Kevin Pietersen called for free tickets in Test matches |Courtesy – PTI/AP
\n\nEngland cricket legend Kevin Pietersen urged authorities to give free tickets for Test matches in places where fans are not filling up the stands. The remarks came on the back of the empty stands being seen in both the first and second Test matches of the blockbuster series between South Africa and Australia.
\n\nThe lack of fans in the stadium for a series between two sides, which not only played the final of the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) but are also first and second in the standings in the 2025-27 WTC cycle, has raised eyebrows in the cricket fraternity.
\n\nPietersen claimed that boards should make money through T20 franchise tournaments and questioned whether the ticket sale money is enough to justify very few people turning up at the stadium.
\n\nTest Cricket in places that struggle for crowds should make it FREE to enter! Boards should make their money off their franchise tournaments. "There is no way that Durban and PE have made enough money off ticket sales to justify no one there watching," said Pietersen.
\n\nThe former England captain also expressed his dislike for players' names and…
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