A special Indian festival for cricket fans has been organised this summer in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground aka MCG aka the ‘G’.
The festival coincides with Australia vs India Boxing Day Test at Yarra Park, right outside the iconic MCG.
Titled ‘The Indian Summer Festival’, the three-day extravaganza begins on Sunday, December 23rd with the family fun day – where fans will get an opportunity to meet the players from both the Australian and the Indian men’s cricket teams.
Source: SBS
Visitors will be able to play cricket on a miniature Azad Maidan free play cricket pitch, styled after the famous Mumbai cricket ground, and enjoy the spectacle of an exhibition kabaddi match.
The festival will also celebrate the best of modern India through a jam-packed program of live music, street art, dance, cinema, food and cricket.
Highlights include performances by Indian Australian hip-hop artists, singers and musicians, authentic Indian cuisine from a range of food stalls, art direct from the streets of India and an open-air cinema.
“The Indian Summer Festival will transform Yarra Park into a mini India, complete with colourful street art, delicious flavours from across India and performances by new and emerging artists,” Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren said while launching the upcoming Indian Summer Festival in partnership with Cricket Australia.
Indians cricket fans in Australia Source: SBS Hindi/Mosiqi Acharya
The incoming Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said, “Cricket is a shared love of Australia and India. We see this passion on the field whenever our teams meet as well as through the huge show of support from fans of both countries in the stands.”
Victoria is home to around 169,000 India-born people and is home to 40,000 students from India.
The three-day festival is free and open to all members of the public.
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