New Delhi. A slow pitch can be seen in the semi-final between India and New Zealand today. The team management has asked the BCCI curator to remove the grass from the pitch. After the victory in the final match against the Netherlands, the Indian think tank informed the curator of the Wankhede Stadium about its priority. Talking about the World Cup 2023, 4 matches have been held so far in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The team batting first has won 3 matches. The fast bowlers got a lot of help in the first 20 overs of the evening. The average first innings score is over 350 runs. In such a situation, there is little chance of seeing a big score here in the semi-final.
The BCCI curators have formed a group to oversee the pitches at each venue during the World Cup. ICC has also sent its own experts for the matches at each venue. According to Indian Express, an official of the Mumbai Cricket Association said that a message was given to the curators to prepare a slow track before Team India reached Mumbai. The source said the wicket would not have much turn, but the team had demanded a slower pitch. For this reason grass has been removed from the pitch.
The coach and captain saw the pitch
Team India captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid saw the pitch on Tuesday. After this, the team management spoke to the ground staff and asked if they would apply anti-dew chemicals on the field after the practice session. The current World Cup has so far proved difficult to chase down at the Wankhede. However, while talking to the media, Rohit said that he has been playing on the pitch here for a long time. In such a situation, it is not appropriate to say anything about chasing on the basis of a few World Cup matches. In such a situation the toss will not be important here.
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In World Cup 2023, Team India played a match at Wankhede and won by more than 300 runs against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, New Zealand has not played a single World Cup 2023 match at this venue.
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Tags: New Zealand, Rohit Sharma, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: November 15, 2023, 06:56 IST