According to the reports, the incident occurred before 4:30 PM (local time) on Saturday, just two days after the Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli and the rest of players named in the squad, arrived Sydney.
stuff.co.nz reported that the plane plunged into the field at Cromer Park and narrowly missed a sporting shed where a dozen people were standing. Fortunately, the two occupants of the plane escaped with injuries.
The all-format bilateral series between Smith-led 'Baggy Greens' and Virat Kohli-led India will get underway with the 3-match ODIs, followed by as many T20 internationals (T20Is) and four Test matches. The mega sporting tour is slated to be held in November'20 to January'21.
India's tour of Australia will get underway with the first ODI scheduled to be held on November 27 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The second ODI as well with the third and final encounter is set to be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra (2 December).
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After the culmination of the ODI series, the 'Men In Blue' and 'Green and Gold' Brigade will lock horns in the three-match T20I series in Canberra (4 December) and Sydney (6,8 December). The last leg of the tour will witness the two teams locking horns in 4-match Test series, to be held at the Adelaide Oval from December 17.