Australian Outlet Criticises ICC For Indore Pitch Ranking ‘Revision’, Ex-Star Reacts

The International Cricket Council (ICC) determined to vary the pitch score for the third Test between India and Australia in Indore. After the match referee gave the Holkar Stadium pitch a ‘poor’ score, the Board of Contol for Cricket in India (BCCI) determined to lodge an enchantment. In what may be known as a profitable consequence from the enchantment, the score was revised from ‘poor’ to ‘under common’. However, the ICC’s choice hasn’t gone down nicely with a piece of Australian media.

Criticising the apex board’s choice, an Australian outlet branded the choice as ‘ridiculous’. Even Australia’s former cricketer and coach Darren Lehmann reacted to the information on social media.

— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) March 27, 2023

“The pitch, which was very dry, did not provide a balance between bat and ball, favouring spinners from the start,” match referee Chris Broad wrote in his report.

“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,” he had added.

After the BCCI lodged an enchantment, footage from the match was reviewed, primarily based on which the score was upgraded to ‘under common’.

Explaining the choice, ICC stated in a press release: “The footage from the Test was reviewed by an ICC appeal panel consisting of Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager – Cricket, and Roger Harper, ICC Men’s Cricket Committee Member. Both were of the opinion that, while the guidelines had been followed by the Match Referee in accordance with Appendix A of the Pitch Monitoring Process, there was not enough excessive variable bounce to warrant the ‘poor’ rating.

“The panel, due to this fact, concluded that the pitch must be rated ‘under common’, which means the Holkar Stadium will obtain just one demerit level as a substitute of the unique three.”

At the Holkar Stadium, 14 wickets fell on the first day and, out of the 31 wickets to fall in the Test, 26 went to spinners.