People purchasing more than ten tickets will have to prove their identity which will be taken note of by the police, joint commissioner of police (northern range) Suresh Roy said. ``No food items, water bottles, sticks or any other material which could be used as missiles would be allowed inside the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium and all spectators would be thoroughly frisked,'' he said.

The Shiv Sena had threatened that its activists would buy over 5,000 tickets to storm the venue.

Police would be installing a number of door frame metal detectors to detect any hidden weapon or sharp-edged items that can be used as missiles, he said. Meanwhile, police commissioner V N Singh told reporters here the Delhi and District Cricket Association had been asked to raise the fence aroundthe grounds.