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The MCG\u2019s record for largest crowd to attend a single day of Test cricket is under threat from the Indian stadium named after the country\u2019s current prime minister, and Australia\u2019s prime minister Anthony Albanese<\/a> will be there to see it if the record falls.<\/p>\n An estimated 100,000 people could pack into Narendra Modi<\/a> Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday for the first day of the fourth Test between India and Australia.<\/p>\n The final crowd figure will be a source of fascination with up to 85,000 of the day one tickets in the 132,000-capacity stadium set aside for local families and students.<\/p>\n Initial fears that travelling Australian spectators could be locked out of having access to watch the start of the match have been eased. Fans can now access tickets online after previously only being able to purchase tickets for days two to five.<\/p>\n The record attendance for a day of Test cricket stands at 91,112 from the start of the 2013-14 Ashes battle at the MCG.<\/p>\n The opening to the final match of the Border-Gavaskar series is set to be an extravaganza with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to attend.<\/p>\n Albanese and India\u2019s prime minister Modi will take part in a series of events before the Test, including handing hats to players and being involved in an opening ceremony.<\/p>\n A number of influential Australian business leaders, including Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest and Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn, will join Albanese on his first trip to India as prime minister.<\/p>\n Albanese is expected to stay at the Ahmedabad colosseum for about an hour before moving on to other commitments in Mumbai and Delhi.<\/p>\n After a near five-year rebuild, the stadium in the capital of the Indian state of Gujarat, reopened in February 2020.<\/p>\n