The India-Australia Boxing Day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has created a new record for the number of spectators.
Historical record
The record for the last 87 years was 3,50,534 spectators who attended the 1937 Ashes series.
But this Test match has set a new record with a total of 3,50,700 spectators.
This is the largest attendance for any Test match held in Australia.
Dates
- Day 1: 87,242 spectators
- Day 2: 85,147 (new record)
- Day 3: 83,073
- Day 4: 43,867
- Day 5: 51,371 spectators in the afternoon
Event highlights
MCG manager Stuart Box hailed the event as a huge success, on a scale never seen before.
"It was a new experience for me to see the excitement and joy of the people in the stadium during this match," he said.
Greatest cricket moments
The crowd on the fifth day, when India chased down a target of 340, and the festive atmosphere of the match were the main reasons for this.
The match had the second highest attendance after the India-Pakistan match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 1999 (4,65,000 spectators).
Tickets for the match were sold for 10 Australian dollars.
This Test match has become a long-remembered event in the history of cricket.
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