CA confirms dates, venues of India's tour of Australia

SYDNEY, Oct 28, 2020 (Agencies): Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Wednesday that India will play a four-Test series on their upcoming tour Down Under, including the traditional Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which had been under threat due to a coronavirus outbreak.

The announcement came hours after Australia's second-largest city exited a months-long lockdown, allowing the Melbourne Cricket Ground to stage the December 26 fixture.

CA said crowd numbers at the 100,000-capacity MCG would be capped at 25,000 for one of the marquee events of the Australian sporting calendar. "Australia and India represents one of the great rivalries in world sport and we are delighted to welcome ViratKohli's outstanding squad to Australian shores this summer," CA chief Nick Hockley said.