Krishnamachari Srikkanth, also known as Cheeka, is an Indian former cricketer. He was a hard-hitting opening batter and an occasional right arm offbreak bowler.
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (, also known as Venkat, is an Indian former international cricketer and umpire. He was a right arm off break bowler and a lower order batter. He captained the Indian cricket team in test cricket and also at the first two ICC Cricket World Cups in 1975 and 1979. He represented Tamil Nadu and South zone in domestic cricket while also playing for Derbyshire in English county cricket from 1973 to 1975.
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, popularly known as "Siva" and LS, is a former Indian cricketer and current cricket commentator. During his playing career, he was a right arm leg-spinner. Sivaramakrishnan began his commentary career in a test match between India and Bangladesh on 12 November, 2000. He also serves as one of the players' representatives on the International Cricket Council's cricket committee.
Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh was an Indian Test cricketer. Milkha Singh was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He came from a famous cricketing family which also produced A. G. Ram Singh and his more successful brother A. G. Kripal Singh.
Sridharan Sriram is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He played in the Indian Cricket League and the Indian Premier League.On 19 August 2022, he was appointed as the technical consultant (T20I) of the Bangladesh Men's Cricket Team till the T20 World Cup 2022.
Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, is a former Indian cricketer who played for Tamil Nadu. He is a right-hand batsman and bowls with his right hand. He studied in St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai.
Subramaniam Badrinath is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team and was named in the 30 man provisional squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup but did not make it to the final squad. He has played for Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha, Hyderabad and South zone in domestic cricket. He has also played for Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has also represented the Indian Board President's XI on several occasions.
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, field hockey, football and formula racing and squash are the other popular sports. The city hosts an 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 Viswanathan Anand, the former multiple World Chess Champion.
Napoleon Einstein is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He played in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings.
Abhinav Mukund is an Indian cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu. He has played for India in seven Test matches. He has captained Tamil Nadu and India A on several occasions. He was a member of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.
Murali Vijay is a former Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-handed opening batsman. He was a regular member of the Indian Test team until 2018 and plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic first-class cricket. Vijay was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Konda Bhaskar Arun Karthik is an Indian cricketer, who currently plays for Puducherry and was a member of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad. Karthik is a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler. He was a Wicket-keeper batsman for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
P. K. Dharmalingam was an Indian cricketer. He played in 29 first class matches for Madras and Services between 1960 and 1970 with a batting average of 28.30 and a bowling average of 20.50.
Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik is an Indian professional cricketer and commentator who nationally plays for the Indian Cricket Team and currently in Indian Premier League playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is also the current captain of the Tamil Nadu cricket team in domestic cricket. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004. Karthik has become the 4th Indian batsman to play 300 T20 matches. Karthik was a member of the team that won both the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Baba Aparajith is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. He is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler, who plays first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup. He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League for five seasons but had not been picked to play a single match in Indian Premier League.
Venkatraman Ramnarayan is a former Indian first-class cricketer and current journalist, editor, translator and teacher.
Washington Sundar is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He also plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner. He made his international debut against Sri Lanka on 13 December 2017.
Jagannathan Kaushik is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2011. Kaushik was the 4th highest wicket taker in 2011–12 Ranji Trophy, where he took 28 wickets in 7 matches. He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Jagannathan who retired from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Bragadambal who retired from BSNL. He has an elder brother Karthik Jagannathan who works as a business analyst in Brussels, Belgium. Kaushik is married to Subashree Sivaramakrishnan who is a software engineer from Chennai. They have a baby daughter named Shraddha and they currently live in Mandaveli, Chennai.
Guru Nanak College is an autonomous institution affiliated to Madras University located in Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
