This great record has not been broken in MCG since 1966, now the biggest challenge before the batsmen of India and Australia

MN news December 24, 2024

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Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma

IND vs AUS: Team India is currently on Australia tour. Where a five-match test series is being played against Australia. Three matches have been played during this series and both the teams are tied at 1-1. The fourth match of this series will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Which is to be organized from 26th December. This test match is going to be very important for both the teams. The team that wins this match will gain an unassailable lead in the series. Meanwhile, there is a record of Melbourne Cricket Ground which was made in the year 1966. Since then no player has broken this record.

This record is unbroken even today

Melbourne Cricket Ground is one of the historical grounds in the world. Every batsman in the world dreams of playing a big innings at this venue. In the year 1966, a batsman fulfilled his dream and scored 307 runs at this venue. This is the biggest innings by any batsman in Test cricket at this venue. Till date no other player has broken this record. Even no batsman has scored a triple century here. Bob Cowper was the batsman who played an inning of 307 runs at this venue. He had accomplished this feat against England.

Batsman who played the biggest test innings at Melbourne Cricket Ground

Bob Cowper – 307 runs
Don Bradman – 270 runs
Graham Yallop – 268 runs
Ricky Ponting – 257 runs
Justin Langer – 250 runs

Big challenge before the batsmen of India and Australia

The fourth match of the Test series being played between India and Australia will be played in Melbourne. In this match, there is going to be a big challenge for the batsmen of both the teams. Even if the score of 307 runs cannot be broken, at least batting well will be a big challenge. Melbourne’s pitch is quite famous for its bounce. Team India has defeated Australia in the last two Test matches played in Melbourne. In such a situation, there will be more pressure on the Australian team.