MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Address: Wallajah Road, Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Former names: The Chepauk Stadium

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Owner: Tamil Nadu Cricket Association

Opened: 1916

Inaugurated: 1916

MA Chidambaram Stadium or The Chepauk Stadium of Chennai is the home ground of the CSK team. So far, 35 Test Matches and 2 T20 International Matches have been played here at Chepauk Stadium.

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Because the stadium is present in the Chepauk locality, a few hundred meters from Marina beach along the Bay of Bengal, the stadium is also known as Chepauk Stadium. Being established in the year 1916, M. A. Chidambaram is the second oldest stadium in India after Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The first test match witnessed on the grounds of Chepauk was on Feb 1934. The first ODI was played in the year 1987. In the Chepauk stadium, India won its first test match against England, and the second-ever Tied Test also happened on the grounds of M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. This is also the home ground of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), an IPL Team.