ICC Match Referee provides ‘average’ score to Jamtha and Kotla tracks

The ICC match referee has given “average” score to each pitches in Nagpur and Delhi, respectively, the place India thrashed Australia inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The scores shall be uploaded on the ICC web site however PTI can affirm that match referee Andy Pycroft hasn’t given any antagonistic report in regards to the two tracks.

While the Australian media went paranoid in regards to the nature of the Nagpur observe the place the guests scored 177 and 91 in each innings, India had been in a position to rating 400 of their solely innings.

In Delhi, Australian batters couldn’t alter to the up and down nature of the observe on the third day and misplaced final 9 second innings wickets for 52 runs.

While Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja dominated the roost through the two video games, an “Average” score implies that no demerit factors are awarded to the venue.

There are six distinct classifications — Very Good, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor and Unfit.

Only when a pitch is rated under common, poor or unfit does, it attracts demerit factors.

The Nagpur venue had as soon as earlier been suspended when an India versus South Africa match resulted in two days with ball turning sq. from first hour.