NEW DEHLI: The Commonwealth Games in October will compete for attention with India’s obsession with cricket after a high-profile home series against Australia was announced yesterday.
Ricky Ponting’s men will play two Tests and three One-Day Internationals in India between October 2 and 24, clashing with the Games which take place in New Delhi from October 3 to 14.
Although New Delhi is not included in Australia’s itinerary, millions of television viewers will be glued to cricket when the Games are on. Cricket has such a strong following in India that organisers of the hockey World Cup in March advanced the tournament by a week so that it would not clash with the Indian Premier League.
Published in the Express Tribune, June 25th, 2010.
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