AUS vs IND: Tickets for Sydney ODI and Canberra T20I sold out in just two weeks
Tickets for two matches in the upcoming white-ball series between Australia and India, scheduled for November this year, have sold out within two weeks of going on sale. According to Cricket Australia, over 16 percent of the tickets sold were purchased by Indian fan clubs, with some setting records for the most tickets bought by a single buyer for a single match.advertisement'Exhausting our public ticket allocation for the SCG ODI and Manuka Oval T20I four months before the series is a testament to the tremendous interest in the upcoming season amongst cricket fans," Koel Morrison, Executive General Manager Events & Operations, Cricket Australia, said.The last time the two sides met in Australia, the hosts ended up winning the ODI series 2-1 while India took the T20I series 2-1 as well.INDIAN CRICKET AUSTRALIA 'S GOLDEN GOOSE
Cricket Australia's CEO, Todd Greenberg, has highlighted how Indian cricket's involvement has played a major role in overturning their debt owed to the Commonwealth Bank. The association had taken a loan of 300 million Australian dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic period.When India toured in 2021, the series reduced their deficit by generating a revenue of 31.9 million Australian dollars. In addition, the series in 2024-25 also helped Australia reduce their deficits.advertisementEarlier this month, CA's new CEO, Todd Greenberg, had talked about the importance of Indian games for the cricket board. During the Covid pandemic in 2020, it was reported that Cricket Australia had to take a loan of A$300 million from the Commonwealth Bank. "The Indian series in 2021 helped the Australian board. And in October last year, they announced a deficit of A$31.9 million ($21.34m). The last 2024-25 series against India in Australia further boosted the finances of the CA," Greenberg said.'I agree we've still got a lot of work to do, and we would like to be attracting more of those communities to be playing cricket, but part of that challenge is on us in how we offer participation. I think our participation offerings in this country are very traditional, and they have historically been offered in the same way to the same types of people over generations. And if we're going to attract a new generation of participants, then we need to do things differently. We need to think differently. We need to communicate differently, and we need to make sure that the clubs and our environments are both safe and welcoming and inclusive,' Greenberg mentioned.The CEO reiterated that they have a long way to go, and one of his biggest goals is to fully integrate the sport within the diverse communities within the country.- EndsMust Watch
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