Posting will be light for the next four to five days, but (if you ask me) understandably so. I mean, c’mon:
- I will not see a Test match at a stadium with a better view for the rest of my life, and I will be a ridiculously lucky person if I turn out to be wrong about this.
- Dharamshala (and McLeodganj) are impossibly pretty towns
- … but as with every other Indian city/town that I’ve been to, so also with these: their infrastructure simply can’t keep up
- Better public transport would go a very long way towards ameliorating traffic in both places, and the roads would be a positive delight.
- Attendance for Test cricket is declining, but that is on average a mixed blessing. I cannot imagine what the streets of Dharamshala will be like during a one day match or a T20 international.
- Another upside of declining Test attendance – the fans that do turn up are on average that much more passionate and informed. You can (and most likely will) strike up a conversation with whoever is sitting next to you about cricket, and you will learn a fair bit.
- If you are coming to Dharamshala in early March, the cold will be worse than you’re expecting. This will remain true even after adjusting your expectation accordingly.
- The loos at the stadium were better than we expected, and by miles. Kudos to the BCCI.
- The food at the stadium was worse than we expected, and by miles. C’mon, BCCI.
- Regardless of whether or not you are a fan of cricket, go watch a match at the Dharmshala stadium. If you are a fan of the sport, try and catch a Test match.
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