Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that public ticket allocations for the highly anticipated India-Australia ODI match in Sydney and the T20I game in Canberra have been sold out—an impressive four months ahead of schedule.
In addition to record-breaking Ashes ticket sales, CA noted a massive surge in interest from the Indian diaspora for India’s upcoming white-ball tour of Australia in October-November.
Such has been the demand that 90,000 tickets for the eight-match series — particularly for the T20Is in Melbourne and Brisbane — have already been snapped up just two weeks after the ticket window opened.
“Exhausting our public ticket allocation for the SCG ODI and Manuka Oval T20I four months prior to the series is a testament to the tremendous interest for the upcoming season amongst cricket fans.
“We are thrilled to see continued strong engagement among the Indian diaspora following a record-breaking Border-Gavaskar series last summer. The forecast strong turnout of both Australian and Indian fans means we’ll again enjoy a fantastic atmosphere at each match.
“There is extreme interest in what promises to be our biggest-ever summer of cricket, so we encourage fans to buy early to avoid missing out on the action,” said Joel Morrison, Executive General Manager of Events & Operations at Cricket Australia, in a statement.
CA added that over 16% of the tickets sold so far have been purchased by Indian fan clubs. Notably, the Bharat Army has acquired more than 2,400 tickets, making it one of the most active fan groups. Fans based in India have also shown strong interest, purchasing over 1,400 tickets.
Additionally, Amit Goyal from Brissy Baniyas, an Aggarwal community in Australia, has emerged as the largest individual ticket buyer for a single match, acquiring 880 tickets for the Gabba T20I. Meanwhile, the Indian Community of Gold Coast and Pakka Local fan groups have purchased more than 500 tickets each for the Gold Coast and MCG T20Is, respectively.
Men’s ODI Series vs India:
* October 19: Perth Stadium, Perth
* October 23: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
* October 25: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Men’s T20I Series vs India:
* October 29: Manuka Oval, Canberra
* October 31: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
* November 2: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
* November 6: Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast
* November 8: The Gabba, Brisbane
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