Monday, February 15, 2010

Kolkata loses Test taste as turnout at Eden dips to half

The spouses and girlfriends of the South African cricketers decided to put their Valentine’s Day celebrations on hold as the visitors took on India in the second Test Match of the series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Cricket, however, was not on Kolkata’s priority list on Sunday. Day One saw a sparse crowd — at least by Eden Gardens’ standards.

The city is hosting a Test match after more than two years and it happened to be on a holiday but the crowd turnout was disappointing even as the capacity of Eden Gardens, with two blocks demolished for renovation, has been reduced to 44,800.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) joint-secretary, Biswarup Dey, blamed it on the declining popularity of the longer version of the game.

Source : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Kolkata-loses-Test-taste-as-turnout-at-Eden-dips-to-half/579869/

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