The pitch used within the not too long ago concluded 3rd Test between India and Australia of the continuing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Holkar Stadium in Indore has formally been given a poor rating by means of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Further, beneath the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, the venue additionally won 3 demerit points after fit referee Chris Broad submitted his file.
Notably, the taking part in floor got here beneath the scanner proper from the start of the fit at the opening day, with India shedding seven wickets within the first consultation itself. A complete of 30 wickets fell at the first two days of the fit, with many professionals and former cricketers elevating their eyebrows at the pitch.
“The pitch, which was very dry, did not provide a balance between bat and ball, favouring spinners from the start. The fifth ball of the match broke through the pitch surface and continued to occasionally break the surface, providing little or no seam movement, and there was excessive and uneven bounce throughout the match,” stated Broad in his file.
Following ICC’s resolution, Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar slammed the apex frame by means of bringing up the instance of the GabbaTest between Australia-South Africa that led to two days, asking what number of demerit points did Brisbane won.
“One thing I would like to know, there was this Test match in November in Brisbane Gabba, where the match finished in 2 days. How many demerit points did that pitch get, and who was the match referee there,” Gavaskar stated in an interplay with India Today.
At the skin, the place batters from either side struggled to attain runs, Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon bagged 8 wickets in the second one innings, putting in place the bottom for Australia’s memorable win. The vacationers were given the objective of 76 runs to win the competition which they completed at the 3rd day of the fit.