Just for context, Melbournes population in 1936 is estimated at 920,000 
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Going to be interesting to see what happens with crowds for next yearâs Ashes series.
The Ashes are always huge.
The Konstas and Brook shows are a tantalising drawcard.
And Melbourneâs Indian population adds a large cricket loving group.
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That was key to this.
And if Sri Lanka can get their Test side act together, a similar phenomenon may emerge.
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âThe match will not come near the record for the largest Test cricket attendance â over 465,000 watched the 1999 match between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.â
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The thing about cricket games in India or Pakistan that they do not often know how many are there. It may be different now with newer stadiums but I went to a Test match in Karachi in 1992 at the National Stadium.
I was in the Chairmanâs Box which was about the size of a 20 seater box at the G and there were about 50 people in it.
The crowd was huge and when I asked how many, I was told about 120,000. It felt like 200000. It has now been rebuilt as an all seated 35000 capacity.
Great test match, Australia lost by a wicket on the final day.
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I call shenanigans on that number
reckon the crowd would have looked the same
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The was for a 5 day total
yes but thats 93 X 5, thats a long way past capacity
Before Eden Gardens was rebuilt it was a very open place. I didnât attend a cricket match there but saw the place in the 1990s and could imagine 200000 Indian cricket lovers swarming around.
In 1996 World Cup semi final, India vs Sri Lanka, they had an official attendance of 110000 for a one day game.
Day 5 lasted 6 overs
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Doesnât surprise me. Indian supporters are amongst the most emotionally unstable, unfunny, salty and churlish people youâll come across. Happy to hand out the insults, but the minute you go back at them theyâll play the race card. Theyâll happily play the victim now with the Jaiswal and Deep 2nd innings dismissals being overturned by DRS.
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Nicely summed up by Daniel.
Plenty of Australian fans arenât exactly saints either, though.
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As an Indian supporter, I would say Iâm anything but the characteristics youâve listed. Funny though, I would say that most Australian fans I know, love dishing out abuse and arenât quite able to take it coming back their way.
Anyhow, thatâs besides the point. India only have themselves to blame for this loss, it wasnât down to any amazing bowling from Australia. Pant, Kohli and Jaiswal all threw away their wickets and should be plastered by the media for their choices.
Rohit Sharma wouldâve been best to stay in India and just allow Bumrah to captain the side. He was more tactically adept and aggressive as a captain in Perth.
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Almost like having Steve Buckner reincarnated. Iâll never forgive him for that non call in the Sydney 2008 test.
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Simon Taufel summed up the decision on Jaiswal. If there is video evidence it hit the bat or gloves - which there clearly was- then there is no need to go to Snicko. Itâs not needed. So the snicko thing is just an excuse by India and Indian fans to vent - even Sharma said he hit it!
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Yeah the Sharma comments when you read them, come off as some serious cognitive dissonance.