Distance matters (evidence from the game of cicket)

Syed Akif Hasan, Muhammad Imtiaz Subhani and Amber Osman

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Abstract: Playing at home-ground gives advantage to the home side always, though the strength of the teams also plays a major role in the eventual outcome of a given match. It is observed that India is remarkable when it plays at home; however, it becomes quite an ordinary side when it plays at opponents’ home-ground. Meanwhile, Australia, which has been the most consistent team for several decades played well both at home and away. After studying the 50-years data of home and away matches for all major cricket playing teams via split technique, it was found that the teams won their matches more, when they play at their home grounds, while playing at opponent’s home-ground may snatch away the victory from them.

Keywords: home grounds; home crowd; home; away (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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