Chennai Sports & Sports Infrastructure

[satishanu]

I am hoping if TN wins this one (semis) then it could be cake walk in the finals (Chennai could host the final).

The prasanna guy made his 2nd century at the crucial time. TN team is pretty youthful with Balaji oldest at 30.

@krishnancv: Actually match fees was increased in 2008/09 to Rs.37,000 per day (not 35,000 as mentioned before)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisup...ry/366950.html

[TShyam]

Originally Posted by satishanu

I am hoping if TN wins this one (semis) then it could be cake walk in the finals (Chennai could host the final).

The prasanna guy made his 2nd century at the crucial time. TN team is pretty youthful with Balaji oldest at 30.

@krishnancv: Actually match fees was increased in 2008/09 to Rs.37,000 per day (not 35,000 as mentioned before)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisup...ry/366950.html

Yep.. kinda free today.. will watch the match at least for a hour or so. The other semis is more interesting though. Will toggle between both.

[krishnaswamy]

i think, it is 3 or 4th time that TamilNadu Vs Mumbai in SF/Finals.
I remember 1 knock, where Tendulkar cleaned us...(4-5 yrs back?)
This year , Yo-Mahesh played crucial knock in QF...surprisingly he has again hit crucial 50 in this innings as welll

[Anniyan]

I too follow Ranji matches in cricinfo every year

[Indian Sun]

Looks like TN has this one in the bag. Now all we need to do is carry this over to the final.

[satishanu]

Yeah, TN will play Rajasthan in finals. Hoping it happens in Chennai.

[saysenthil]

Yes TN is likely to enter finals...

Hope we get the prestigious Ranji Cup!!

[krishnancv]

It will be Rajasthan's bowling vs TN's batting. If held in Jaipur, I am sure it will be a seam friendly pitch. If in chennai prechanaiye illa. Raavoda raava vanthu ptch ah kuthi utta podhum . People if held in MAC must show a good turnout.

[cofee]

How did chennai open go?

It is nice to hear Chennai Tennis on overseas Media

Really lot of British,Aussies & Kiwis hear about Chennai due to Chennai Super Kings & Chennai open Tennis.

They are good publicity for chennai abroad.

[satishanu]

Chennai Open courts foreign tourists

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/11394479.cms

[kannan infratech]

Chennai Open This year lacked its usual pomp, I was told. (I did not go this time).

The Prince of Karaikudi is at the helms and Vijay Amritharaj is out.

[Leo_r]

TN is doing reasonably well in many sports at the National level...

Basket Ball,Volley Ball,Squash,Ball Badminton,Tennicoit,Kabbadi,Football and some winners in Athletics too..

[sridhar_n]

Originally Posted by krishnancv

It will be Rajasthan's bowling vs TN's batting. If held in Jaipur, I am sure it will be a seam friendly pitch. If in chennai prechanaiye illa. Raavoda raava vanthu ptch ah kuthi utta podhum . People if held in MAC must show a good turnout.

better to start following Ranji / State teams...our famed national team is getting battered down under!!

[saysenthil]

Originally Posted by krishnancv

It will be Rajasthan's bowling vs TN's batting. If held in Jaipur, I am sure it will be a seam friendly pitch. If in chennai prechanaiye illa. Raavoda raava vanthu ptch ah kuthi utta podhum . People if held in MAC must show a good turnout.

Of the 83 overs that were bowled at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, only 13 mattered.

For that’s how many Tamil Nadu needed to prise out Mumbai’s last four. And once they skittled them out for 157 to take a commanding lead of 202, the visiting batsmen made merry over the next two-and-a-half sessions.

In the process, Tamil Nadu virtually booked a place in the final of the Ranji Trophy, their 11th overall and first since the 2003-04 season. Unless Mumbai dismiss them out without conceding a run on Friday, and get to the least possible ‘target’ of 423, Chepauk curator K Parthasarathy can start preparing a pitch for the final against defending champions Rajasthan starting January 19.

Cont....

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report...outing_1636949

[saysenthil]

Tamil Nadu beat Mumbai to enter Ranji Trophy final

Tamil Nadu entered the Ranji Trophy final for the eleventh time by virtue of having taken the first-innings lead over Mumbai in the semi-final that ended in a draw at the Wankhede Stadium.

The visitors, who led the home team by 202 runs in the first innings, piled on the agony on their long-time nemesis by notching up 331 for eight before declaring the second innings in the pre-lunch session.

Left with the improbable victory target of 534 in 44 overs, 39-time winners Mumbai made 88 for three in 29 overs before the match was called off by mutual consent.

Cont...

http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricke...hy-final/10256

[satishanu]

Chennai hosting the Ranji final is confirmed.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-tr...es/522928.html

[Indian Sun]

TNCA should work overtime to promote this match - lower prices and attract people in - it's a massive stadium and looks weird without a crowd.

[bonoslack7]

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-...cle2795765.ece

For the first time an international open in India has been won by an untitled player.

China's Yu Ruiyuan, who achieved the feat, also completed the IM and GM norms in the SDAT-RMK Chennai Open international Grandmaster chess tournament that concluded here on Thursday.

Drawn games ruled the top tables on Thursday. Yu, who held a half point lead at the start of the round, drew with Marat Dzhumaev (Uzb) with the white pieces to win the title. Remaining undefeated, he totalled nine points from eleven games.

Kore's good show

Pune's Akshayraj Kore celebrated his return by completing his maiden GM. He won seven games, drew three and only lost to Yu. Though he tied for the second spot, Kore finished third on tie-break. Top seed Aleksandrov, who played well from the start, bagged the second place.

In the final round, Kore held the upper hand for most part before drawing against last year's champion Kravtsiv of Ukraine.

Cash prizes totalling over Rs.10 lakhs were distributed along with the trophies.

Final placings: 1 Yu Ruiyuan (Chn) 9/11; 2-6. A. Aleksandrov (Blr), Akshayraj Kore (Ind), John Paul Gomez (Phi), M. Kravtsiv (Ukr), M. Dzhumaev (Uzb) 8.5 each; 7-18. M. Oleksienko (Ukr), S.P. Sethuraman (Ind), Hoang Thang Trang (Hun), Vishnu Prasanna (Ind), Zeng Chongsheng (Chn), P. Karthikeyan, Deepan Chakkravarthy, Navin Kanna, S. Nitin, A. Rajpara (all Ind), O, Barbosa (Phi), R.R. Laxman (Ind) 8 each.

Leading results (final round): Yu Ruiyuan drew with Dzhumaev; A. Kore drew with Kravtsiv; Barbosa drew with Aleksandrov; Hoang Thanh Trang drew with Oleksienko; Ma Qun lost to Gomez; P. Karthikeyan drew with Deepan Chakkravarthy.

[krishnancv]

Originally Posted by Indian Sun

TNCA should work overtime to promote this match - lower prices and attract people in - it's a massive stadium and looks weird without a crowd.

Do they sell tickets for Ranji fnals? thought the gates are thrown open fr the public. Well atleast that's how I've seen some Ranji league matches at MAC.

[indiatraveller]

Indian batsmen are struggling big time overseas. Its high time BCCI realizes how poor Indian pitches are. We need some quick pacy bouncy tracks at least in 3-4 major locations in the country. Why cant TCNA take a step to create bowler friendly tracks in Chennai? Chepauk is known to be slow low spinner friendly track. Now that the stands have been replaced, sea breeze flowing to aid swing, why not improve the pitch bounce as well?