MCG wants to host a test match between India vs Pakistan

Cricket lovers from all over the world are eager to watch the match again between India and Pakistan. The World Cup 2022 saw an interesting contest between these two teams when they met last time at MCG. There is good news coming for cricket lovers related to this.

According to reports, a test match series can be played between India and Pakistan in future. Seeing the success of the match played during the recent matches between the two sides, Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) wants to host a Test match between these two countries. The MCC, which manages Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Victorian government, recently talked with Cricket Australia (CA) about hosting a Test match between India and Pakistan.

According to the news published in the Press release, MCC Chief Executive Officer Stuart Fox has shown interest in organizing a Test match between India and Pakistan given the tremendous success of the T20 World Series match played here in October. More than 90 thousand spectators attended the jaw-dropping contest between these two countries. Fox said, “Definitely it would be great to have three consecutive Test matches at the MCG. The stadium will be packed every time. We have taken information about this.

He said, “We have talked to Cricket Australia about this. I know the (Victoria) government has done the same. I know it is very difficult with a busy schedule, so I think it is probably a big challenge. Fox said that Cricket Australia should talk to the International Cricket Board about this. He said, "It is expected that Cricket Australia will keep talking to the apex cricket board about this and will continue to insist on it. When you see many empty stadiums around the world, I think a packed stadium and the atmosphere there will be better for the game."

The bilateral Test series between India and Pakistan was last played in 2007. Whereas, India and Pakistan last played in a bilateral white-ball series in 2013 which included 2 T20Is and 3 ODIs. After this, both the arch-rivals faced each other in International Events or Asian Cricket Council tournaments. Pakistan is scheduled to play the Boxing Day Test match against Australia at the MCG in 2023 in the next cycle of the Test Championship. Fox hopes that in this match of the three-Test series, the stadium will be packed like the T20 World Series match between India and Pakistan.

He said, "The kind of atmosphere that was there in that match between India and Pakistan, I had never seen such atmosphere in MCG before. The noise after each ball was unprecedented. People enjoyed it to the fullest with their families and children."