Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday confirmed that public tickets for the men’s T20I match between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) have sold out, more than three weeks ahead of the fixture scheduled for October 31.
The extraordinary demand mirrors the enthusiasm for India’s white-ball tour of Australia, which has now surpassed 175,000 tickets sold across eight matches. Previously, public tickets for the five-match Ashes series against England were also fully booked.
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CA CEO Todd Greenberg said, “The huge crowd anticipated for the Melbourne T20I is another strong indicator of the incredible interest in this series. We’re thrilled to see fans embracing the Australia v India contest with such passion, and we look forward to delivering a world-class experience both on and off the field.”
He added, “To have over 175,000 tickets sold with 13 days until the first ODI in Perth is a phenomenal result. It speaks volumes about the strength of the rivalry and the enthusiasm of fans across the country.”
India’s white-ball tour of Australia begins with the ODI series opener on October 19 at Perth Stadium, followed by matches at Adelaide Oval on October 23 and Sydney Cricket Ground on October 25. The five-match T20I series starts on October 29 at Manuka Oval in Canberra, followed by games at MCG on October 31, Bellerive Oval in Hobart on November 2, Gold Coast Stadium on November 6, and The Gabba in Brisbane on November 8.
India will be led by Shubman Gill in the ODIs, with veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the squad. Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team for the T20I leg of the tour.
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India’s T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
