Re: Pak’s problem of low attendance at Tests
From Andrew Miller’s diary on Cricinfo
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/223758.html
Monday October 31
Three men and a dog gathered in Rawalpindi’s dusty concrete bowl to watch the first day proper of England’s tour of Pakistan. Well, I exaggerate a fraction. The dog was barred entry (presumably it was deemed a security risk), and though the attendance was pitiful at first, it swelled a fraction after lunch as news of England’s discomfort filtered through the city.
There was never any danger that crowd would outnumber concrete, however. Pakistanis simply don’t get out of bed for anything more than 50 overs a side. Not even the seminal Test series against India last year was deemed historic enough to drag the punters through the turnstiles, and amid all the fuss about Karachi being deprived of a Test on this tour, it is generally forgotten that England’s victory in the twilight in December 2000 was witnessed by a crowd of approximately 12.