Empty Stands Seen at Pakistan's Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium During PAK vs BAN 2nd Test 2024, Pics Go Viral
Prior to the second Test, the PCB had announced that students would be given free entry into the stadium for all five days. Pakistan need to win this Test match in order to avoid a series defeat with Bangladesh having won the opening game at the same venue, by 10 wickets.
The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium did not see much of a turnout on the second day of the Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test, on August 31. Pictures have gone viral which showed the empty stands with very few fans seated at the stadium during the match. Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced free entry for the fans at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for the fourth and fifth days of the first Test match, which the home team lost by 10 wickets. The second Test match witnessed the first day's play being completely washed out due to rain. Fans Used to Dry Pitch at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan, Pic Goes Viral Ahead of PAK vs BAN 2nd Test 2024.
Empty Stands at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
This is the emptiest Pindi Stadium I've seen in years. What's gone wrong? Poor marketing? Fans losing confidence in the team? Or has the overload of cricket drained the appetite for live Test matches? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/3NO3zdKxNb
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 31, 2024
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Despite offering free food, cold drink and water bottles, the Rawalpindi cricket stadium only managed to attract a modest crowd of 680 spectators.
This disappointing turnout is a clear indication that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has failed to draw audiences to the stadium. pic.twitter.com/o2VF2zOlyq
— muffadal vohra (@muffdal_vohra) August 31, 2024
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