The exciting "Draw" in the Mumbai test where till the penultimate ball all four results were possible,has done a great deal of good for Test Matches.And has again established that Mumbai is the main cricketing centre which their ranji record establishes.Delhi is catching up and the attendance for the first and third tests do not give any cause for worry.
As regards the poor attendance at Kolkata, Mudar Patherya has done an excellent analysis on Cricinfo and his arguments can be supplemented by the fact that till 1982, only New ZeaLand was a weak side and the matches against them presented India an opportunity to win and therefore the matches were well attended.Now we beat most teams at home regularly and draw a considerable amount of Tests, therefore Test Cricket while not out of a knowledgeable fan's radar is not on casual cricket follower's agenda.
However those who can distinguish Doug Bracewell from John Bracewell and remember Floyd Reifer, test Cricket will always remin the real thing.
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