CLASSIC CHENNAI

Sport in Chennai:

THERE ARE VARIOUS NUMBER OF SPORTS ON TRACK IN CHENNAI.Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India and has been the venue for many notable milestones in the history of Indian cricket. Tennis, hockey, football and racing are other popular sports. The city hosts as ATP tennis event, the Chennai Open. Chennai has a rich legacy in chess and has produced many well-known chess players, the most notable of them being Vishwanathan Anand, the current World Chess Champion.


CRICKET:

Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (formerly known as Madras Cricket Club ground or Chepauk Stadium) in Chepauk and popularly called the MAC, is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India built in 1916. It seats more than 50,000 and is home to the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium is famous for its list of records, including the first ever test match victory that India recorded in 1951–52 when they defeated England, the second of only two tied tests between India and Australia in 1986 and Saeed Anwar's 194 in 1999 which is still the highest ODI score by a batsman.


M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

The Chemplast Cricket Ground in the IIT Madras campus is another important cricket venue, which hosts first class matches.
Prominent cricketers from Chennai include former Test-captains S. Venkataraghavan and Kris Srikkanth. The internationally renowned cricket bowling academy, the MRF Pace Foundation under the directorship of famous fast bowler Dennis Lillee is based in Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings:

Chennai Super Kings is the Chennai based franchise of the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, currently the captain of the Indian cricket team, and coached by Stephen Fleming. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (often referred to as Chepauk) is the Super Kings' home ground.


Chennai Superstars:

chennai superstars is one of the nine teams playing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) founded in 2007. The team is based in Chennai, coached by Michael Bevan and captained by Stuart Law, both reputed Australian cricketers

Tennis:

Tennis is another popular game in Chennai. The city hosts an ATP event, the Chennai Open, at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam. The stadium seats about 6,000 spectators and has five synthetic surface courts. The tournament was awarded the title of the best new event in its second year by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Indian tennis stars such as Ramanathan Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Ramesh Krishnan and Mahesh Bhupathi hail from Chennai. Leander Paes did his schooling and was trained in Chennai. One of India's top tennis training academies, the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy is based in Chennai.



SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam
Hockey:

Chennai is home to a Premiere Hockey League team, the Chennai Veerans. The Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, with a seating capacity of 4000, is the venue for hockey matches in the city. The stadium has twice hosted the Champions Trophy, featuring the top six teams in the world, in 1996 and 2005.

Athletics and swimming:

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Football (soccer) and athletic competitions are held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which seats 40,000. The complex also houses a multi-purpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8,000 which hosts various competitions including volleyball, basketball, table tennis. The Velachery Aquatic Complex seats 4,000 and hosts various water sports. Chennai was the venue of the SAF Games in 1995.

Chess:

Vishwanathan Anand, the current World Chess Champion, hails from Chennai. Manuel Aaron, Krishnan Sasikiran and S. Vijayalakshmi are other chess players of repute from the city.

Viswanathan Anand :
(born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion.