Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a picture in the stands at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, July 10, 2026.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a picture in the stands at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, July 10, 2026.
SYDNEY, July 10 (Reuters) – The opening match of Australia’s men’s cricket Big Bash League will take place in India in December this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday.
Albanese made the announcement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the final day of his three-day visit to Australia.
The match in the southern Indian city of Chennai will make the domestic Australian T20 competition the first foreign cricket league to play in India, and will be the centrepiece of a week-long Australian cultural festival held across India in December.
Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Kim Coghill and Stephen Coates.
