Come October 23, India will lock horns with their arch-rival Pakistan within the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. India-Pakistan is essentially the most predictable early-round fixture in ICC tournaments might be performed within the T20 World Cup when India and Pakistan sq. off on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The two international locations now play solely in ICC occasions, with no bilateral collection since 2013.
One of the explanations is that this match helps the world physique with a giant windfall by way of gate cash and eyeballs on tv assured.
Such is the demand to see one in every of world cricket’s largest rivalries, the allocations for the India vs Pakistan match to be performed at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23 had been offered inside 5 minutes of happening sale.
India and Pakistan conflict on the opening weekend of the principle spherical of the match on the iconic MCG. More than 90,000 spectators are anticipated on the stadium for the match. It is predicted to be their first encounter because the T20 showpiece within the UAE late final 12 months when Pakistan broke their World Cup duck towards India.
ICC males’s T20 World Cup 2022 Local Organising Committee CEO Michelle Enright mentioned: “The response from the fans has been fantastic and we’re proud of the fact we were able to reward our fans who purchased tickets to the postponed event in 2020 and those who registered early with us to get priority access to tickets in the pre-sale.”
According to Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), a TV viewers measurement service, the India-Pak recreation within the 2021 T20 world cup soared as much as 167 million viewers on tv alone in India. According to the ICC, the India-Pakistan recreation within the 2019 ODI world cup had 273 million viewership worldwide and 50 million digital-only viewers.
It’s the primary time that Australia will host T20 cricket’s world showpiece for males, with matches to be performed in Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.
The fixture for the occasion was just lately introduced with the First Round to get underway in Geelong and Hobart that includes former champions West Indies and Sri Lanka, earlier than hosts and defending champions Australia tackle New Zealand within the opening match of the Super 12 on the SCG on Saturday 22 October in a re-match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Final.
