Crowd Attendance Record Broken During Test Match in Australia After 87 Years                                                                                                                                                                                                        A historic record for crowd attendance spanning 87 years was broken during the Australia-India Boxing Day Test match.

According to Geo News, the match at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) saw an all-time high number of spectators

Crowd Attendance Record Broken During Test Match in Australia After 87 Years

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By the end of the first session on the fifth day, a total of 351,104 spectators had attended the Australia-India Test match.

Previously, the record was set in 1937 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where 350,034 spectators watched the Australia-England Boxing Day Test match. This match was played under the captaincy of Don Bradman.

Additionally, during the T20 World Cup 2022, the MCG hosted 90,293 spectators for the Pakistan-India match.

It is worth mentioning that the Boxing Day Test match is particularly popular in Australia, traditionally starting on December 26, the day after Christmas. It is held at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the host team competing against a visiting team.