The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday rated the pitch for the third Test between India and Australia as ‘poor’ as a part of the ICC pitch and outfield monitoring course of. India misplaced by 9 wickets on the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday.
ICC match referee Chris Broad, after consulting each captains Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith, submitted a report back to the ICC outlining the match officers’ issues. After analysis, the venue obtained three demerit factors.
Broad mentioned, ‘The pitch, which was fairly dry, couldn’t strike a steadiness between bat and ball, favoring the spinners from the very starting. The fifth ball of the match broke by means of the floor of the pitch and continued to interrupt the floor sometimes, inflicting little or no seam motion and extreme and uneven bounce all through the match.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has two weeks to attraction in opposition to the ban.
The pitch has been severely criticized by a number of former gamers since India have been dismissed for 109 on the morning of the primary day. During commentary, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden mentioned, “It’s an entire desert. It’s very dry.
He additional mentioned, ‘In any means spinners mustn’t come for bowling within the sixth over. That’s why I do not like surfaces like this. It shouldn’t be stored so low and may take so many activates the primary day. It does not matter whether or not Australia wins this Test or India. Such surfaces aren’t good for Test cricket.
The sharpest criticism got here from former Australian quick bowler Michael Kasprowicz who mentioned sen cricketWhat’s extra, not one of the 14 wickets fell at tempo. The followers noticed the complete extent of the pitch when Nathan Lyon bowled Cheteshwar Pujara with a supply that unimaginably turned and stayed low to hit the right-arm leg stump. Just 50 balls have been bowled earlier than Lyon took a peach.
“It’s surprising, this wicket is an entire tip. There’s no means for Test cricket earlier than lunch on the primary day the pitch ought to take so many methods. It throws everybody out. It’s attention-grabbing to observe and good to see them survive , (however) it isn’t good. It isn’t good cricket.
Broad additionally rated the strips in Nagpur and Delhi as “Average”. All the three Test matches resulted in three days. Despite the defeat within the third Test, India is main 2-1 within the sequence.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
