The second match of the four-match Test series between India and England will be played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Almost a year later, the audience will be back on the field. Due to a lockdown in Corona in March last year, entry into the stadium within India was banned. With the decision of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the BCCI, 50 per cent of the audience was allowed to watch the second Test. Meanwhile, the BCCI has posted a special post on its social media account about the return of the audience after a long time.

Beloved #TeamIndia Fans, we have lost you and we are now ready to welcome back the cricketers for the second Test match.

You can’t wait to roar in Chepauk tomorrowAyPaytm #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/7q4S1hPXrB

– BCCI (@BCCI) February 12, 2021

BCCI shared a short video on its Twitter showing empty chairs and crowd bustle. Sharing the video, the BCCI said, ‘We have lost you dear fans of the Indian team and now we are fully ready to welcome the audience again for the second Test match. Can’t wait to see you making noise at Chepauk Ground tomorrow. ‘In other countries, the crowd is back on the ground, but this is the first time in India that the sound of the crowd is seen a year later in the stadium.

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In the first Test of the series, Team India lost to England by 227 runs. Chasing a target of 420, the entire team in India was all out after scoring 192. England captain Joe Root scored 218 while batting and became the first batsman in the world to score a double century in his 100th Test. In bowling, England’s Jack Leach and James Anderson took seven wickets in the second innings while Dominic Bess took four wickets in the first innings.