Poor turnout for the third and last ODI between India and Sri Lanka right here on Sunday raised critical questions in regards to the relevance of the 50-over format, with former star Yuvraj Singh additionally flagging considerations. The match was rendered inconsequential after India took an unassailable lead by successful the primary two video games of the closely one-sided collection. India is scheduled to host the ODI World Cup later this 12 months, and the various empty chairs on the Greenfield International Stadium didn’t make for good viewing.
“… But concern for me half empty stadium? Is one day cricket dying?” Yuvraj, India’s 2011 World Cup-winning hero, requested on Twitter as Shubman Gill closed in on a century within the firm of Virat Kohli, who remained unbeaten on a scintillating 110-ball 166.
The stadium, which noticed a packed home in its solely different ODI — a rain-affected match between India and West Indies in 2018 — wore a near-desolate look due to the lukewarm response from the locals.
Only about 17000 spectators turned up within the 38,000-capacity stadium for Sunday’s match. This included complimentary cross holders, distributors, these within the company packing containers and those with accreditation.
Kerala Cricket Association media supervisor Krishna Prasad blamed it on a number of components together with the “lack of interest” for ODIs.
“We never had a half-empty stadium. There are several reasons. We don’t see much interest in ODIs nowadays,” Prasad informed PTI.
“Moreover, the series was done and dusted in Kolkata (with India taking an unassailable 2-0 lead), and with the opponents being Sri Lanka many people chose not to come to the stadium.” Tickets had been priced at Rs 1000 and Rs 2000 for the match.
“Not a single ticket was left during the match against the West Indies. It was a rain-affected match and we didn’t get to see full 50 overs action, still people packed the stadium,” Prasad recalled.
Barring Eden Gardens the place greater than 55,000 individuals turned up, the collection has been marked by low attendance. Even Guwahati, a spot recognized to draw massive crowds, was removed from being a full home.
The Barsapara Stadium, which witnessed a high-scoring match with India posting 373/7, welcomed about 25,000 individuals in a 38,000-capacity venue.
An Assam Cricket Association (ACA) official had blamed it on the excessive costs of tickets and the match being hosted on a weekday.
Barring a couple of tickets which got to college students for Rs 475, the costs ranged from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,000.
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