The empty galleries during Saturday’s match between West Indies and Scotland told the story all too clearly.
Despite it being a World Cup fixture, a majority of the seats at the iconic stadium remained vacant.
Ticket sales had already slumped beforehand, and once play began, the sparsely filled stands underlined the lack of local interest.
Matches involving Bangladesh usually turn Eden into a roaring sea of fans, but today the historic venue echoed with silence instead of cheers.
