Media Release
New Delhi, Aug 17: The cricketing world is trying its best to claw back slowly amid the coronavirus pandemic. Owing to the Latest Indian Cricket News, the government has decided to reopen the stadiums, which has allowed the players to start their training in small groups. The cricket boards are trying to create a bio-secure environment and they need to make sure that no medical risk is taken.
It has been more than two months since we have seen any cricketing action and it has taken a toll on Live Cricket Betting. England is all set to host the West Indies for a three-match Test series and the latter has also confirmed their participation. This will be the first time when we will see live cricket action in these distressing times.
However, there is no doubt that the matches will be played behind closed doors as the cricketing boards cannot afford to take the high risk of allowing fans to stadia. In fact, the decision is going to be taken by the government and there is no way that they will allow crowds into the stadiums.
No crowd will mean no match ticket sales and thus it would be a huge monetary loss for the host boards. The players will need to adjust and play without any crowd support and it is going to be altogether a different experience. The crowd is the heartbeat of the game and with that being taken away; it will definitely be a mundane experience for everyone.
In fact, it will be similar to domestic tournaments as we hardly see any large crowd in the domestic fixtures of any country. Ergo, the world-class players who are used to playing in jam-packed stadiums will need to go back to the feeling of playing in empty stadiums in their formative years as cricketers.
It is going to be a surreal feeling for the cricketers to play behind closed doors. The quicker they adapt, the better it would be for them and their team. The players always receive a shot in the arm when the crowd is behind them and it is not going to be the situation in COVID-19 era. In fact, it is well said that the crowd plays a role of the 12th man for the home side and now there will be no noise in the stadium to motivate the players.
It is well known that the revenue generated from the sale of the match tickets generally goes to state boards, which helps them in maintaining the infrastructure of the stadiums. Hence, there will be monetary losses for different associations.
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts has confirmed that the board will suffer a whopping monetary loss of AUD $80 million if the T20 World Cup is scheduled as it is planned from October 18 to November 15. Out of these AUD 80 million, AUD $50 million will be due to no sale of match tickets as the matches will go ahead without any crowd.
It is crucial to be safe and thus it is prudent not to allow the crowd in the stadium but it is going to cause major loss to players as well as cricket boards.