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West Indies’ excellent batting and T20 World Cup 2024 ambassador Chris Gayle blamed the low-scoring matches in the Americas leg of the tournament on pitches that were not fully ready after the ‘drop in’. According to the ICC (International Cricket Council), drop-in pitches were used at the Nassau County Stadium in New York. The pitches were prepared in Adelaide, Australia and brought to Florida in December 2023. Gayle said that the pitch had not recovered from ‘jet lag’ after the long flight.
While ‘jet lag’ usually means tiredness from a long flight or travel, Gayle believed that New York pitches don’t get enough time to prepare after ‘drop in’. The pitches were trucked from Florida to New York. This pitch proved to be one of the toughest wickets to bat on during the tournament.
“There is no doubt that it will be a low-scoring match,” Gayle told a press conference. World Cup And sometimes even the wicket slows down. It’s a batsman’s format… but the bowlers are getting the edge every now and then in this tournament. This T20 World Cup But there was a lot of control over the bowlers, he said, “We want to see good pitches. America’s pitches were like ‘jet lag’. After bringing pitches from Australia, there was no time to adapt to the situation. So we saw some low-scoring matches.
The former West Indies captain, however, praised the ICC for its efforts to promote the game in the US. He said, “ICC did a great job. It’s great to tour the trophy to the US and then promote the game by holding matches there. He took cricket to a place where football, basketball and baseball are very popular. They have done a great job from a marketing point of view.”
Regarding the final match to be played between India and South Africa, he said that the ground in Barbados is suitable for batting. Gayle said, “Barbados has proved to be the best place for batsmen in this tournament. It is expected that the batsmen will score runs here in the final.