IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli's boys sweat it out at spectacular Motera stadium ahead of pink-ball Test

India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant tweeted a picture of his with skipper Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma and local lad Axar Patel in the gym. "Great to have our first gym training session with the team at the new Motera stadium," he wrote. 

Feb 20, 2021, 11:49 AM IST

For the upcoming day-night Test at Motera Stadium, both the Indian and England teams arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The four-match series currently stands level at 1-1. The fourth Test of the series will also be played at the Motera Stadium. 

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Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera

Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera

England and India players have begun training at the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera. The new stadium has a seating capacity for 1,10,000 spectators, the most in the world for any cricket stadium. The stadium was closed in 2015 for reconstruction and next week`s Test between India and England, the third of the ongoing series, will be the first international to be played at the ground since November, 2014. (Twitter/BCCI)  

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Team India at Motera

Team India at Motera

India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant tweeted a picture of his with skipper Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma and local lad Axar Patel in the gym. "Great to have our first gym training session with the team at the new Motera stadium," he wrote. (Twitter/BCCI) 

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Team India at Motera

Team India at Motera

England and India players tweeted pictures and videos of the ground. (Twitter/BCCI)   

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India skipper Virat Kohli

India skipper Virat Kohli

India skipper Virat Kohli is making sure that he leaves no stone unturned in preparing for the game. (Source: Twitter) 

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Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya also tweeted pictures of himself and wrote "it feels surreal to be out here at the world`s largest cricket stadium, Motera. Absolutely magnificent." 

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Axar Patel

Axar Patel

Axar Patel share smiles with Hardik Pandya during the nets. (Source: Twitter) 

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