Melbourne Cricket Ground during the World Cup. (FILE)
The ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy has attracted much attention from the Australian crowd. With World Test Championship final spot on the line and Australia not winning the series at home against India, the last two times the anticipation for the series has notched up certain decibels.
“All available public tickets for Day 1 of the NRMA Insurance Boxing Day Test have been sold,” Cricket Australia posted on their ‘X’ account on Tuesday. “There will be a possible final release of a small number of public tickets on December 24 for non-members to get their seats,” CA added.
The pink ball Test in Adelaide drew a crowd of 135,012 across three days, setting a record turnout during a five-day game featuring the two sides. As many as 36,225 fans went to the Adelaide Oval on the first day of the second India-Australia Test, exceeding the previous record of 113,009 for a Test against India, which was set over five days in 2014-15.
The single-day attendance record for a Test against India in Adelaide was also shattered on the opening two days with over 50,000 fans attending the game. Regardless of the result of the third Test in Brisbane, the series will still be alive going into the final two Tests thanks to India’s thumping 295-run win in Perth. However, Australia did make a resounding comeback at the Adelaide Oval with a 10-wicket win.
India if they want to make it WTC final they have to win two of the remaining three Tests and draw one, they can finish in the top two even if Australia wins the series against Sri Lanka with a 2-0 margin. But if India wins the BGT 2-1, Australia can still overtake them by winning both the Tests in Sri Lanka. If India loses the series in Australia, they will be out of the reckoning. In case the series ends with a 2-2 scoreline, India will need help from Sri Lanka, who need to draw both their Tests against the Aussies.
With agency inputs
