IND vs ENG: ICC’s third India-England Test rated pitch used for “Average”

The pitch used for the third Test between India and England in Ahmedabad has been rated ‘average’ by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The day-night test was played with a pink ball at the Narendra Modi Stadium from 24 to 25 February and ended within two days as the two teams clashed on the surface assisting the spinners. England scored 112 and 81 runs, while India were bowled out for 145 in the first innings and then chased down the target of 49 runs with 10 wickets in hand.

The pitch was criticized by many cricket pundits, including former cricketers Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook, as India’s captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin attributed the lack of application by the batsmen on both sides to low scores. Held.

Vaughan called India’s victory “a shallow victory” and even said that India was being let off pitches that made the ICC “toothless”.

Von wrote in the Daily Telegraph, “Long powerful countries like India will be allowed to leave with it, because the more toothless the ICC looks.”

“The governing body is allowing India to produce as per its will and it is Test cricket which is getting hurt,” he wrote.

Kohli dismissed criticism of the pitch.

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Kohli said after the match, “I have never experienced this before. A bizarre game that was over in two days.”

He said, “We were scoring 100 for 3 and then were bowled out for less than 150. It was just a strange ball and batting in the first innings was a good wicket. It was bizarre that 21 wickets out of 30. Straight balls fell. Kohli said that Test cricket is about trusting in your defense. The lack of application ensures that it ends early.