Indore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) termed the Holkar Stadium pitch used for the Border Gavaskar Trophy Test match as ‘bad’, in which Australia defeated India by nine wickets on the third day. This poor rating also got three demerit marks to Indore and these points will be active for five years. The Indian team was reduced to the score of 109 and 163 runs in both innings, while Australia scored 197 runs in the first innings, and then on the third day they won by chasing a target of 76 runs in the morning.
According to the release issued by the ICC, “ICC match referee Chris Broad has submitted his report to the ICC, in which he expressed his thoughts after talking to the match officials and captains of both teams.” After this assessment, the site was given three demerit marks. “
This report has been sent to BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), which has 14 days to appeal against it. Chris Broad said, “The pitch was very dry, it did not provide any balance between the bat and the ball and the spinners were getting help from the beginning.”
He said, “The fifth ball of the match broke from the surface of the pitch and it ever continued to break the surface of the pitch, which was not getting a little or any ‘seam movement’ and highly and unequal throughout the match. Bounced. ” India had lost seven wickets in the first session as the ball was taking ‘square turn’ during the first half an hour.
