On Tuesday, Cricket Australia (CA) announced the number of tickets which will be up for grabs during the Test series between India versus Australia. Notably, it will be the first time since the coronavirus outbreak in March that the fans will be allowed in the stadium to witness live cricket.

A few months back, there were clouds of uncertainty over the much-anticipated series between the two cricketing giants but this news of fan involvement, though in limited and calculated numbers, can be considered nothing sort of thrilling and exciting in these extraordinary times.

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For now, Brisbane’s Gabba, which will be hosting the last Test, will allow the maximum numbers of fans. The first Test match of the 4-match series in Adelaide Oval, where the pink-ball game will be played, will witness 27,000 fans filling the stands per day. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), where the historic Boxing Day Test will be played, has got permission to host 25,000 fans per day for now. Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), the host of the third and Pink ball Test match, will see 50 percent of total capacity, or 23,000 fans.

• First Test – Adelaide Oval (December 17-21) – Restricted to 50 percent capacity, with 27,000 tickets available for each day
• Second Test – MCG (December 26-30) – Victorian Government has approved 25,000 fans for each day of the Boxing Day Test
• Third Test – SCG (January 7-11) – Limited to 50 percent of total capacity, or 23,000 fans. 
• Fourth Test – Gabba (January 15-19) – 30,000 fans, or 75 percent of its capacity

However, It is yet to be determined how the venues will split their available seats between members and the general public. A CA statement said that information would be released when each venue puts its tickets on sale.

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Describing the same, the interim chief, Nick Hockley said, “We have chosen to keep both entry-level tickets and premium tickets at the same price as the last time the Indian men’s team toured Australia. State governments in each host city are providing phenomenal support and we are working closely with them to determine venue capacities and biosecurity requirements that place everyone’s safety as the priority.”