The New Motera Stadium was renamed after the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24, 2021. This was announced during the inauguration ceremony of the stadium which was performed by the President of India, Sh. Ramnath Kovind.

The stadium was previously known as the Sardar Patel Stadium and now it will be known as the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, as announced by home minister Amit Shah during his speech ahead of the third Test match between India and England.

The stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of more than 1,30,000 people, surpassing the record of Melbourne Cricket Stadium.

IND v ENG 2021: Sourav Ganguly tips Team India as favourites to win the pink ball Test

This will be the first-ever D/N Test between India and England and the second pink-ball Test to be played in India. India has won one D/N Test, against Bangladesh in 2019 in Kolkata and lost one against Australia at Adelaide on their recent tour down under 2020-21.

Meanwhile, India needs to win atleast one of the remaining two Tests and draw one to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship; while England needs to win both of the Tests to do the same.

New Zealand have already qualified for the finals to be played at Lord’s in London, England.