How Boxing Day Test is evolving..? What is its history?

Since 1980, australia has held a boxing day Test from december 26 every year. The indian cricket team will tour south africa and take part in a 2 -Test series. The first Test series begins tomorrow. At the same time, the Boxing Day Test match is to be held at the melbourne cricket Ground between australia and Pakistan. In this case, the competition that starts tomorrow is called the Boxing Day Test Test. The reason for being called? What are the activities of india so far in the boxing day test? Let's see in this package.

What is the boxing test? What is the reason for that name?
Christmas is one of the most celebrated festivals around the world. The festival is celebrated annually on december 25. christmas festival is to exchange love with each other with gifts. Accordingly, it is customary to place small boxes on christmas many years in the UK. In it, some of the employees and the poor and the simple will be a gift. The box will be opened on the 26th of december, the day of the christmas festival. sports competitions beginning on the day of the opening of the box will be called the boxing day sports competitions.
It started in domestic cricket before the Boxing Day Test match, and the year 1892 ... The Sheffield shield was held at the melbourne cricket Ground in australia during Christmas. victoria and New South wales faced face to face. After this, the first international Boxing Day Test took place between the UK and australia, in the year 1950. But this Test began on december 22, which began on december 22, the Test's fifth day Boxing Day.

Does the indian team play the first Boxing Day Test?
The Test match started on boxing day for the first time in 1968. After this, since 1980, australia has held a Boxing Day Test from december 26 every year. But it began in 1984, 1988, and 1994 before Christmas. Australia's melbourne cricket Stadium is now hosting a Boxing Day Test match every year. Apart from australia, countries like south africa and new zealand are hosting a boxing day Test match.

At the same time, talking about india, in 1985, played the Boxing Day Test against Australia. This Test match ended in a draw. kapil dev was the captain of this indian team. Greg Mathews and Alan Border on behalf of australia scored a century. At the same time, chris Srikanth, dileep Wengshakar, and Captain kapil dev were half a century. Subsequently, ravi shastri and Shivlal Yadav's great bowling was drawn by the indian team.

The Boxing Day Test match between india and south africa was held for the first time in 1992. So far, both teams have played 6 Boxing Day Test matches. The indian team has won only 2 matches and south africa has won 4 matches. However, in 2021, india won the Boxing Day Test against south africa by 113 runs. Earlier in the 2010 Boxing Day Test against south africa, india won by 87 runs.

Boxing Day Test match:

1985 - australia vs india (Melbourne) - Competition Draw
1987 - india vs west indies (Kolkata) - Competition Draw
1991 - australia Vs india (Melbourne) - AUS 8 wickets
1992 - south africa Vs india (Port Elizabeth) - SA 91 wickets
1996 - south africa Vs india (Durban) - SA 328
1998 - new zealand Vs india (Wellington) - NZ 4 wickets win by 4 wickets
1999 - australia Vs india (Melbourne) - Aus 180 runs
2003 - australia Vs india (Melbourne) - AUS 9 wickets
2006 - south africa VS india (Durban) - SA win by 174 runs
2007 - australia Vs india (Melbourne) - AUS 337 runs win by a margin
2010 - south africa VS india (Durban)) - Ind 87 runs
2011 - australia Vs india (Melbourne) - AUS 122 runs
2013 - south africa VS india (Durban) - SA Win by 10 wickets
2014 - australia VS india (Melbourne) - Competition Draw.
2018 australia VS india (Melbourne) - Ind 137 runs
2020 - australia Vs india (Melbourne) - Ind 8 wickets
2021 - south africa Vs India.
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Sowmiya Sriram

25/12/2023 02:23 PM