The curator of the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has been faraway from his job after getting ready a “shocker of a pitch” for the second T20I in opposition to New Zealand.
Though India gained the sport on Sunday with a ball to spare, skipper Hardik Pandya didn’t mince his phrases, calling the Lucknow wicket a “shocker”.
New Zealand was restricted to 99 for eight and India had a tough time chasing the small goal on a turning observe.
“The curator has been removed and replaced by Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal who is a very experienced curator. We will turn things around in a month.
“A lot of domestic cricket was already played on all the centre wickets ahead of the T20I and the curator should have left one or two strips for an international game. The surface was overused and due to the bad weather, there was not enough (time) to prepare a fresh wicket,” a UPCA supply advised PTI.
Agarwal, who has ready pitches in Bangladesh up to now earlier than being eliminated in October final yr, has been tasked to set issues proper so far as pitch-making is worried. He will work intently with veteran BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee, stated the supply.
The T20I collection decider shall be performed in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Hardik has not been proud of the surfaces on provide to this point within the collection.
“To be honest, it was a shocker of a wicket. Both the games we have played on so far. I don’t mind difficult wickets. I am all up for that, but these two wickets are not made for T20. Somewhere down the line, the curators or the grounds that we are going to play in should make sure they prepare the pitches earlier,” Hardik had stated after the six-wicket win in Lucknow.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
