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#4 Poor attendance puts day-night games back in focus

Adelaide's opening day numbers from day-night Tests in the last three years have been 47,000, 32,000 and 55,000

It's been three years since the first day-night Test, but India, one of the top-ranked teams in the game, still seems reluctant to venture into the world of pink ball cricket.

Now, with the poor attendance at Adelaide for the opening day of the India-Australia Test, the host country's cricket board is reportedly urging the folks at BCCI to reconsider their stance.

On Day 1, only 24,000 ticket holders were present to witness the Australian bowling attack spew venom on the visitors, a low number considering how the opening day figures for day-night games have been in the past.

Speaking to SEN radio, CA chief executive Kevin Roberts said: "We think we would've had 15,000 or so interstate visitors if it was a day-night Test so there's no doubting we've lost that group of fans".

"It matters what the fans think and they've voted with their feet. Those numbers (from the day-night games in the last three years) are incredible so we're really excited about getting back to that in the future."