When England and Australia were dishing out a riveting contest in every department of the game in Ashes 2023 in front of packed crowds and swelled-up viewership, India and West Indies were playing a dull, lop-sided Test series in front of largely empty stands and dwindling TV and digital audience. That’s Test cricket’s story in a nutshell. The only ones attracting eyeballs are the ones involving England, Australia and India or to be precise, played among them, the ‘top-three’.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka were also locked in a two-match Test series during the same time but their contest was neither exciting nor was it able to bring big crowds. The situation might be similar if South Africa play against Sri Lanka or New Zealand tour Pakistan. The empty stands and…