The recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy was attended by a record number of Indian fans, Cricket Australia has announced.

The India versus Australia series saw a six-fold increase on ticket sales from people living in India from the previous Border-Gavaskar Trophy hosted by Australia in 2018/19. Cricket Australia said that over 6,000 travelling fans bought tickets from India. This was in addition to those who purchased tickets through friends and family in Australia.

A total of 8,37,879 people attended the series, the fourth most for any Test series in Australia and the highest for any non-Ashes series. Nearly 5 per cent of all ticket purchasing fans travelled for the matches from overseas, CA said. In addition to attendance records being set at venues across the country, at least eight sessions averaged over two million viewers with 40 sessions averaging more than 1 million viewers.

India topped the list of international ticket sales for this Australian cricket summer, surpassing the UK and USA. The Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was a huge hit among Indian fans, with over two-thirds of tickets sold to Indian travellers for this Test alone.

“We are delighted that Australia has become a pre-eminent destination for Indian cricket fans fuelled by the enormous interest in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. The passion of Indian supporters helped enhance the electric atmosphere at every ground across the summer. We’re committed to deepening our relationship with cricket fans all over the world and enhancing the fan experience for both local and travelling fans alike. The increasing number of travelling Indian fans this summer highlights Australian cricket’s increasingly important role in facilitating tourism and trade outcomes for governments and businesses across Australia,” said Joel Morrison, Cricket Australia’s Executive General Manager Events and Operations.

Indian cricket teams will return to Australia next summer, with the men’s team featuring in a three ODIs and five T20Is in October-November 2025, and the women’s team in a seven match multi-format series in February-March 2026.