There are several
stadiums in Chennai where sports like cricket, football are generally held. The
people from Tamil Nadu State are sports lover and they prefer to spend most of
their leisure time in some kind of outdoor or indoor games. One of the most Popular
Stadium in Tamil Nadu is MA Chidambaram
Stadium, it is
a popular stadium in Chennai. The stadium is named after the ex- President of
BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, Mr. M. A. Chidambaram. The stadium
is popularly recognized as Madras Cricket Club Ground. The stadium hosted its
first match on 10 February 1934. Indian cricket team won their first Test match
against England in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in the year 1952.
It was established in the year 1916. It is the oldest Cricket
Stadium in India. It is Commonly known as Chepauk
Stadium, its first match was played on 10th February 1934. It was Built by the
East Coast Constructions and Industries.
The Indian
cricket team won its first ever Test
victory in 1952 against England
in MA Chidambarak Stadium, Chennai. Famous Cricketer 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 Cricket'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 Stadium crowd is known to
be amongst the most appreciative in the whole country. This was proved when
those presence 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 behavior. 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.
Secondly, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is famous stadium in Chennai that can easily occupy
almost 40,000 people. The stadium got its name from India’s first Prime
Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a home to
several sports like Foot ball, Volley ball, Basket ball, Table tennis along
with other athletic matches. This stadium has large seating arrangements
constituting many people.
Next to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, there is an Indoor Stadium situated which is also called as Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The indoor stadium has a seating capacity of 8000 seats. Audience can easily occupy places to be seated. It hosts volleyball Match, Basket ball Match, Table tennis and other indoor games in the stadium. Here large feasts of movies takes place, There are also entertainment shows and TV shows (such as super singer junior 3) takes place. New film Audio songs release are also conducted frequently in this stadium.
Next to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, there is an Indoor Stadium situated which is also called as Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The indoor stadium has a seating capacity of 8000 seats. Audience can easily occupy places to be seated. It hosts volleyball Match, Basket ball Match, Table tennis and other indoor games in the stadium. Here large feasts of movies takes place, There are also entertainment shows and TV shows (such as super singer junior 3) takes place. New film Audio songs release are also conducted frequently in this stadium.
Mayor Radhakrishnan
Stadium, is a well recognized National Hockey Stadium in
India, located near Egmore Railway Station in chennai. It was named after
Radhakrishnan Pillai, It hosts the Nation Sports of India, Hockey in its
stadium. The 1996 Men's Champions Trophy held in this stadium, and this
stadium also hosted the tournament again in December 2005. In 2007
edition of Asian Hockey Championship took place in this stadium, in which India
triumphed by a thumping margin of 7-2 over South Korea. Also all division
matches of the Chennai Hockey Association conducted here and it is referred as the home ground of
the World Series Hockey team Chennai Cheetah. It is one of the
famous stadium in Chennai.
Raja Ratnam Stadium
(Chennai) is also another famous stadium in
Chennai located in Marshall’s road in Egmore. The stadium is generally used by
the TamilNadu Police Department. It is also much used for sports
festivals of schools colleges and the police academy. Madhavi, sports student said, Raja Ratnam Stadium is one of the best and
outstanding stadium in Chennai. It has got a large area where thousands of
people can be accommodated. Her school sports day used to take place in this
stadium, she also included that it is one of her memorable place in Chennai
city.
SDAT - Sports
Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium in Chennai is famous as Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium. The
Chennai Open ATP Tennis championships are generally hosted every year during
the first week of January in this Stadium. The third round Davis
Cup tie
in Asia/Oceania Group I, Match between Australia and India took
place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in May 2009.
Indian Open tennis
tournament takes place annually since 1997 in this Stadium. Legends like Boris
Becker and
Patrick Rafter took
part in Goldflake Open held in this Stadium and In 1998 Patrick Rafter went to
win the tournament. The stadium has also witnessed the birth of the celebrated
Indian doubles pair of Leader Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, they both have won
the first three editions of the Goldflake Open held in this stadium. The
complex has five hard courts including the floodlit centre court which has a
seating Capacity of
about 5800. Davis Cup tie
from 17–19 September 2010 also took place here. The
Brazil Davis Cup Team was defeated by the Indian Davis Cup team in 2010,
IN THE 2010 davis Cup World Group. It plays off to
advance to the 2011Davis Cup World Group.
Velachery Aquatic Complex
Stadium in Chennai can accommodate about
4,000 people. It hosts several water sports. It is an ideal venue for the 1995
South Asian Games. Guindy
Race Course, Chemplast Cricket Ground, Kari Motor Speedway, Mayor Radhakrishnan
Stadium, Nehru Stadium(Coimbatore), Giundy Race Course, Sreeperamabtur Race
Stadium, Madhurai Race Course, Trichy Stadium are the other popular stadiums in
Tamil Nadu State.
A new state of the art
cricket stadium has been established at Karunkuzhipallam almost about 25 km
from Chennai on August 26, 2008. The stadium accommodate about 50,000 to 60,000
spectators at one go. Most of the people who are basically sports lover travel
to this city to get immense opportunities as far as sporting are concerned.