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Originally Posted by bharat
As an Indian I dont see anything to be sad , forget weep !!.
If an Indian spectator is not interested in any match not involving India in a meaningless tourny ( 6months before the WC) how can BCCI be blamed for it .
Have an India vs [ country] ...you have huge crowds test/odi .
I think it is but natural.
Also , things are changing quick and fast in India .I would not imagine myself sitting through a Aus-Eng match forfitting my work.I might have done the same say 5 years ago ..but not anymore .The middle class in India right now cannot afford to leave office for a match that does not involve India .Also they have a choice in terms of entertainment so why watch a match that takes of their day in which their country is not involved.
I cant imagine Aussie fans watching a WI vs India match in sydney (apart form the Indians in Aus)
Afterall cricket is just a sport !!
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While I completely agree with you, I must say there are lot of other sports where Indian organizers fail to attract fans yet they do not hesitate to organize or participate. Football, Tennis, Kabadi, Ping pong, handball, badminton, boxing...are these games not played in india? How much money do the respective federations earn by hosting/participating? If these feds were thinking like BCCI, these games would have now been extinct in india.