NEW DELHI: India have not lost to England at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, near Ahmedabad, though the hosts have played only two matches against the visitors so far at this venue. India have won one match and the other has ended in a draw.
The rebuilt stadium will host third and fourth Tests of the upcoming four-match series against England. The third match will a day-night affair – India’s only third – and will start on February 24 while the fourth will begin on March 4.
In the last encounter between the two teams in 2012, India had registered a nine-wicket win against an England team led by Alastair Cook.
Overall, India have played 12 Test matches against all comers in Ahmedabad, and have registered four wins, lost two matches and drew six. The two losses came against the West Indies in 1983 and against South Africa in 2008.
The stadium, which was constructed in 1982, began hosting international cricket a year later. A couple of years ago the stadium’s renovation started and it was completed last year. It is now the largest cricket stadium in the world with a seating capacity of 110,000.