India vs Australia series SMASHES all-time Australian TV pay-per-view television records

India vs Australia 2021 Test series ended on a blockbuster te during final few minutes of Day 5. After an entire month of intense arm-wrestling between Test titans, a depleted and spirited Indian side battled through odds and injuries to breach Australia’s ‘Gabba Fortress’ en route to claiming four-match series by a 2-1 margin. series also turned out to be most-watched one in Australia’s subscription television history.

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India vs Australia 2021 series w most-watched, despite Virat Kohli’s absence

As per Foxtel Group, thrilling finish to Gabba Test was witnessed by an aver audience of 407,000 viewers. Moreover, aver audience across five days of Gabba Test was 341,000, thus making it most-watched Brisbane Test ever in Australian subscription history. India vs Australia four-match series overall was witnessed with an aver audience of 371,000, thus marking an increase of 33 percent over Australia’s three-match home series against New Zealand in 2020.

Interestingly, broadcasters were earlier convinced that series would yield lower-than-expected viewership owing to early departure of Indian captain and crowd-puller Virat Kohli. However, Cricket Australia asserted back in vember 2020 itself that Kohli’s absence will t be affecting board financially. board maintained that series will turn out to be of “great importance” to world cricket.

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India vs Australia 2021: Gabba Test updates

Indian openers made ir way onto middle on Day 5 of Gabba Test, which also marked final day of India’s two-month long tour of Australia which began in vember last year. Chasing 328 to pull off an unlikely Day 5 match and series victory, young opener Shubman Gill scored a cracking 91 from just 146 balls while batting barnacle Cheteshwar Pujara guarded wicket from his end. Rishabh Pant later played out an 89-run blinder to see India past finishing line.

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BBL 2021 updates

While India vs Australia series brought an end to Cricket Australia’s 2020-21 home season, cricket board continues to provide entertainment for ir audiences through ongoing Big Bash League 2021 (BBL 2021) season. Here is a look at updated points table as BBL 2021 head towards an exciting finish.

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Im source: BCCI Twitter