Goa, Oct. 6 -- Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday confirmed that public tickets for the men's T20I match between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) have sold out, more than three weeks ahead of the fixture scheduled for October 31.

The extraordinary demand mirrors the enthusiasm for India's white-ball tour of Australia, which has now surpassed 175,000 tickets sold across eight matches. Previously, public tickets for the five-match Ashes series against England were also fully booked.

CA CEO Todd Greenberg said, "The huge crowd anticipated for the Melbourne T20I is another strong indicator of the incredible interest in this series. We're thrilled to see fans embracing the Australia v India contest with such passion, a...