The same number of people were visible in the spectators’ gallery of the Moinul Haq Stadium.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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Amazing Bihar! Yes, indeed. Read this news to be sure. In which Moinul Haq Stadium, Bihar won Ranji Trophy plate group final match won by a huge score of 220 runs, There were always 15 people on the ground including 11 players of the opposite team along with two umpires and two batsmen, there was never such a number of people in the spectators’ gallery. This was the condition of the stadium where a Bihari blasted a double century in the first innings and where a Bihari took 10 wickets in a match. This picture was also seen of that Bihar, which got a chance to play Ranji after 18 years of struggle after the partition of Jharkhand.
Bihar started with a bang after winning the toss
When the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave permission to Bihar to play Ranji for the first time in April 2018, it seemed as if cricket would once again come to life. Bihar’s ups and downs in performance were accompanied by various issues like corruption in team selection, disorganization of training-practice for the players, but this time when the Bihar team reached the finals in their group of Ranji Trophy, it was expected that the spectators Will get the support of Bihar’s banging start in the match and the score card of continuous lead had increased this hope, but when the team of ‘Amar Ujala’ reached the Moinul Haq Stadium on Sunday, the reality came out in a very bad form. Around 10 am, when it was believed that Bihar would win the match in two-and-a-half hours, there were eight people including policemen in the spectators’ gallery. None of the numbers went beyond 12. Some of these people were from the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), some from the BCCI and the rest from cricketers or their families.
Politics of BCA, allegations and government responsible
Cricketer Sumit Patel, who came to watch the match, named many players of Bihar team and said that we all have played together, but when talking about the empty audience gallery, he said- “Patna gets less matches, on that Moinul Haq stadium The condition is bad. This is the reason. Due to lack of publicity about whether the match is being held at Urja Stadium or here, people are in a dilemma.” Archana, who was watching the match, said, “In other states, it is publicized that where the match is, but here it is not known even after coming outside the stadium. If you know yourself, then you come. The condition of the stadium after reaching People are indifferent even after seeing.” Spectator Rajesh Kumar said- “Along with the condition of the stadium, lack of publicity is also the reason. Politics of BCA, indifference due to allegations of selection taking money and Bihar government’s attitude towards sports and stadium are guilty of all these.
Cricketers also remain indifferent towards Ranji matches
When ‘Amar Ujala’ talked to GM of Cricket Operations Sunil Kumar Singh about the lack of viewership, his answer was unique in itself. He said that “Ranji used to have a time ticket, but due to lack of spectators, free entry was made. Spectators are not enthusiastic about Ranji matches. They talked about 500-1000 spectators, but when 10-12 spectators showed up, When asked about this, he said that the audience is floating. They keep coming and going. There is no lack of publicity. Sports fans are aware of it. There are two thousand cricketers registered in Patna and if they also do not turn up then it is Ranji Trophy. indifference to.”