Players lament lack of public interest in Test Cricket – Cricket News Update
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-William-Greig-c45123 has lamented the lack of public interest following an abysmal turnaround at the historic Eden Gardens for the second Test match between India and West Indies.
Greig, 65, is currently commentating on the ongoing Pakistan- http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 one day series tweeted by claiming the venue is more like a “morgue” and blamed a Monday start for such a small attendance.
"Eden Gardens was one of my favourite grounds because of its wonderful atmosphere. Today it looks and sounds like a morgue," the former English all-rounder wrote.
The stadium has staged some of the most unforgettable Test matches involving hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 partnered in a mammoth stand of 376, which helped the team to overcome a strong Kangaroo contingent after being forced to follow on.
Also premier off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 took a hatrick in the same match, which remains long lived in the memories of every Indian fan. Back then, the stadium was packed with an attendance of somewhere in the region of 100,000 where the crowd’s presence made it one of the most electrifying locations in world cricket.
Similarly, the venue remains an integral place for many of the Men In Blue cricketers, who associate great pride in playing at such a historic stadium. The most runs scored here come from the bat of Laxman, who has amassed over 1000 Test runs followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The Wall was also shocked to see when only a handful of people came out for start of the opening day, however, the final estimated figures were 15000 as the game progressed.
"I remember coming here in the 90s it was 100,000 people, 80,000 people watching a game of cricket. In some ways, it is little sad. But that's the way it is. It is not only Calcutta it's all over the world now. It's becoming tougher and tougher to get people on to the ground. It's the sad part," Dravid said after end of first day's play.
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