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SA v IND: Boxing Day Test - Significance & Importance
India will begin its tour of South Africa with the first of the three Test matches at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from Sunday. The Test match, apart from the third Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), are being referred to as a Boxing Day Test as both matches will be played a day after Christmas, on December 26.
Sporting matches on Boxing Day, that is December 26, is a traditional practice across countries like Australia, Canada, England (from where it originated), New Zealand and South Africa. In terms of cricket, Test matches are scheduled in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa on this day.
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