Ahmedabad’s Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium in Motera is hosting the third Test between India and England on Wednesday. The world-largest stadium with a seating capacity of 110,000 will be inaugurated on Wednesday before the pink ball Test between India and England by President Ram Nath Kovind.

The Motera stadium will for the first time hold an international match since its reconstruction. A total of 55,000 fans will be present at the stadium on Wednesday to see the match due to COVID-19 restrictions. Former US president Donald Trump’s event in Gujarat was held in this stadium. 

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Here are five things about the Motera stadium that you should know:

1. The Motera stadium is looking to host double-headers in the Indian Premier League, which are generally held at separate venues on the same day.

2. The old Motera stadium was demolished in 2016 and had a seating capacity of 54,000 spectators. 

3. The Sardar Patel stadium was established in 1982 with a seating capacity of over 45,000 persons.

4. The revamped Motera stadium has hosted all matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last month.

5. The Sardar Patel stadium will host the remaining Test matches of the India vs England series and all of the five T20Is between the two teams, which is due to start on March 12.

6. The stadium has 11 strips of six red and five black soils, four dressing rooms, and a swimming pool of Olympic level. 

7. The Motera stadium has been reconstructed by Larsen and Turbo, which has built Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.