Shoaib Akhtar is not very impressed with the idea of playing cricket in the empty stadium. The former Pakistan fast bowler said it may be possible for the board but it should not matter much.
Cricket activities have been stopped since March due to Coronavirus.
The number of people who died of this disease in the world has exceeded three lakhs.
However, efforts are on to bring life back on track. Games are also being considered to start without an audience. The Bundesliga has begun in Germany.
Meanwhile, talk of getting cricket done at the empty Stadiums is going on.
Boards fear that the entire season may not be affected by the disease.
The domestic season was to begin in England last month but has been postponed due to the Covid-19.
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However, now the England and Wales Cricket Board has started working on plans to host Pakistan and West Indies.
The entire series with these two teams is planned to be played in just two-three stadiums.
The board is trying to earn revenue from broadcasting rights.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar does not seem to agree much with this idea of getting the match done in the empty stadium.
Akhtar has said that it will be the same as marriage without a bride.
He believes that visitors to the stadium are very important for the marketing of cricket.
He hoped that within a year the current conditions would improve and people would be able to go to the stadium once again to watch the match.
Akhtar said, “Playing matches in an empty stadium can be good for cricket boards but I don’t think we should market it.
” Playing cricket in an empty stadium is like marrying without a bride. We need an audience for the game. ‘