ICC match referees have given “Average” rankings to each the pitches at Nagpur and Delhi respectively, the place India beat Australia inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The rankings might be uploaded on the ICC web site however PTI can verify that match referee Andy Pycroft has not given any antagonistic experiences about both observe.
While the Australian media went nuts concerning the nature of the Nagpur observe, the place the guests scored 177 and 91 in each innings, India have been in a position to rating 400 of their solely innings.
In Delhi, the Australian batsmen couldn’t alter to the ups and downs of the observe on the third day, dropping the final 9 wickets of the second innings for 52 runs.
While Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja dominated the roost throughout the two matches, an “average” score means the venue is given no demerit factors.
There are six completely different classifications – Very Good, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor and Unqualified.
Only when a pitch is deemed under common, poor or unsuitable does it appeal to demerit factors. The Nagpur venue was suspended as soon as earlier than when the India vs South Africa match led to two days with the ball turning sq. from the primary hour.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
