Stand up and applaud for Eden
Kolkata, more specifically Eden Gardens, have taken Harbhajan Singh to heart in the manner they did Mohammad Azharuddin earlier and Gundappa Vishwanath and BS Chandrasekhar before that
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Kolkata, more specifically Eden Gardens, have taken Harbhajan Singh to heart in the manner they did Mohammad Azharuddin earlier and Gundappa Vishwanath and BS Chandrasekhar before that. Dwelling on India's innings win against South Africa, Suresh Menon in Dreamcricket.com explains how crowd support is important in taking a bowler or batsman that extra yard.
Why does the Board insist on thrusting Test cricket down the throats of centres which would rather have one-day or Twenty20 matches? Test matches have been played on 20 grounds in India, so obviously a certain amount of give-and-take is necessary. The Board could lay down guidelines: poor crowds and you lose your status as a Test venue. This will help the spectators too since there might be an effort to bring down the often exorbitant price of tickets to pack in the crowds.