Pakistan-India could play Test series in Melbourne
India last hosted Pakistan in a bilateral limited-over series in 2013
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Posted - 2022-12-29T13:16:49+06:00
Updated - 2022-12-29T13:16:49+06:00
Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) has expressed an interest in hosting a Test series between Pakistan and India at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) venue.
Following the success of the memorable T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in October, Melbourne Cricket Club, which manages Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and the Victorian Government have made tentative approaches to Cricket Australia regarding the staging of a test match between Pakistan and India in Melbourne.
India and Pakistan have not faced each other in a bilateral international cricket match outside of World Cups and the Asian Cup since 2013. Neither team has faced each other in a test match since 2007.
MCC chief executive Stuart Fox said the atmosphere at the game showed there would be no problem filling the venue for a Test series between the two.
"The atmosphere for this game, I've never felt anything like it," Fox told radio station SEN. “The sound after each ball was phenomenal. Three (tests) in a row would be nice in the MCG, you would fill it up every time.
“We have discussed this with Cricket Australia. I know the (Victoria) government did that too. From what I understand, when you have a really busy schedule, it's enormously complicated. I think that's probably the bigger challenge.”
Australia would take the proposal further to the International Cricket Council, the sport's global governing body.
"When you see that some of the stadiums around the world are vacant, I think it would be a lot better to have a full house and that atmosphere and celebrate the game with full houses," Fox added.