Pitch Report and Analysis of M. A. Chidambaram Chennai stadium India. Also known as Chepauk pitch.
Which is the Oldest Stadium in India?
When M.A Chidambaram Chennai Stadium was built?
M.A Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Stadium was Established in 1916 and regarded as the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Why Chennai Stadium is named M.A Chidambaram Stadium?
Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground. The stadium is named after M.A Chidambaram Chettiar, former president of BCCI and Head of TNCA.
M.A Chidambaram Stadium is the Home Ground of Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
This stadium is the home ground of Tamil Nadu Cricket Team. Also the home ground of World famous IPL league team Chennai Super Kings(CSK). Also home ground of Tamil Nadu Team.
What is the Capacity of the M.A Chidambaram Stadium Chennai?
The original capacity of the stadium is 40000 due to recent renovations.
M.A Chidambaram Chennai Boundary Lengths(Dimensions)
off side 68.58 Meters and onside 68.58 Meters, front side 65.83 Meters and back side 65.83 Meters around the ground.
Straight boundaries about 60 meters long and square boundaries extend to 80 meters.
ODI Stats of matches played at M.A Chidambaram Chennai
Total matches played: 34
Match won batting first: 17
Match won bowling first:16
Average 1st Innings Scores: 224
Average 2nd Innings Scores: 205
Pitch Report and Analysis of M. A. Chidambaram Chennai India
The ground is generally dry and hard, which deteriorates with time. The grass on this field will not be green at all.
Pitch favors the spinners. So teams try to add maximum spinners in their squad to get control of the game with turn and spin option.
Among the top 10 wicket-takers at the ground, nine of them are spinners.
The teams won the toss love to bat to build a good total and bowl in 2nd innings as pitch deteriorates with time and became more spin friendly in 2nd innings.
M.A Chidambaram Chennai Pitch Analysis and Report on ODI World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia dated 8 Oct,2023
But again if the pitch favors bowling (spin and fast), it can favor the opposite team also. Like with reference to ODI World Cup match played on 08 Oct, 2023 between India and Australia. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. But after 10 overs, Indian Spinners get control of the game. It was difficult to score against such high quality Indians spin attack and also wickets fall like cards.
On a pitch which is not anywhere close to being easy, India with their spinners have bowled out Australia for 199.
Ravi Shastri Pitch Report on M.A Chidambaram Chennai
It will be a slowish surfrace, might be two paced and just looking at the color, much darker on one side and lighter on the other. This pitch will be little bit on slower side. If you bowl back of a length and don’t give pace then it won’t be easy reads Ravi Shastri.
Harbhajan Singh Pitch Report on M.A Chidambaram Chennai
Harbhajan Singh said it looks drier then the usual Chennai wicket and will slow down as the game progresses. The spinners will come into the game from ball one.
Ravindra Jadeja Interview on M.A Chidambaram Chennai Pitch
I play for CKS so I know the conditions here. I was looking to bowl into the stumps and there was turn, you never know which ball is going straight and which one is turning, the odd ball was turning and i was just mixing the pace.
But again it also depends on two teams which are competing in the match. India has world’s best batting and bowling attack as compared to other teams. India has best spin attack also. So match also depends on the team competing for the match in this pitch and stadium.
Rohit Sharma Interview on M.A Chidambaram Chennai Pitch
Rohit Sharma after the toss in ODI World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia in ODI World Cup 2023 said that the conditions are for the spin bowlers and the ball will turn as the game goes on.
Pat Cummins Interview on Chidambaram Chennai Pitch
Pat Cummins decided to bat in ODI World Cup match between India and Australia somehow misread the pitch and said we will bat first like a good wicket. The sun is out and looks like a good afternoon to bat.
Final Words
After seeing lot of pitch analysis and report on Chepauk pitch, we can conclude that mostly Chennai pitch is spin friendly. But other conditions also play an important role like toss winning, weather conditions and opposition team and its combination for that particular match. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
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