#4 Empty stands
The cricketers could return to the pitch soon. But the spectators won’t be able to witness the action from the stadium in the near future. In the last few months, a few football matches in Europe proved to be potential corona bombs after which the virus spread in large numbers. So, the cricket boards won’t rush into inviting the crowd. The last international game before the lockdown between Australia and New Zealand was played behind closed doors at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
For a game like cricket in which the fans always turn out in numbers to the stadium, it seemed very odd for the game to be played in front of empty stands. But that’s the path forward. To help the cricket boards and the players to earn, it’s important that the game resumes as soon as possible. But rather than going to the stands, the fans would have to cheer from home in front of their television sets.