For the primary time in 89 years of their Test cricket historical past, India will play a Test match at a impartial venue once they lock horns with New Zealand in the World Test Championship last in Southampton, although a restricted variety of Indian followers there may make it dwelling away from dwelling.
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Among nations with Test standing, India and Bangladesh are the one sides who haven’t performed Test cricket at a impartial venue.Over the final decade, most worldwide cricket groups have performed sequence in opposition to Pakistan at a impartial venue since there was no cricket in Pakistan. The sequence have been principally in the United Arab Emirates, with virtually no crowd for both facet as Test matches discovered few takers in the Emirates.
No nation has visited Pakistan for 10 years since early 2009 when the Sri Lankan cricket staff was attacked by gunmen. Since India haven’t performed a Test match in opposition to Pakistan after the 2007-08 dwelling sequence, they haven’t bought to play any match at a impartial venue.
India had a possibility to play at a impartial venue, again in 1998-99 in the course of the Asian Test Championships. The last was performed in Dhaka however India failed to succeed in it and Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been concerned in the title conflict in Dhaka.
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The WTC last at Southampton although will most probably be performed in entrance of a crowd of 4,000 and there might be loads of Indian followers, although not as many as India are used to at dwelling and even abroad these days.
Rod Bransgrove, the chairman of the Hampshire Country Cricket Club has been quoted as saying by a piece of the media that out of the 4,000 tickets, 50 per cent will go to ICC for its sponsors and stakeholders whereas they are going to be promoting the remaining 2,000 tickets.
He has been quoted as saying by Cricbuzz that there’s a large demand for tickets. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has termed it an thrilling prospect.”I suppose having a special opposition, enjoying in a impartial nation is an thrilling prospect,” the New Zealand skipper mentioned.
Unlike India, New Zealand have already arrange base in Southampton the place they’ve used to the circumstances. The gamers are even going to remain in the identical rooms.For India, although, the benefit is that they performed a Test again in 2018 which they may have received had they not succumbed to Moeen Ali.
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