinch the [[Border]]&ndash;[[Gavaskar]] trophy after losing it to Australia in 1999&ndash;2000 series. A match winning century by [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and a record of 32 wickets in the Test series by [[Harbhajan Singh]] helped India to end the winning streak of Australia consecutively followed by an epic [[Kolkata]] test.Australia won 16 tests in succession.
* The highest ODI score here was made by Pakistan in 1997, where Saeed Anwar scored 194 runs. Pakistan scored 327-5, India replied with 292 all out, which is the second highest score here. The third highest score is 289-4 made by Australia against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] .
* [[Yuvraj Singh]] has scored the most number of runs here with 255 runs in ODIs. He is followed by [[Geoff Marsh]](246 runs) and Saeed Anwar(194 runs).
* [[Mohammad Rafique]] has taken the most number of wickets (14 wickets), followed by [[Ajit Agarkar]] and [[Morné Morkel]] (7 wickets each).
* Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most centuries at chepauk hitting 5 centuries
* Dhoni’s 224 (February 2013, against Australia) is the highest score by an Indian captain in Tests bettering Sachin Tendulkar’s 217 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in 1999.


The highest ODI score here was made by Pakistan in 1997 when Pakistan scored 327-5, India replied with 292 all out, which is the second highest score here. The third highest score is 289-4 made by Australia against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. [[Yuvraj Singh]] has scored the most number of runs here with 255 runs in ODIs. [[Mohammad Rafique]] has taken the most number of wickets (14 wickets), followed by [[Ajit Agarkar]], who is the highest wicket taking [[Indian cricketer]].
== 2010 Major Renovation ==


==Renovation and up-gradation==
{{wide image|Ma ChidambaramStadium panaroma.jpg|900px|<center>Panoramic view of MA Chidambaram stadium during [[ICC Cricket World Cup 2011]]}}
In June 2009, reconstruction work of the stadium was taken up at the cost of {{INRConvert|175|c}}.<ref>{{cite web | title = N Srinivasan unanimously elected TNCA President | url = http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.aspx?nid=21399 | publisher = Bureau Report | date = 28 June 2009 | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Upgradation/Modernisation of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium | url =http://www.tnca.in/LiveSite/DisplayActivity.aspx | publisher = Bureau Report | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref> The plan comprised of constructing three new reinforced concrete stands designated I, J, and K accommodating 10,000 spectators and 24 hospitality boxes under translucent PTFE membrane roofs.<ref name="TOI_NewStandsReadyForODI">{{cite news|title = New Chepauk stands ready for Pakistan ODI| newspaper = The Times of India|location = Chennai|date = 19 December 2012|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/top-stories/35913256_1_tnca-tamil-nadu-cricket-association-statutory-bodies|accessdate = 25 Dec 2012}}</ref> [[Hopkins Architects]], [[London]] and Natraj & Venkat Architects, [[Chennai]] were contracted by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]].<ref name="hopkins.co.uk"/>


The renovation was completed in 2011 and the old roofing with pillars that often blocked the view in the old stadium were replaced by light quad conical roofing held together by cables. The stadium can currently accommodate 38,000 spectators which will be expanded to 42,000. The stands are at a gradient of 36 degrees and lets the sea breeze in to get the ground's traditional swing back.<ref>{{cite news|last = Dinakar|first = S.| title = Chepauk's new innings|newspaper = The Hindu|location = Chennai|date = 16 February 2011|url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1461105.ece|accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref>
On 28 June 2009, decision to start reconstruction work for setting up state-of-art facilities and an increased spectator capacity of 45,000 over the existing 36,000 was taken, the cost of which is Rs 175 crore.<ref>{{cite web | title = N Srinivasan unanimously elected TNCA President | url = http://cricket.zeenews.com/fullstory.aspx?nid=21399 | publisher = Bureau Report | date = 28 June 2009 | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Upgradation/Modernisation of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium | url =http://www.tnca.in/LiveSite/DisplayActivity.aspx | publisher = Bureau Report | accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref> The project comprises three new reinforced concrete stands (designated I, J, and K accommodating 10,000 spectators and 24 hospitality boxes under translucent PTFE membrane roofs.<ref name="TOI_NewStandsReadyForODI">{{cite news
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| title = New Chepauk stands ready for Pakistan ODI
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[[Hopkins Architects]] in London together with Natraj & Venkat Architects (NVA) in Chennai, have been contracted by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] to upgrade the stadium before the 2011 ICC World Cup and bring the swing back, for which the stadium is notable,<ref name="hopkins.co.uk"/>

* covering an area of 40,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>;
* increasing the existing capacity to 50,000;
* translucent fabric roof structures for shade over the stands; [[File:New stands with fabric tensile rooves at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|thumb|New stands with fabric tensile rooves.]]
* providing additional corporate boxes and airconditioned accommodation;
* horizontal gap between the lower terrace and the upper stands to allow the sea breeze into the stadium from the east.

The stadium will cost around {{INR}} 1,920 million when work is fully complete, planned in four phases. Huge pillars that often blocked the view in the old stadium have been replaced by the light state-of-the-art roof called Quad Conical Geometric Form which is held together by cables imported from China. The designer was Bird Air, an American firm, while engineers from Australia (from Tyio Membrane) have carried out the installation work. The stadium can accommodate 38,000 spectators. This will increase to 42,000 once work at the TNCA pavilion and the MCC stand is over. The stadium sports as many as nine new stands. These consist of three tiers with the middle one, fully air-conditioned, being the hospitality box. The media box can seat 200 presspersons. The media conference hall can accommodate around 300 persons. The stands are at a gradient of 36 degrees, which is not too steep by international standards.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Dinakar
| first = S.
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| title = Chepauk's new innings
| newspaper = ''The Hindu''
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 16 February 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1461105.ece
| accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref> The renovation lets the sea breeze in to get the ground's traditional swing back - all this while adhering to the principles of vaastu, and Indian form of feng shui, in design. The plan is to create a series of 12 stands atop a lower bowl of terracing, so the breeze can flow through the horizontal gap between the terrace and the stands.


==Cricket World Cup==
==Cricket World Cup==
This stadium has hosted 7 [[One Day International]] matches across 3 [[Cricket World Cup|world cups]]. The World cup matches hosted by this stadium are as follows:

This stadium has hosted [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches every time India has hosted the [[Cricket World Cup]]. The World cup matches hosted by this stadium are as follows:


===1987 Cricket World Cup===
===1987 Cricket World Cup===

{{Cricket Match Summary
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 9 October 1987
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Challenger Trophy 2006.jpg|<center>Stadium during the 2006 [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy|Challenger Trophy]]
===Before redevelopment===
File:New stands with fabric tensile rooves at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|New stands with fabric tensile roofs
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File:IPL T20 Chennai vs Kolkata.JPG|During the [[2008 Indian Premier League]]
File:M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Challenger Trophy 2006.jpg|<center>Stadium during 2006 [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy|Challenger Trophy]].</center>
File:A Cricket fan at the Chepauk stadium, Chennai.jpg|A Cricket fan at the stadium
File:IPL T20 Chennai vs Kolkata.JPG|<center>The old stadium during the [[2008 Indian Premier League]]</center>
File:A Cricket fan at the Chepauk stadium, Chennai.jpg|A Cricket fan at the stadium.</center>
File:The new and old stands at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|New and old stands
File:The new fabric tensile roof at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|The new fabric tensile roof
</gallery>
File:Air-conditioned stand (2nd tier) at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|Air-conditioned second tier

File:Yellow foldable seats at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|Yellow folding seats
===After redevelopment===
File:Staircase of Stand 'A' at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|Staircase of Stand 'A'

File:Chidambaram stadium after renovation.jpg|View from the Bells road
{{wide image|The new and old stands at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|900px|<center>New and old stands at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.}}
File:MAC Stadium.JPG|Eastern end of as seen from Chepauk Railway Station
<gallery class="center">
File:The new fabric tensile roof at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|<center>The new fabric tensile roof.
File:M A Chidambaram Stadium 56.JPG|During [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2011
File:Chepauk during a IPL match in 2013.jpg|During [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2013
File:Air-conditioned stand (2nd tier) at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|<center>Air-conditioned second tier.
File:Yellow foldable seats at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|<center>Yellow foldable seats.
File:Staircase of Stand 'A' at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|<center>Staircase of Stand 'A'.
File:Chidambaram stadium after renovation.jpg|<center>View from the Bells road.
File:MAC Stadium.JPG|<center>Eastern end of M. A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium as seen from Chepauk Railway Station
File:M A Chidambaram Stadium 56.JPG|M A Chidambaram Stadium in night during [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2011
File:Chepauk during a IPL match in 2013.jpg|M A Chidambaram Stadium in night during [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] 2013
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Revision as of 18:09, 13 March 2015

MA Chidambaram Stadium
Chepauk Stadium
Ground information
LocationChepauk, Chennai
Establishment1916
Capacity38,000[1]
OwnerTamil Nadu Cricket Association
ArchitectNatraj & Venkat Architects, Chennai
Hopkins Architects, London[2]
End names
Anna Pavilion End
V Pattabhiraman Gate End
International information
First Test10 February 1934:
 India v  England
Last Test22 February 2013:
 India v  Australia
First ODI9 October 1987:
 India v  Australia
Last ODI30 December 2012:
 India v  Pakistan
Team information
Tamil Nadu (1916–present)
Chennai Super Kings (IPL) (2008–present)
As of 4 April 2008

The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai (formerly Madras), India. The stadium was established in 1916 and it the oldest continuously used cricket stadium in the country. Named after M. A. Chidambaram, former President of BCCI, the stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground. It is the home ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team and the most successful Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. Cheupak hosted its first test match on played 10 February 1934, the first ever Ranji Trophy match in 1936 and Indian cricket team's first ever test victory in 1952 against England. The 1986 India-Australia match held at Cheupak was only the second ever Tied Test in the history of the game.

The Chepauk crowd is known to be amongst the most appreciative in the country.[3] The crowd gave a standing ovation to Saeed Anwar after scoring the highest ever ODI score of 194 against India in 1997. The crown was again appreciative when Pakistan won a Test match in 1999 and the Pakistani team made a lap of honor in appreciation of the spectators' sporting behavior.

Location

The stadium is located at Chepauk, a few hundred meters from Marina beach along the Bay of Bengal. The stadium can be accessed from Wallajah Road in the north, Babu Jagjivanram road in the west and Pycrofts Road in the south. Adjacent to the east of the stadium is the Chepauk MRTS railway station which lies on the Chennai Beach—Thirumayilai section of the Chennai MRTS. The Cooum river runs tangentially to the north side of the stadium.

Notable events

  • The first ever match of the Ranji Trophy was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk.[4] M. J. Gopalan of Madras bowled the first ball to N. Curtis.
  • India recorded their first test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Cheupak in 1952.[5]
  • The second ever Tied Test in cricket history was played here between [[India and Australia in 1986.[6]
  • Sunil Gavaskar scored his 30th test match century in 1983 breaking Don Bradman's record for most centuries in test cricket.[7]
  • Narendra Hirwani's 8 wickets for 61 runs against the West Indies in January 1988 are the best bowling figures by an Indian on Test debut and the third overall.[8]As of December 2014, he is the only Indian cricketer to take ten or more wickets in Test debut. Hirwani's figures of 16 wickets for 136 runs in the match are a record for any bowler on debut.[9]
  • Saeed Anwar of Pakistan scored 194 against India in 1997, the highest ODI score at that time.[10][11]
  • On 15 October 2004, Shane Warne surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan's tally of 532 Test wickets to become the highest wicket taker during the time.
  • Virender Sehwag scored 319 against South Africa, in the home series in April 2008 in the first Test at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, having reached 300 off just 278 balls, the fastest triple century in test history. Sehwag became only the third batsman after Donald Bradman and Brian Lara to score 2 triple centuries in Test Cricket. He scored 257 runs the third day of the match, which was the most runs scored by an individual batsman on a single day of a Test match since 1954, when Dennis Compton made 273 runs on the second day of the Nottingham Test against Pakistan.[12]
  • Sachin Tendulkar has scored more runs in Chepauk than any other venue in India with 876 runs in nine Tests at an average of 87.60.[13]
  • On 22 March 2001, India defeated Australia by 2 wickets to clinch the Border Gavaskar Trophy following India's win in Kolkata which ended the 16 match winning streak of Australia in test matches.
  • India's 387/4 in the fourth innings of the first Test against England in December 2008, became the highest successful run chase in a test match in India.

Records

England hold the record for the highest score on the ground so far when they hit 652-7d runs against India in 1985.[14] India hold the record for the lowest score at the ground when England restricted them to just 83."England tour of India, 3rd Test: India v England at Chennai, Jan 14-19, 1977". Sunil Gavaskar (1018 runs) had scored the most number of runs in this stadium followed by Sachin Tendulkar (876 runs) and Gundappa Vishwanath (785 runs) in Tests. Anil Kumble (48 wickets) had taken the most wickets in this stadium followed by Kapil Dev(40 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh(39 wickets) in Tests.

The highest ODI score here was made by Pakistan in 1997 when Pakistan scored 327-5, India replied with 292 all out, which is the second highest score here. The third highest score is 289-4 made by Australia against New Zealand. Yuvraj Singh has scored the most number of runs here with 255 runs in ODIs. Mohammad Rafique has taken the most number of wickets (14 wickets), followed by Ajit Agarkar, who is the highest wicket taking Indian cricketer.

Renovation and up-gradation

In June 2009, reconstruction work of the stadium was taken up at the cost of ₹175 crore (US$21 million).[15][16] The plan comprised of constructing three new reinforced concrete stands designated I, J, and K accommodating 10,000 spectators and 24 hospitality boxes under translucent PTFE membrane roofs.[17] Hopkins Architects, London and Natraj & Venkat Architects, Chennai were contracted by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.[2]

The renovation was completed in 2011 and the old roofing with pillars that often blocked the view in the old stadium were replaced by light quad conical roofing held together by cables. The stadium can currently accommodate 38,000 spectators which will be expanded to 42,000. The stands are at a gradient of 36 degrees and lets the sea breeze in to get the ground's traditional swing back.[18]

Cricket World Cup

This stadium has hosted 7 One Day International matches across 3 world cups. The World cup matches hosted by this stadium are as follows:

1987 Cricket World Cup

9 October 1987
Scorecard
Australia 
270/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
269 (49.5 overs)
13 October 1987
Scorecard
Australia 
235/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
139 (49.4 overs)

1996 Cricket World Cup

11 March 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand 
286/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
289/4 (47.5 overs)

2011 Cricket World Cup

20 February 2011
Scorecard
Kenya 
69 (23.5 overs)
v
 New Zealand
72/0 (8 overs)
6 March 2011
Scorecard
England 
171 (45.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
165 (47.4 overs)
17 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
243 (48.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
225 (44.4 overs)
20 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
268 (49.1 overs)
v
 West Indies
188 (43 overs)
  • Stadium during the 2006 Challenger Trophy
    Stadium during the 2006 Challenger Trophy
  • New stands with fabric tensile roofs
    New stands with fabric tensile roofs
  • During the 2008 Indian Premier League
    During the 2008 Indian Premier League
  • A Cricket fan at the stadium
    A Cricket fan at the stadium
  • New and old stands
    New and old stands
  • The new fabric tensile roof
    The new fabric tensile roof
  • Air-conditioned second tier
    Air-conditioned second tier
  • Yellow folding seats
    Yellow folding seats
  • Staircase of Stand 'A'
    Staircase of Stand 'A'
  • View from the Bells road
    View from the Bells road
  • Eastern end of as seen from Chepauk Railway Station
    Eastern end of as seen from Chepauk Railway Station
  • During IPL 2011
    During IPL 2011
  • During IPL 2013
    During IPL 2013

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Construction Begins at Chennai". Hopkins Architects. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. ^ "M A Chidambaram Stadium".
  4. ^ Madras v Mysore
  5. ^ "England in India, 1951–52". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  6. ^ "Where history is made". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131228/sports-cricket/article/when-sunil-gavaskar-upstaged-don-bradman. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "When Gavaskar upstaged Bradman" ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a innings on debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in a match on debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. ^ PTI (24 February 2010). "Sachin becomes first batsman to score 200 in an ODI". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Sachin break Anwar's Record". Cricketworld4u.com. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Cricinfo – The day the records tumbled". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  13. ^ "India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day: A fourth-innings special". Cricinfo.com. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  14. ^ "Scorecard India v/s England 1st Test". Cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  15. ^ "N Srinivasan unanimously elected TNCA President". Bureau Report. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Upgradation/Modernisation of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium". Bureau Report. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  17. ^ "New Chepauk stands ready for Pakistan ODI". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  18. ^ Dinakar, S. (16 February 2011). "Chepauk's new innings". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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