The ICC has withdrawn its demerit level awarded to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for making a poor pitch throughout the Test match between Pakistan and England in December final 12 months.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi stated that he has written a robust letter to the ICC difficult the choice to award demerit factors to the Pindi Stadium.
Sethi stated, “I wrote a long and strong letter to the ICC as soon as I became chairman, outlining the records of other venues and challenging on what basis the Pindi Stadium should be given a demerit point when the result of the said match was also ” advised the media in Lahore.
Rawalpindi pitch given demerit level after first #PAKvENG Test match 🚨 has been canceled#WTC23https://t.co/FQoxjKZkd6
– ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2023
“I am pleased to announce that the ICC has agreed to our request and withdrawn the demerit point.” England gained the First Test towards Pakistan, performed at Pindi in December, after scoring 500 runs on the primary day.
The ICC had additionally given one demerit level to the Pindi Stadium after a high-scoring Test match between Pakistan and Australia in March final 12 months. pti core ssc
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
