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|name = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | |name = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | ||
|nickname = Chepauk Stadium | |nickname = Chepauk Stadium | ||
|image = | |image = MA Chidambaram Stadium In the Night during a CSK Game.jpg | ||
|image_size = 300px | |image_size = 300px | ||
|location = Wallajah Road, [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | |location = Wallajah Road, [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | ||
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}}|publictransit=[[Chepauk railway station|MRTS]]}} | }}|publictransit=[[Chepauk railway station|MRTS]]}} | ||
'''M. A. Chidambaram Stadium''' is a cricket stadium in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |url=https://www.bcci.tv/venues/1/m-a-chidambaram-stadium |website=BCCI |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]]. Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after [[M. A. Chidambaram|M. A. Chidambaram Chettiar]], former President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] & Head of [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|TNCA]]. It is also nicknamed as '''Chepauk Stadium'''. It is the home ground of the [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] and the [[Indian Premier League]] team [[Chennai Super Kings]]. Chepauk hosted its first Test match on 10 February 1934, the first [[Ranji Trophy]] match in 1936 and the [[Indian cricket team]]'s first [[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 Chepauk was only the second ever [[Tied Test]] in the history of the game. | '''M. A. Chidambaram Stadium''' ({{lang-ta|மு. அ. சிதம்பரம் மைதானம்}}) is a cricket stadium in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |url=https://www.bcci.tv/venues/1/m-a-chidambaram-stadium |website=BCCI |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]]. Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after [[M. A. Chidambaram|M. A. Chidambaram Chettiar]], former President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] & Head of [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|TNCA]]. It is also nicknamed as '''Chepauk Stadium'''. It is the home ground of the [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] and the [[Indian Premier League]] team [[Chennai Super Kings]]. Chepauk hosted its first Test match on 10 February 1934, the first [[Ranji Trophy]] match in 1936 and the [[Indian cricket team]]'s first [[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 Chepauk was only the second ever [[Tied Test]] in the history of the game. | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||