First game with spectators for
England for over a yearJack Leach raring to go against ‘best side in the world’England’s second Test in
India is likely to be their first game in front of spectators for more than a year, with new guidelines covering sporting events in India opening the possibility of the 50,000-capacity MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai being half full. Only a shortage of time to arrange ticketing has prevented doors being open when the teams’ first meeting gets under way on Friday.
Though the outcome of discussions between the Board of Control for
Cricket in India and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association have not yet been made public, a TNCA official told the Press Trust of India agency on Monday that the public would be permitted.