IND vs AUS 2023: Before the Indore Test, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that team will look to do something different in Ahmedabad if they secure WTC final berth. The opening batter then indicated having a 'green' track for the fourth Test to prepare for the summit clash to be played at The Oval, London in June
The third Test between India and Australia ended within two-day and a session as the pitch used for the match received a lot of flak and also a ‘poor’ rating from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Australia won the match by nine wickets and sealed the World Test Championship (WTC) final spot on the rank turner.
Before the Indore Test, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that team will look to do something different in Ahmedabad if they secure WTC final berth. The opening batter then indicated having a ‘green’ track for the fourth Test to prepare for the summit clash to be played at The Oval, London in June.
But Indore’s wicket backfired for the home side as Australia gained their first win in the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy and put India on wait for the WTC final.
Before the start of the fourth and decisive Test for India, pitch talk is again in the news. As per the report, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) official has revealed that there are ‘no instructions’ from the Indian team on preparing the pitch.
“We haven’t received any instructions from the Indian team management and our local curators are preparing a normal track as we have always done through the season,” a state association source told PTI on Saturday.
“In fact, last Ranji game over here in January, Railways scored 500 plus (508) batting first and Gujarat, although suffered innings defeat, scored 200 plus in both innings. It won’t be too different this time,” he said. “Obviously, last few days the BCCI’s grounds and pitches committee instruct the local curator. But, certainly, from our end our endeavour is to produce a good Test match pitch.”
In Indore, 30 wickets fell on the first two days of the match. Out of the 31 wickets that fell during the whole match, 26 were scalped by the spinners while only four wickets went to pacers. One was run-out.
Speaking on the Indore pitch, Chris Broad said: “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.”
The fourth Test between India and Australia will start on Thursday, March 9.
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The third Test between India and Australia ended within two-day and a session as the pitch used for the match received a lot of flak and also a ‘poor’ rating from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Australia won the match by nine wickets and sealed the World Test Championship (WTC) final spot on the rank turner.
Before the Indore Test, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that team will look to do something different in Ahmedabad if they secure WTC final berth. The opening batter then indicated having a ‘green’ track for the fourth Test to prepare for the summit clash to be played at The Oval, London in June.
But Indore’s wicket backfired for the home side as Australia gained their first win in the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy and put India on wait for the WTC final.
Before the start of the fourth and decisive Test for India, pitch talk is again in the news. As per the report, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) official has revealed that there are ‘no instructions’ from the Indian team on preparing the pitch.
“We haven’t received any instructions from the Indian team management and our local curators are preparing a normal track as we have always done through the season,” a state association source told PTI on Saturday.
“In fact, last Ranji game over here in January, Railways scored 500 plus (508) batting first and Gujarat, although suffered innings defeat, scored 200 plus in both innings. It won’t be too different this time,” he said. “Obviously, last few days the BCCI’s grounds and pitches committee instruct the local curator. But, certainly, from our end our endeavour is to produce a good Test match pitch.”
In Indore, 30 wickets fell on the first two days of the match. Out of the 31 wickets that fell during the whole match, 26 were scalped by the spinners while only four wickets went to pacers. One was run-out.
Speaking on the Indore pitch, Chris Broad said: “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.”
The fourth Test between India and Australia will start on Thursday, March 9.
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