Hilarious scenes as cricket fan is caught on video in wild act in the most notorious part of the MCG during the Boxing Day Test

While there was plenty to do on the cricket field during the final day of the Boxing Day Test, some fans were also spotted enjoying themselves in other ways in the stands of the MCG.

Pat Cummins’ side powered their way to a thrilling 184-run win against India on Monday, securing a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar series against India.

Australia had smashed their way through the Indian batters on Monday, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland both taking three wickets each.

There were many talking points during the match, including Yashasvi Jaiswal’s controversial DRS review and Akash Deep’s lead over Travis Head.

But there was plenty to talk about in the crowd too, with record attendances for this week’s Boxing Day Test, with 74,362 people walking through the turnstiles of the MCG for the final day.

That meant there were 373,691 fans in the iconic stadium all week.

A group of fans dressed as bananas also enjoyed the atmosphere at the iconic cricket stadium as Australia recorded a 184-run win against India

That surpassed the record for most fans attending a Test in Australia, which was initially set in 1937, when Don Bradman scored 270 against England.

Some of those fans came in costume, with one Bay 13 crowd member hilariously donning his helmet, gloves and pads for a day out.

In between overs, the fan was seen pretending to face shots with his bat on one of the stairwells leading to the pitch on the bottom tier of the block before sprinting up and down the stairs, pretending to score some runs scored, much to the delight of the spectators. audience around him.

There were plenty of other excellent outfits on display at the MCG this week, with a group of spectators turning up as followers, while some donned banana outfits.

Australia struggled to score runs and put even more distance between themselves and India during their second innings, giving India a chance to bounce back on day five.

Yet Australia’s bowling attack proved too formidable for Rohit Sharma’s side, who suffered a seven-wicket collapse after KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Sharma were all dismissed early on for 33 runs.

Elation was etched on Cummins’ face as he reflected on the thrilling win after the match.

“If you take all that into account, I think it was the best Test match I’ve been involved in, in terms of 80 thousand in the first three days and (74,000) today, it was massive,” Cummins said.

A delighted Pat Cummins said the win was one of the best of his career

“It felt like it fluctuated a lot too, it never felt like we were so far ahead of the game that a win seemed certain.

“All in all, just one of those great wins.

“Just about everyone was trying to figure out where it is as we walked away. I think that’s right up there – Edgbaston was pretty special.

“I think that’s about right.”