The International Cricket Council (ICC) has modified the score for the third Test between India and Australia, which was held in Indore’s Holkar Stadium. The apex physique had given ‘poor’ score to the pitch after the match ended nicely inside three days, in a 9-wicket victory for the vacationers. The ICC has now modified its verdict on the pitch, calling it ‘under common’.
In an announcement, the ICC stated: “The pitch for the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series was initially rated as ‘poor’ and received three demerit points. However, after an appeal from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the rating has been changed from ‘poor’ to ‘below average’.”
The ICC enchantment panel consisting of Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager – Cricket, and Roger Harper, ICC Men’s Cricket Committee Member, reviewed footage from the match after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had lodged an enchantment on the score. The Indian staff was additionally penalised with 3 demerit factors following the ‘poor’ score. With the revised score, the demerit factors have additionally been decreased to 1.
Giving an evidence for the change in score, the ICC stated in its assertion: “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, therefore, concluded that the pitch should be rated ‘below average’, meaning the Holkar Stadium will receive only one demerit point instead of the original three.”
Pitches have been within the highlight nearly the complete Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first two Test venues of the sequence got ‘common’ score by the BCCI. While the primary three matches of the sequence vastly favoured spinners, the fourth Test noticed a totally ‘flat’ monitor being laid on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match led to a boring draw, with the batters of each the groups piling up mountains of runs.
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