Indian fan zones sell out across eight venues in Australia tour

Cricket Australia said on Saturday that dedicated Indian fan zones at all eight venues for the upcoming whiteball tour by India have sold out, with the announcement coming 50 days before the first match. The series, which opens with a one-day international in Perth on October 19, includes three ODIs and five T20Is across seven Australian cities, and public tickets for the Sydney and Canberra fixtures have also been fully booked, the governing body added.

"We are thrilled by the overwhelming response to the Indian fan zones selling out across all eight venues," Joel Morrison, Cricket Australia's Executive General Manager Events Operations, said in a statement. "We are excited to see the momentum building around this series and the strong passion fans continue to display for the game. We are looking forward to a vibrant atmosphere in the stands and a world-class contest on the field between two great cricketing nations."

The ODI leg begins at Perth Stadium on October 19 and continues at Adelaide Oval on October 23 and the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 25. The five T20 internationals follow, starting at Manuka Oval in Canberra on October 29, then the Melbourne Cricket Ground on...