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BENGALURU: Effective July 12, the Bengaluru Super Division Hockey League was presented at the Karnataka State Hockey Association (KSCA) stadium. . Group matches have benefited from good sponsorship. On July 19, about 15 miles from KSHA, the city hosted the first test between India and New Zealand on the campus of the Sports Authority of India. One might think that the match between Indian players linked to the Asian Games in a World Cup year would have also attracted the crowds. Right? False. Apart from a handful of national campers who were already on site, fans were deprived of the opportunity to watch the sport they live and breathe.
The situation was a bit better for the second game on Saturday – the hosts won 3-1 – but the lack of knowledge of an international bilateral series was depressing to say the least. For example, a group of students from the National Law School accidentally "dropped" after completing a swimming session. Another of about 100 fans (this number was in the tens for the first match), who had watched the second meeting, Bhaskar Krishnaswamy, spoke pbadionately about the bizarre situation. "I will write a letter to the Prime Minister's office and copy the Sports Minister there," he said.
"International matches like these should be held in proper stadiums so that more people can access them." Even New Zealand coach, Darren Smith, was surprised by the setting. "The original plan was to hold the series at Bhubaneswar but because preparations for the World Cup are underway, it was moved here.We knew it would be at the training center of the Indian team but playing in front of a large crowd would have been pretty good. "Although both teams maintained a good pace throughout the competition, they still looked strange – like a
atmosphere was nonexistent then even as small pockets of the crowd were trying to encourage India.In fact, at one point, about after 30 minutes, the security guard had to close the doors to the ground to prevent more people to get in. It was an understandable step because the training center is not designed for "
But why put yourself in a place where you had to refuse them? fans in the first place? When Express tried to contact the authorities Competent – Hockey India, the Bangalore Hockey Association and Hockey Karnataka – in an attempt to get an answer, a "no comment" was the only one to come. Meanwhile, Krishnaswamy, who had brought his son to the stadium to sign up for a basketball clbad, had a question to ask. "Is it the second or third match?" The third and final match of the current series is Sunday.
RESULT
] India 3 (Rupinderpal Singh 18, Sunil SV 27, Mandeep Singh 56) in New Zealand 1 (Stephen Jenness 24).
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