WTC an enormous cause for result-oriented Test match pitches lately: Dravid

A couple of minutes earlier than the remainder of the Indian staff reached the Narendra Modi Stadium for coaching forward of the fourth and closing Test in opposition to Australia, skipper Rohit Sharma walked in to take a look on the wicket.

As the 2 strips had been lined, Rohit went in the direction of the far proper and took a more in-depth have a look at the floor that seemed recent, that didn’t appear to be a rank-turner. Shortly, the captain was joined by coach Rahul Dravid, and for the following ten-odd minutes, the 2 noticed the floor and exchanged just a few phrases earlier than shifting in the direction of the nets.

With the Indore Test not lasting past seven periods, and ICC terming the wicket as ‘poor’, the pitch has as soon as once more turn out to be the speaking level. But as the house staff gears up for the key conflict and hopes to guide a berth within the World Test Championship (WTC) closing, Dravid admitted that with the WTC spot at stake, wickets are getting difficult the world over.

“It (the WTC) could be one of the reasons. There is too much premium on results. You draw a game like in Kanpur against New Zealand (in 2021). They [India] took nine wickets in the second innings and you draw the game and it sets you back in a home game. There is tough competition all around, every team is getting results at home. There is a premium on results whether at home or away,” Dravid mentioned.

“In this competition, you get four points for a draw and 12 points for a win, so there is a premium on that. There is no question about that.”

He didn’t wish to touch upon ICC score the Indore pitch as ‘poor’, Dravid, nevertheless, made it clear that groups do have a tendency to supply result-oriented wickets conserving WTC qualification in thoughts. “The match referee is entitled to make his opinion, and share his thoughts on the pitches. It doesn’t matter whether I agree with his reading or not. Sometimes, with WTC points at stake, you are looking to play on wickets that produce results and it can happen sometimes, not only in India but across the world,” he mentioned. “Sometimes, it’s difficult to get that balance right for everyone. That can happen, not only here but it has happened in other places as well.”

Ever for the reason that collection acquired underway, there have been loads of discuss over India’s determination to supply rank-turners and Dravid believes that the wicket shouldn’t be the prime focus.

“Whatever is the wicket, honestly it does not matter. There is a lot of talk on the wicket for a lot of time, it is the same for both teams. Sometimes, it does get challenging for the bowlers and at times, it’s challenging for batters. Wickets are like that. We have to learn to play on them, we have to adjust. We played on some challenging wickets overseas, whenever we go,” Dravid mentioned.

“We played on some wickets in South Africa recently where the spinner was completely taken out of the game. Everyone’s trying to produce wickets where you eventually want results in these games and that’s natural…”

Batting for a ‘realistic’ method, Dravid additionally indicated that the high-profile go to by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on the primary day of the sport, won’t be a distraction for his staff. .