Empty stadiums a message for administrators
The recent one-day series between England and India in India drew surprisingly sparse crowds, especially for the last two games
One can’t remember in recent living memory seeing stadiums half-empty in a one-day international. To see vast empty spaces in Wankhede and then Eden Gardens only means that the overkill of cricket is having its effect and the spectators are finally saying enough is enough
Tariq Engineer is a former senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo