What is a Boxing Day Test called?




 History

The day after the ceremony, December 26, is called Boxing Day, and the Test match played at Australia's historic Melbourne Cricket Ground between December 26 and December 30 each year is called Boxing Day.


This year too, the teams of Australia and India are competing in a Test match on December 26, December 26 is celebrated as Christian St. Stephen's Day and in many countries this day is a public holiday. St. Stephen is said to have been the first (martyr) of Christians.


The tradition of a first-class match between the Australian domestic team Victoria and New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium over Christmas has been going on and on one occasion New South Wales players complained that they missed their Boxing Day holiday because of the Test match. Can't spend time with family

A 1950 Ashes series between Australia and England was played at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium from December 22 to December 27, after which the South African team toured Australia at Christmas and boxed on the second day of the match. Day (December 26). In the midst of the sixth Christmas Test match, in 1980 the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Australian cricket team decided to hold a Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground every year from Boxing Day, December 26, and this tradition continues to this day. Is coming


The Melbourne Cricket Ground of Australia has hosted the Test match on December 26 every year since 1980 and this Test match is called the Boxing Day Test.




Pakistan on Boxing Day Test

The Pakistan team has played four Boxing Day Tests so far. The first match was played in 1983 and ended in a draw. In 2009, Australia defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets and in 2009 by 170 runs.


Pakistan last played the Boxing Day Test in 2016 and this match was also named after Australia. Out of the Boxing Day Test matches played continuously since 1980, the host Australian team won 21 and 7 matches were won by the teams of the visiting countries. While 9 Boxing Day Test matches ended in a draw