• Fans outside the Sardar Patel Stadium to get match tickets ahead of the third Test between India and England in Motera on the outskirts of Ahmadabad. AFP
    Fans outside the Sardar Patel Stadium to get match tickets ahead of the third Test between India and England in Motera on the outskirts of Ahmadabad. AFP
  • The Sardar Patel Stadium is the largest cricket venue in the world wit a capacity of 110,000. AFP
    The Sardar Patel Stadium is the largest cricket venue in the world wit a capacity of 110,000. AFP
  • The Sardar Patel Stadium will allow up to 55,000 fans for the third Test between India and England. AFP
    The Sardar Patel Stadium will allow up to 55,000 fans for the third Test between India and England. AFP
  • Fans collect their tickets for the third Test which begins at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad from February 24. AFP
    Fans collect their tickets for the third Test which begins at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad from February 24. AFP
  • The Sardar Patel Stadium was inaugurated by former US President Donald Trump. AFP
    The Sardar Patel Stadium was inaugurated by former US President Donald Trump. AFP
  • A fan shows his match ticket outside the Sardar Patel Stadium. AFP
    A fan shows his match ticket outside the Sardar Patel Stadium. AFP
  • A worker cleans the Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium, ahead of the third Test. AFP
    A worker cleans the Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium, ahead of the third Test. AFP
  • The Sardar Patel Stadium has state-of-the-art facilities, LED lights and 11 pitches on the main turf. AFP
    The Sardar Patel Stadium has state-of-the-art facilities, LED lights and 11 pitches on the main turf. AFP
  • A worker cleans an entrance area inside Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Reuters
    A worker cleans an entrance area inside Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Reuters
  • Workers clean the Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium. AFP
    Workers clean the Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium. AFP

Fans queue up for historic pink-ball Test tickets in Ahmedabad - in pictures


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The historic pink-ball Test between India and England in Ahmedabad begins on Wednesday and fans are trying to get their hands on match tickets.

The third Test of the series will be played at the Sardar Patel Stadium - the world's largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 110,000.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Indian board to restrict venue capacity to 50 per cent, which translates to 55,000 fans.

That's still a lot of fans at the stadium and cricket enthusiasts lined up outside the Sardar Patel Stadium to get their match tickets on Saturday.

The stadium at Motera has 11 pitches on the main turf, four dressing rooms, indoor nets, state-of-the-art drainage system and an Olympic-size swimming pool.

Both teams will be in the city for a month as the Sardar Patel Stadium hosts the final two Tests of the series and the subsequent five-match T20 clash.