Border-Gavaskar Trophy in numbers: 8,37,879 people attended the five-match Test series

A total of 8,37,879 people attended the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Cricket Australia said in a statement.

The five-match Test series between Australia and India also had the fourth most highest crowd and it was also registered the most number of crowd for any non-Ashes series.

“Congratulations to the Australian and Indian teams on producing one of the most fiercely contested and captivating Test series in Australian cricket history and to Pat Cummins and his team on winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in ten years,” said Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia Chief Executive.

“We knew this would be an extraordinary series but the size of the crowds, viewing audiences and the digital engagement across all CA channels has exceeded our highest expectations.