Tickets for India's pink-ball Test against England has been "completely" sold out, says Sourav Ganguly

BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has expressed happiness over the return of fans in the cricket stadiums and said that tickets for the pink-ball Test against England Ahmedabad. Ganguly added that the BCCI wants to see all the seats and stands full at the newly-built Motera Cricket Stadium.

"Ahmedabad is completely sold out. I speak to Jay Shah and he's very keen on these Test matches. Just for him also cricket is coming back to Ahmedabad after six-seven years because they built the new stadium, and I have told him we have set an example with pink-ball Test last year in Kolkata, so it cannot go beyond that and we want to see every seat and stand full. And that's what it is, the tickets have gone, as well as for the T20s which will follow the Tests," Ganguly told Star Sports.

"We wanted the fans back. We could have had them in the first Test in Chennai but we decided to go



with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, who said let's see how it goes for the first one because it's our first game after a long time and we'll open it up for the second Test. I know the Gujarat Cricket Association will add a bit more to the cricket, not just with the game but a lot of other things around the game. It's going to be a great Test match for everyone."

Further, Ganguly backed the idea of having at least one pink ball Test in series, saying that it would keep the longest format of the game to alive.

"Absolutely. One pink-ball Test in a series is ideal. Every generation goes through changes, pink ball is one of the main changes for Test match cricket, and to keep Test match cricket alive. I think with Ahmedabad packed stadium in the next week will be another great sight for everyone," Ganguly added.

The Day-Night Test between India and England will kickstart from February 24.