Rajiv Shukla expresses serious concern over low turnout at Eden Gardens – Cricket News Update
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"Yes, it is a concern for BCCI that crowd turn out has been pretty low,” said Shukla, while talking to the media reporters at the sidelines of launch of Akash Chopra’s latest book, “Out of the Blue”. “Definitely, we have to think about alternative option.
May be we have to now conduct Test matches at smaller centres in order to attract sizeable amount of people," Shukla said on the sidelines of the launch of former India opener Aakash Chopra's latest book, "Out of the Blue".
Asked when a decision can be expected in this regard, the Chairman of the lucrative Indian Premier League said that it is a policy decision and would be discussed during BCCI’s next working committee meeting.
Turnout at Indian venues became a serious concern for the match organizers as well the BCCI when the historic Eden Garden failed to attract a crowd during the ongoing second Test against West Indies, despite the anticipation of Master Blaster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendulkar’s
hundredth International ton. Hardly a crowd of 10,000 spectators was recorded during the first two days of the Kolkata Test.
Three of the veteran Indian batsmen scored marvellous centuries on India’s course to a mammoth 631 for 7 declaration. India’s middle-order mainstay, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 scored
an unbeaten 176. Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 played a fluent knock of 144 runs, but it seems after India’s devastating tour of England this summer, the Indian fans are not interested to see their contemporary heroes performing at home.
Since the advent of the lucrative Indian Premier League, the Indian players, as well as fans seem to be more T20 oriented and the BCCI has been much criticised for this new trend.
Shukla however, said that the IPL should not be criticised as it is providing an opportunity to the young players to prove their mettle at the International level before debuting.
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