The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared the pitch used for the
third Test encounter between India and Australia in Indore as “poor” under
the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process and as a result, the Holkar
Stadium has received three demerit points.The pitch received a lot of criticism from experts due to the uneven
pace and bounce on offer with 30 wickets falling in just two days. The
pitch conditions specifically favoured the spins from both sides with 26
out of the 31 wickets that fell during the match going to spin bowlers. The
decision was taken following a conversation between match referee Chris
Broad and the two captains – India’s Rohit Sharma and Australia’s Steve
Smith.
third Test encounter between India and Australia in Indore as “poor” under
the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process and as a result, the Holkar
Stadium has received three demerit points.The pitch received a lot of criticism from experts due to the uneven
pace and bounce on offer with 30 wickets falling in just two days. The
pitch conditions specifically favoured the spins from both sides with 26
out of the 31 wickets that fell during the match going to spin bowlers. The
decision was taken following a conversation between match referee Chris
Broad and the two captains – India’s Rohit Sharma and Australia’s Steve
Smith.
“The pitch, which was very dry, did not provide a balance between bat and
ball, favouring spinners from the start. The fifth ball of the match broke
through the pitch surface and continued to occasionally break the surface
providing little or no seam movement and there was excessive and uneven
bounce throughout the match,” match referee Chris Broad said while
discussing the pitch conditions.
