In fact, only four more Tests were held on Boxing Day at the MCG before 1980 — in 1952, 1968, 1974 and 1975 (another three were held in Adelaide in 1967, 1972 and 1976). It was the match against ...

But with growing popularity, Cricket Australia made it mandatory in 1980 to host one Boxing Day Test match against one a touring side during the summer in Melbourne. With the countries like South ...

As India gears up to face Australia in the iconic Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on December 26, the stage is set for another unforgettable chapter in cricketing history.