M A Chidambaram

Notable Events About M A Chidambaram

   Virender Sehwag's 319 against South Africa is the highest test score at the ground.
England hold the record for the highest score on the ground so far when they hit 652-7d runs against India.
Narendra Hirwani's match bowling figures of 16/136 currently are the best at the 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. Incidentally, this also became the fourth highest in Test match history.
Sachin Tendulkar has scored more runs in Chepauk - 876 in nine Tests at an average of 87.60 - than any other venue in India.

Description

      The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai (formerly Madras), India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was played 10 February 1934.