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Saurashtra Cricket Association has even distributed the tickets to players, men and women, in all districts of the region to boost attendance at Rajkot.

Saurashtra Cricket Association has only sold 10 percent of the tickets for the series opener between India and Windies in its 25,000 capacity stadium at Rajkot on Thursday.

This happens at a time when other state units are haggling for complimentary passes for the following ODI series.

“The situation sadly is opposite here (compared to other state units hosting ODIs). Rajkot is not a big city like Delhi and Mumbai and we were expecting a decent turnout in a smaller city like Rajkot. Right now, it doesn’t seem to be the case as just over 2,000 tickets have been sold. But we don’t know why people are not showing interest. Hopefully, the sales pick up over the weekend,” said veteran administrator Niranjan Shah.

Shah is overseeing preparation for the series opener. SCA has even distributed the tickets to players, men and women, in all districts of the region to boost attendance.

“According to BCCI diktat, 10% of match tickets are reserved for school kids. So they will be attending too. Having said that, it is unfortunate that people are not showing interest,” Shah added.

The cheapest ticket on sale costs Rs 100. As per the new BCCI constitution, 90% tickets of the total capacity of the stadium must be put on public sale, which effectively leaves 10% of complimentary tickets with state units.

Source: https://www.firstpost.com/firstcric...s-saurashtra-cricket-association-5316841.html
 
Just goes to show what a meaningless series is this.. only held for bloating up the averages of Kohli/Pujara/Rahane.. the famed line up of home bullies ..
 
Indian tests are always played in front of empty stadiums, why is this a surprise ? Harby mentioned it during the recent England series, as he was stunned by good crowds. He hasnt even witnessed the crowds we get for the Ashes.
 
This is why test cricket should be played in the big cities only. Rajkot is a tier 2 or tier 3 city.
 
barah_admi said:
Indian tests are always played in front of empty stadiums, why is this a surprise ? Harby mentioned it during the recent England series, as he was stunned by good crowds. He hasnt even witnessed the crowds we get for the Ashes.
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Any proof to back up "indian matches are Always played in front of empty stadiums?

Its a long test season for india +its ind v windies that too on busy Thursday
 
barah_admi said:
Indian tests are always played in front of empty stadiums, why is this a surprise ? Harby mentioned it during the recent England series, as he was stunned by good crowds. He hasnt even witnessed the crowds we get for the Ashes.
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Pakistan played PakV Eng test series on complete empty stadiums while if its ind v eng/aus/Saf home test series atleast 20K+ would turn up
 
Indians decided to work or do jack all instead of watching an 18 year old take on a depleted attack, what's so much to harper on about?
 
Normal story in Tests in India especially on a weekday. Even at traditional centers, not more than 20-25% people turn up. Could not check the viewership on Hotstar app but I doubt if even 1 million people were watching.

Schedule a T20 or an IPL match and same stadium will be jam packed and Hotstar will have 4-5 mil viewership.
 
barah_admi said:
Indian tests are always played in front of empty stadiums, why is this a surprise ? Harby mentioned it during the recent England series, as he was stunned by good crowds. He hasnt even witnessed the crowds we get for the Ashes.
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Prove it or :shhh
 
cricketindiafan said:
Normal story in Tests in India especially on a weekday. Even at traditional centers, not more than 20-25% people turn up. Could not check the viewership on Hotstar app but I doubt if even 1 million people were watching.

Schedule a T20 or an IPL match and same stadium will be jam packed and Hotstar will have 4-5 mil viewership.
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I noted 800k live on hotstar when supreme leader was batting.
 
Indian fans don't take series against bottom-ranked sides too seriously (Pakistan being an exception), so this is expected.
 
Tests are a waste of money.

Even all of you who vouch for Tests probably don't even have the time to watch it.
 
JattMaula said:
Location is not the problem. Test have stopped bringing crowds to ground in India a while ago.
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Thats not true. Big cities normally bring in crowds even for tests. Ofcourse you wont fill up a Eden gardens but crowds will be decent.

But if you start playing test matches in Rajkot or even Mohali you wont get good crowds. They are small cities.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Thats not true. Big cities normally bring in crowds even for tests. Ofcourse you wont fill up a Eden gardens but crowds will be decent.

But if you start playing test matches in Rajkot or even Mohali you wont get good crowds. They are small cities.
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I'm sure if this was a T20, the crowds would be filled.

Test cricket doesn't draw viewers.
 
Looks like op is on a mission to see test cricket getting destroyed.
 
Most of the tests ive seen in india draw good crowds, this must be because its the WI.
 
Day n Night tests may bring some crowd. BCCI should arrange at least one test in any one series to see the result. They were also initially reluctant for T20s, but things changed after first T20 WC.
 
Rajkot was the petfect opportunity for a day night test. Dry weather, no dew in air. A missed opportunity to see its viability.
 
Who wants to watch West Indies playing Test Cricket?

I don't blame the people who do not want to watch it.
 
Harshu814 said:
Pakistan played PakV Eng test series on complete empty stadiums while if its ind v eng/aus/Saf home test series atleast 20K+ would turn up
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Pakistan play in the UAE but yeah, like anywhere in Asia, the tests are poorly attended. Your own Indian Singh mentioned it on commentary, so I don't need to prove anything else.

What you need to prove is 20 thousand plus paying fans have regularly attended all 5 days of the test series against those countries you mentioned. I guarantee there is no proof to back that up.
 
barah_admi said:
Pakistan play in the UAE but yeah, like anywhere in Asia, the tests are poorly attended. Your own Indian Singh mentioned it on commentary, so I don't need to prove anything else.

What you need to prove is 20 thousand plus paying fans have regularly attended all 5 days of the test series against those countries you mentioned. I guarantee there is no proof to back that up.
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People don't have time for Tests in this era man.
 
I think, IND grounds are too big to be honest for Test cricket - even 10% of a 60K ground is like 6K, almost half of an English County venue.

It's obvious that in 2018 for a 5 day, 8 hours/day game it won't be houseful even if it was WIN team of 1983 (some how time-ported in 2018 :) ). Most people do follow the game in CI, which I think is just a shift of module, not interest entirely. Golf is played over 4 days & 1st day for a PGA tournament even 25% seats are not sold - that's hardly indicative, there are billion buck media industry built on Golf broadcasting/streaming alone.

Also, I don't understand the criticize for the longer version of the game - cricket it's a game, by nature slow and needs time to build the drama. Otherwise, we'll have to introduce 10-10 cricket, because even T20 takes twice the time of a Soccer, Baseball or Basketball game. And, the skills of this game needs time to exhibit - we can always force 20 overs in 45 minutes for a Soccer like game, but then Shoaib Akhters won't reach even 100KM, in 5 steps run-up ......

If Test Cricket (FC, unlimited 2 innings games) doesn't exist, it'll be death of cricket - we might play something similar with a bat & leather made hard ball.
 
MMHS said:
I think, IND grounds are too big to be honest for Test cricket - even 10% of a 60K ground is like 6K, almost half of an English County venue.

It's obvious that in 2018 for a 5 day, 8 hours/day game it won't be houseful even if it was WIN team of 1983 (some how time-ported in 2018 :) ). Most people do follow the game in CI, which I think is just a shift of module, not interest entirely. Golf is played over 4 days & 1st day for a PGA tournament even 25% seats are not sold - that's hardly indicative, there are billion buck media industry built on Golf broadcasting/streaming alone.

Also, I don't understand the criticize for the longer version of the game - cricket it's a game, by nature slow and needs time to build the drama. Otherwise, we'll have to introduce 10-10 cricket, because even T20 takes twice the time of a Soccer, Baseball or Basketball game. And, the skills of this game needs time to exhibit - we can always force 20 overs in 45 minutes for a Soccer like game, but then Shoaib Akhters won't reach even 100KM, in 5 steps run-up ......

If Test Cricket (FC, unlimited 2 innings games) doesn't exist, it'll be death of cricket - we might play something similar with a bat & leather made hard ball.
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Rajkot is a smaller ground, capacity of 28000, city population is around 1.4 million. Challenge with these tier 2 city grounds is they are 20-25 KMs away from main city with no regular public transport. When there are IPL matches in these places, franchises run special buses from city locations to the stadium and back.

Jokers in BCCI are content with money coming from TV rights and do not do much to promote Test matches.
 
cricketindiafan said:
As honest and a good man Vinod Rai is, he has shown his true colours of being a useless bureaucrat in his role with CoA. Clueless, arrogant and dictatorial. Is not going to leave the cushy job any sooner.
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Diana Edulji is the bigger issue. Absolute nobody running indian cricket.
 
This actually shows the poor standard of Indian public.. they don't have the taste for what is called Test cricket.

A true cricket fan will not care if it is WI/AFG or Eng/Aus.. if it is a weakday or a weekend.. if he has to go to office or watch a movie..

It requires guts and courage to be a Test cricket fan.. it's called Test for a reason.. it tests the character of players as well as fans. It separates men from boys.
 
axis said:
This actually shows the poor standard of Indian public.. they don't have the taste for what is called Test cricket.

A true cricket fan will not care if it is WI/AFG or Eng/Aus.. if it is a weakday or a weekend.. if he has to go to office or watch a movie..

It requires guts and courage to be a Test cricket fan.. it's called Test for a reason.. it tests the character of players as well as fans. It separates men from boys.
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It seperates jobless people from people who work.
 
To be really frank, these second tier venues never get good crowds. Also Rajkot is one of the drab pitches in India. The last game played here saw a high scoring dull draw between India and England. The Tier 1 Test grounds in India always get good crowds for Test cricket. It might not be full but there will be decent crowd with good atmosphere.
 
axis said:
This actually shows the poor standard of Indian public.. they don't have the taste for what is called Test cricket.

A true cricket fan will not care if it is WI/AFG or Eng/Aus.. if it is a weakday or a weekend.. if he has to go to office or watch a movie..

It requires guts and courage to be a Test cricket fan.. it's called Test for a reason.. it tests the character of players as well as fans. It separates men from boys.
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That shows people have jobs and would not waste it on a bore game.
 
MMHS said:
I think, IND grounds are too big to be honest for Test cricket - even 10% of a 60K ground is like 6K, almost half of an English County venue.

It's obvious that in 2018 for a 5 day, 8 hours/day game it won't be houseful even if it was WIN team of 1983 (some how time-ported in 2018 :) ). Most people do follow the game in CI, which I think is just a shift of module, not interest entirely. Golf is played over 4 days & 1st day for a PGA tournament even 25% seats are not sold - that's hardly indicative, there are billion buck media industry built on Golf broadcasting/streaming alone.

Also, I don't understand the criticize for the longer version of the game - cricket it's a game, by nature slow and needs time to build the drama. Otherwise, we'll have to introduce 10-10 cricket, because even T20 takes twice the time of a Soccer, Baseball or Basketball game. And, the skills of this game needs time to exhibit - we can always force 20 overs in 45 minutes for a Soccer like game, but then Shoaib Akhters won't reach even 100KM, in 5 steps run-up ......

If Test Cricket (FC, unlimited 2 innings games) doesn't exist, it'll be death of cricket - we might play something similar with a bat & leather made hard ball.
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Test Cricket is most pathetic sport out there with all due respect. Americans and many other countries realized it long back.

And no baseball, tennis, etc last equal amount to T20. Baseball however is also a very boring sport.

The only sport that is worth watching is ODI cricket and Football(only during WC, I care less about Barcelona, Madrid, etc). Rest are just seriously waste of time.
 
Well their own loss - they are missing some fantastic performances by their heroes.
 
ipl_fan said:
It seperates jobless people from people who work.
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Epic response brother, blaming everything related to India is favorite past time for many.

On topic, better crowd than only Dog & Man who come to watch matches in UAE tests.
 
Bangalorean said:
Epic response brother, blaming everything related to India is favorite past time for many.

On topic, better crowd than only Dog & Man who come to watch matches in UAE tests.
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I beg to disagree. I believe that this happens in the West Indies, not in the UAE. Neither of them show up in the UAE.
 
MenInG said:
People had jobs before also. Fact is that people want quick entertainment.
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Yup the job argument is pretty pointless, what happened to everyone's job during the 10 days tendulkar played his last tests):, or tendulkar's last domestic game.
 
And then when kholi retires the ground will be full, and people will be begging for tickets. Inexplicable. He should say something about this. I feel no cricketer has actually asked for people to come.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Yup the job argument is pretty pointless, what happened to everyone's job during the 10 days tendulkar played his last tests):, or tendulkar's last domestic game.
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Like it or not, things have changed quite a lot in these 5 years! Apps live streaming matches, smartphones ownership going through the roof and Reliance Jio providing cheap mobile data - none of this was there when Sachin retired!

In 2011, I remember attending a Test vs WI in Delhi - all 4 days. Haven't gone back to watch a Test in Delhi since then even thoi8gh I have watched multiple IPL matches at the same venue
 
Gone are the days when Indians would enjoy watching their heroes destroy lower ranked sides. What they appreciate today is some competitive Cricket, and that's the reason sides like WI, Afganistan or Bangladesh won't draw much crowd irrespective of where the games are played.
 
barah_admi said:
Indian tests are always played in front of empty stadiums, why is this a surprise ? Harby mentioned it during the recent England series, as he was stunned by good crowds. He hasnt even witnessed the crowds we get for the Ashes.
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I don't know. Indian stadiums are usually packed even for test matches. Games at Mumbai, Bangalore or Kolkata always bring out big crowds
 
Lowest test attendances in the world would have to be UAE followed by West Indies followed by Bangladesh. Low numbers in UAE are understandable but West Indies tests used to have an atmosphere of their own and almost always brought out packed crowds even in Lara's days. Dsiappointing to see how rapidly the numbers have gone down.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I don't know. Indian stadiums are usually packed even for test matches. Games at Mumbai, Bangalore or Kolkata always bring out big crowds
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Packed...what do you mean by that term? For me it means the majority of the stadium is seated, if not sold out. So show me how many times cricket stadiums in India have been sold out for test matches, and on how many days of a single test has it occurred?

I guarantee you will not reply just like the other guy who has run away.
 
Play decent teams at Chinnaswamy,Chidambaram,Wankhede,Kotla,Eden Gardens on weekends and you will see good crowds for test cricket. Higher than anywhere except England and Australia.
 
barah_admi said:
Packed...what do you mean by that term? For me it means the majority of the stadium is seated, if not sold out. So show me how many times cricket stadiums in India have been sold out for test matches, and on how many days of a single test has it occurred?

I guarantee you will not reply just like the other guy who has run away.
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Strange question, one which I can only expect from someone who hasn't seen enough of India's home test matches to ask this question. I'm not a statistician who can come up with attendance numbers but these pictures effectively illustrate that more often than not people in India turn up in numbers to watch test matches.

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...land-acknowledge-the-crowd-picture-id84027778

https://images.firstpost.com/wp-con...9_Sachin-Tendulkar-last-match-at-Wankhede.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...een-india-and-at-picture-id83235649?s=612x612

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OqzSHX_dgzk/maxresdefault.jpg

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228300/228315.3.jpg
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Strange question, one which I can only expect from someone who hasn't seen enough of India's home test matches to ask this question. I'm not a statistician who can come up with attendance numbers but these pictures effectively illustrate that more often than not people in India turn up in numbers to watch test matches.

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...land-acknowledge-the-crowd-picture-id84027778

https://images.firstpost.com/wp-con...9_Sachin-Tendulkar-last-match-at-Wankhede.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...een-india-and-at-picture-id83235649?s=612x612

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OqzSHX_dgzk/maxresdefault.jpg

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228300/228315.3.jpg
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Hes clueless. I personally went to the england games in 2016 and couldn't get a ticket for 2 days. The big cities always sell through especially when the opposition is decent. Bang for buck wise I feel if you have the time there's nothing better than attending a full day of a test match.
 
Should allow beer etc in stadium for test matches, more people will come. :D
 
A mixture of poor opposition, flat pitches, and tier 2 cities being awarded test matches due to a senseless rotation policy will eventually ensure that test cricket doesn't thrive in India. However, I won't blame the ineptness of the West Indies entirely as even if this was England or Australia, I doubt people would have turned up in Rajkot. India should only play test matches at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad. The smaller cities should only host ODIs and T20 internationals.
 
Josh said:
Should allow beer etc in stadium for test matches, more people will come. :D
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Not feasible for a Test match, maybe a T20, which would of course start much later in the day, people will probably dehydrate more from alcohol due to the temperatures.
 
DeadBall said:
Not feasible for a Test match, maybe a T20, which would of course start much later in the day, people will probably dehydrate more from alcohol due to the temperatures.
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People drink beer all day under the baking summer sun on Boxing Day. It's literally one of the traditions of the Boxing Day test in Australia and has been going on for decades. Nothing happens.
 
Gullycricket said:
And Kohli skipped ASIA cup for This?
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Should have skipped this as well. Kohli, Pujara, Rahane, Ashwin, Shami, Umesh all should have been rested and asked to play a couple of domestic matches instead.

Was a great chance to see how youngsters go - Shaw, Rahul, Mayank, Nair, Vihari, Bawne, Pant, Jadeja, Kuldeep, Siraj, Saini with Iyer, Rajpoot, Gopal and Gill as reserves
 
Half the time people don't even know where to buy tickets from .. No adverts or anything .. Unless you are an avid fan, you won't even know there is a game on .. Plus the schedules are confirmed 2-3 weeks before match starts ... Tickets at stadium start selling 2-3 days before the match .. There is no way people can plan to go and watch the game before hand ... Moreover, there is no convenience of buying tickets online .. Even when that is allowed, viewers have to queue up at the counter to show confirmation printout and get actual tickets which is ridiculous.

BCCI does take the fans for granted.
 
When the gulf in class is so vast people may prefer to follow via other sources. I feel when we are playing the weaker teams the test matches should start on Friday because then bulk of the action will be on weekend. Against stronger teams we can start on Thursday. Either the trend of the match will be visible on Sunday or go down the wire which will make more fans turn up on Monday.

Had we started this test on Friday pretty sure many would have turned up on Saturday in anticipation of watching Kohli's 100 live at the stadium.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Strange question, one which I can only expect from someone who hasn't seen enough of India's home test matches to ask this question. I'm not a statistician who can come up with attendance numbers but these pictures effectively illustrate that more often than not people in India turn up in numbers to watch test matches.

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...land-acknowledge-the-crowd-picture-id84027778

https://images.firstpost.com/wp-con...9_Sachin-Tendulkar-last-match-at-Wankhede.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...een-india-and-at-picture-id83235649?s=612x612

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OqzSHX_dgzk/maxresdefault.jpg

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228300/228315.3.jpg
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That proves absolutely nothing. I can probably find pictures on Google with similar looking numbers of fans from tests in Pakistan. I can also find empty stadium pictures for India.

One of those pictures is from Tendulkars last match, which had good attendance. The rest are pics of tiny portions of the crowd, one is a bunch of school kids who would have been given tickets for free.

When people talk about high attendances in tests, they only talk England and Australia. Why does no one mention India? Why did Harbhajan speak in awe of the crowds in England? And since you make a claim, why do you not produce sales figures for test matches?

Stop being so biased, it makes you look like a liar.
 
barah_admi said:
That proves absolutely nothing. I can probably find pictures on Google with similar looking numbers of fans from tests in Pakistan. I can also find empty stadium pictures for India.

One of those pictures is from Tendulkars last match, which had good attendance. The rest are pics of tiny portions of the crowd, one is a bunch of school kids who would have been given tickets for free.

When people talk about high attendances in tests, they only talk England and Australia. Why does no one mention India? Why did Harbhajan speak in awe of the crowds in England? And since you make a claim, why do you not produce sales figures for test matches?

Stop being so biased, it makes you look like a liar.
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Sure. These pictures which include one from the 2017 India-Australia series are lies. A comment by an Indian poster who couldn't get tickets for India-England test in Mumbai is a lie but whatever generalization you're basing your argument on is the truth.

I try to look at things objectively. And any person who has ever watched a test match over the last twenty years knows test cricket sells in India provided the matches are played in big cities against top level teams. If you're still looking for proof go watch highlights of 2005 India-Pakistan Mohali test or the 2001 India-Australia Kolkata test.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Sure. These pictures which include one from the 2017 India-Australia series are lies. A comment by an Indian poster who couldn't get tickets for India-England test in Mumbai is a lie but whatever generalization you're basing your argument on is the truth.

I try to look at things objectively. And any person who has ever watched a test match over the last twenty years knows test cricket sells in India provided the matches are played in big cities against top level teams. If you're still looking for proof go watch highlights of 2005 India-Pakistan Mohali test or the 2001 India-Australia Kolkata test.
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2005 or 2001>> LOL ... you are living way in the past .. It has all changes since IPL started and that also slowly .. Still we get good crowds when Eng, Saf or Aus tour but when its the other teams its barren .. The problem is when its one of those big teams the media hypes the series but for the other teams the promotion is 0 .. BCCI needs to invest in marketing and also make the ticketing process more convenient for people of the modern ages .. No one likes to line up in front of the ticket counter for hours in the heat anymore
 
carnish said:
2005 or 2001>> LOL ... you are living way in the past .. It has all changes since IPL started and that also slowly .. Still we get good crowds when Eng, Saf or Aus tour but when its the other teams its barren .. The problem is when its one of those big teams the media hypes the series but for the other teams the promotion is 0 .. BCCI needs to invest in marketing and also make the ticketing process more convenient for people of the modern ages .. No one likes to line up in front of the ticket counter for hours in the heat anymore
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Key here is top opponents Eng, SA and AUS.

Ind fans want to see our team compete and beat best teams.

Home test with teams like SL, WI... even NZ will not sell a lot #fact
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Sure. These pictures which include one from the 2017 India-Australia series are lies. A comment by an Indian poster who couldn't get tickets for India-England test in Mumbai is a lie but whatever generalization you're basing your argument on is the truth.

I try to look at things objectively. And any person who has ever watched a test match over the last twenty years knows test cricket sells in India provided the matches are played in big cities against top level teams. If you're still looking for proof go watch highlights of 2005 India-Pakistan Mohali test or the 2001 India-Australia Kolkata test.
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Ok, I am going to say it again, a number of photos showing mainly tiny portions of the ground, especially one iwth a bunch of school kids who most likely received free tickets proves nothing. You and a bunch of Indians (who have now failed to reply to me) made big claims, that matches featuring England or Australia are "packeD" and that other big teams also have that effect.

I asked for something really simple and easy, ticket sales information. Can you, or can you not, provide me with that information?
 
barah_admi said:
Ok, I am going to say it again, a number of photos showing mainly tiny portions of the ground, especially one iwth a bunch of school kids who most likely received free tickets proves nothing. You and a bunch of Indians (who have now failed to reply to me) made big claims, that matches featuring England or Australia are "packeD" and that other big teams also have that effect.

I asked for something really simple and easy, ticket sales information. Can you, or can you not, provide me with that information?
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Who do you think I am? A tickets counter cashier?

Have you ever even bothered to watch any of India's home tests against Australia, England or South Africa before going on and making baseless statements with such a patronizing tone? What even gives you the audacity to ask me for ticket sales when you yourself have actively ignored both comments by Indian posters who ACTUALLY tried to get tickets and pictures of actual people at stadiums which you also choose to refute. And finally what proof have you provided that people don't turn up for India's home games in big cities against big oppositions to even be saying all this in the first place?
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Who do you think I am? A tickets counter cashier?

Have you ever even bothered to watch any of India's home tests against Australia, England or South Africa before going on and making baseless statements with such a patronizing tone? What even gives you the audacity to ask me for ticket sales when you yourself have actively ignored both comments by Indian posters who ACTUALLY tried to get tickets and pictures of actual people at stadiums which you also choose to refute. And finally what proof have you provided that people don't turn up for India's home games in big cities against big oppositions to even be saying all this in the first place?
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I have watched Indian home test series and seen stadiums 70% or more empty with most of the people in on complimentary tickets, school kids, officials etc.

And apart from you, no one else posted any pics, not in direct reply to me anyway. And certainly no one posted in reply to me regarding official ticket numbers.

On top of all that, who has played and watched more cricket in India, you, me or Harbhajan SIngh?
 
barah_admi said:
I have watched Indian home test series and seen stadiums 70% or more empty with most of the people in on complimentary tickets, school kids, officials etc.

And apart from you, no one else posted any pics, not in direct reply to me anyway. And certainly no one posted in reply to me regarding official ticket numbers.

On top of all that, who has played and watched more cricket in India, you, me or Harbhajan SIngh?
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There's no use debating this with you any more. You're clearly watching these matches with your eyes closed.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
There's no use debating this with you any more. You're clearly watching these matches with your eyes closed.
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Just conceded defeat and admit you and others like you are lying. Also you have avoided provided ticket states and sales figures, why have you avoided answering the question about Harbhajan? Have you played or watched more cricket in Indian than him?
 
barah_admi said:
Just conceded defeat and admit you and others like you are lying. Also you have avoided provided ticket states and sales figures, why have you avoided answering the question about Harbhajan? Have you played or watched more cricket in Indian than him?
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Only thing I'm conceding is that you desperately need to visit an eye-specialist. This conversation would only be fair if you actually possessed the ability of sight, which you do not.

I also don't understand why you boil arguments down to the most perennial and senseless things. I was never comparing Indian crowds to English and Australian crowds. They are the only two countries who have been playing test cricket since it's inception and over there it is viewed as an age-old tradition. However, crowds in India are not far behind and always bring out people in numbers when matches are played in the big cities.

I have shown you concrete proof. Indian posters have talked about their first-hand experience buying tickets. I even advice you to revisit highlights of the India-Australia Bangalore test from last year or the Pakistan-India Mohali test from 2005.

You on the other hand have shown me nothing that disputes my argument besides calling me a liar which only leaves me to believe that you either don't possess the ability of sight or you're a hypocrite who tells baseless facts and calls other liars. I'd say it's a combination of both.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Only thing I'm conceding is that you desperately need to visit an eye-specialist. This conversation would only be fair if you actually possessed the ability of sight, which you do not.

I also don't understand why you boil arguments down to the most perennial and senseless things. I was never comparing Indian crowds to English and Australian crowds. They are the only two countries who have been playing test cricket since it's inception and over there it is viewed as an age-old tradition. However, crowds in India are not far behind and always bring out people in numbers when matches are played in the big cities.

I have shown you concrete proof. Indian posters have talked about their first-hand experience buying tickets. I even advice you to revisit highlights of the India-Australia Bangalore test from last year or the Pakistan-India Mohali test from 2005.

You on the other hand have shown me nothing that disputes my argument besides calling me a liar which only leaves me to believe that you either don't possess the ability of sight or you're a hypocrite who tells baseless facts and calls other liars. I'd say it's a combination of both.
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I am asking you a very simple question, have you played or watched more cricket in India than Harbhajan Singh?

After you answer that question, we can move on with the discussion.
 
The argument its not in one of the main grounds is weak. If this was a ODI or T20 the stadium would be packed. India like some other nations dont value test cricket, most T20 IPL fans dont even understand test cricket and due to the defeats abroad while now playing a weak WI side, there is little interest from those who still love test cricket.
 
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Which was not the case in the last decade. I wonder what factors has contributed to this decline in viewership? :inti
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I know what you're thinking but i believe it is a case of real stars retiring. Dhoni, Kohli etc are products of media. Sachin, Sehwag etc, people flock to watch them.
 
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