ICL matches fail to draw crowds

Only about 25 per cent of the 7,000 capacity stadium was occupied. The handful of spectators witnessed the dance performance of Indian cheerleaders this time unlike last time when ICL had hired them from overseas.

Lalit Goel, a die-hard cricket fan, who watched with his family five of the seven Indian Premier League matches played at Mohali in April-May this year lamented that timings of the ICL matches also does not suit the families. 8220;I think the organisers of ICL have not taken into account the fact people will face difficulty to watch a match which continues close to midnight given the fact that onset of winters has started. Moreover, people have to travel a good distance to reach the Panchkula stadium, which is located at far end,8221; he said.

Ironically, unlike during its inaugural edition last year, the ICL is not holding any pre-match or post-match press conference in the stadium neither the media here was informed about the schedule of matches featuring Panchkula stadium.