AB and the fans' dilemma with delirium

The cricket aficionados of Bengaluru had enough reasons to fill up the Chinnaswamy Stadium on the first day of the second India-South Africa Test - Weekend, the Diwali holidays and India's 1-0 series lead. There was also the small matter of this being AB de Villiers' 100th Test match - a man, the city has grown to consider its own.
Yet, the dwindling patronage for Test cricket had been a genuine cause for concern. Tests in Colombo, Sharjah, and Mohali, in the last month, have mostly been played out in front of empty stands despite providing engrossing contests. The incessant rainfall received by the city in the build up to the Test hadn't helped. A member of the organising committee assured journalists of good attendance ahead of the game but the clouds hadn't reflected his positivity.

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