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Free entry to kids can save test cricket: Sachin

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar urged cricket administrators to allow young fans free entry for Test matches to put a brake on the dwindling interest in the longer version of the game.

“My suggestion is that a couple of stands in the stadium should be thrown open, absolutely free, to the school and college students on Saturday and Sunday,” the Indian batsman told an Indian newspaper Friday.

“It is very important for them to get a feel of Test cricket. Their first memories of Test cricket will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

“Gradually, they will begin to appreciate the nuances of Test cricket,” he added.

“We have to focus on the next generation that has been exposed to one-day and Twenty20 cricket.”

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been concerned over dwindling crowds for Test matches, particularly after poor turnouts during Australia’s series in India last year.

Indian cricket officials bussed in school children in Mohali to boost attendance during the second Test against Australia.

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