Cricketismylife
U19 12th Man
I am curious to find out what people think of the popularity of test cricket compared to say 10 or 20 years ago and whether it's on a downwards or upwards curve. Any stories from any of the countries worldwide would be ideal.
As a massive fan of the purest form of the game, I badly want test cricket to go back to the days when individual series were surrounded by a lot of planning, organisation and hype. For example, I remember thinking last year when Pakistan played West Indies that there was hardly any interest in the series, whereas 15-20 years ago that would be unthinkable. I hope that the empty grounds are more due to availability of matches on the internet/ high ticket prices rather than lack of interest in test cricket. I also hope that this series win for Pakistan regenerates interest in test cricket in Pakistan.
As a massive fan of the purest form of the game, I badly want test cricket to go back to the days when individual series were surrounded by a lot of planning, organisation and hype. For example, I remember thinking last year when Pakistan played West Indies that there was hardly any interest in the series, whereas 15-20 years ago that would be unthinkable. I hope that the empty grounds are more due to availability of matches on the internet/ high ticket prices rather than lack of interest in test cricket. I also hope that this series win for Pakistan regenerates interest in test cricket in Pakistan.