Sports in Chennai (Madras)

Chennai the capital of Tamil Nadu is also noted for sports apart from other aspects. Sports in Chennai (Madras) deserves attention of those who are interested in the Chennai city.

Chennai has been the birthplace of some world class players like top seeded chess player Vishwanathan Ananad and the country's first lady grandmaster Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman. Some of India's star cricketers like Krishnamachari Srikanth, S. Venkataraghavan and Robin Singh. Famous hockey players like Dhanraj Pillai is also one of the famous sportspersonalities of Chennai. Narain Karthikeyan the famous Formula One Race driver has helped Chennai to feature her name in the world. The city can also feel proud of the two tennis star Ramanathan Krishnan and his son Ramesh Krishnan both of whom were born in Chennai.

The city offers some excellent sports facilities as it has some sports academy with which not only the reputed Indian players but also some internationally famous sportsperson are associated. For example Dennis Lillee played a vital role in the foundation of MRF Pace Foundation, the sports academy which is meant for guiding the budding pace bowlers.