World's largest cricket stadium in India with link to Trump

India will host Australia from Thursday at the biggest cricket stadium in the world for the fourth and final Test.

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Prime ministers Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese will be in attendance, with huge billboards of the pair erected at the ground.

AFP Sport takes an in-depth look at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where a bumper crowd is expected:

How big is it?

The stadium has a capacity of 132 000. It has never been full for cricket, but it set a record for a cricket match in May last year when 104 859 saw the Indian Premier League final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. The stadium is in the western state of Gujarat.

What's the history?

It is named after the current Indian prime minister, who will be there on Thursday with his Australian counterpart for the first day. The stadium was built in 1982 but then reconstructed, enlarged and renamed several times. It opened in its current form in 2020 but crowds were initially restricted because of the Covid pandemic.

What's it like?

The latest rebuild of the circular venue cost an estimated $100 million and provides unobstructed views from every seat. There are two tiers, with the top of the upper tier under cover, and seats are in the blue and saffron of the Indian team. The site includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool as part of a multisports complex. There are 76 corporate boxes.

What's the Trump connection?

The latest incarnation of the stadium hosted a rally in 2020 for then-US president Donald Trump. An estimated 100 000 were in attendance as Trump emerged in the sweltering stadium, to the strains of the Village People's "Macho Man", as Modi went all out to