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90,000 Fans And Counting! Tickets For India vs Australia White-Ball Series Get Sold Out

Rajgeeta Yadav

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli [Source: @testcap269/X.com]Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli [Source: @testcap269/X.com]

The excitement for the upcoming white-ball series between India and Australia has reached a fever pitch. Tickets for the highly anticipated ODI in Sydney and T20 match in Canberra, scheduled for later this year, have already been sold out, months before the first ball is bowled. The matches, set to be held in October and November, are part of a six-game tour comprising three ODIs and three T20Is.

Over 90,000 Tickets Sold In Just Two Weeks

What’s fueling India vs Australia frenzy? A large part of it is the overwhelming support from the Indian diaspora in Australia. Cricket Australia has reported that a staggering 90,000 tickets have been sold across eight matches within just two weeks of opening sales. Of those, over 16% were purchased by Indian fan groups. 

The Bharat Army alone grabbed more than 2,400 tickets, while another passionate group, Fans India, secured over 1,400. One individual, Amit Goyal from the Brissy Baniyas fan club, made headlines by buying 880 tickets for the T20I at The Gabba, making him the highest individual ticket buyer for a single match.

Koel Morrison, Executive General Manager of Events & Operations at Cricket Australia, reflected on the ticketing milestone, saying,

“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.”

Adding even more emotion and historical significance to this series is the possibility that it could be the final time Indian legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play on Australian soil. After playing a key role in India’s T20 World Cup triumph last year, the duo announced their retirement from T20 Internationals. They’ve also stepped away from Test cricket, focusing solely on the 50-over format going forward.

Cricket Australia Planning Grand Farewell: Report

Meanwhile, Cricket Australia is preparing to honor the two stalwarts of the game. CA CEO Todd Greenberg recently expressed the organization’s desire to give them a memorable farewell. 

“This might be the last time that we get to see Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma play in our country. And if that is the case, who knows, it might not be, but if it is, we wanna make sure we give them a great send-off and a reflection of the incredible contribution they’ve made to international cricket,” Greenberg told IANS.

With legends possibly signing off, fans in Australia are making sure they don’t miss what could be historic final appearances.