Monday, January 13, 2025

Team India negotiate with practice pictches ahead of Melbourne Test

Date:

Share post:



Team India negotiate with practice pictches ahead of Melbourne Test

As Team India navigates through a long, five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia, it faced another challenge ahead of the fourth Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as players negotiated with the practice pitches allotted to them.

During Sunday`s practice session, a delivery from pacer Akash Deep kept low and hit skipper Rohit Sharma on his left knee. While dismissing any concerns over Rohit`s fitness, Akash had revealed the low bounce on the pitch, saying that he felt that the practice surface was meant for white-ball cricket and kept low.

“Such minor wounds are not anything unusual when you are playing cricket. It is not a big concern. But I felt the practice wicket was meant for the white ball and was keeping low. It was difficult to leave. But there are no concerns at all,” the bowler had said as quoted by cricket.com.au.

With the series level at 1-1, both teams will be playing the highly-anticipated Boxing Day Test from December 26 onwards, with an aim to secure an all-important lead and an edge ahead of the final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Also Read: India boycotts media match with Australia amid Jadeja press conference row

Reports from Australia suggested that India was practicing on wickets that had been used for the Big Bash and were a bit worn out from use. Pictures from the MCG showed what appeared to slightly worn out wickets on which the Indian team had been doing its practice drills

The practice wicket that had been marked for team Australia looked a bit fresher.

However, on Monday morning, the MCG head curator Matt Page clarified that fresh pitches are only offered three days before the start of the match.

“Yeah, so, for us, three days out, we prepare test match pitches for here. If teams come and train before that, they get what pitches we have had. So, today we are on fresh pitches. If India had trained this morning, they would have been on those fresh pitches. So, it is stock standard procedure for us, three days out,” he said.

(With agency inputs)




LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

spot_img

Related articles

This Part of Mozambique Was Like Paradise. Now It’s a Terrorist Hotbed.

In October, we traveled to the Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique to understand how terrorists who...

Barcelona hand Real Madrid latest El Clasico hammering to claim Supercopa | Football News

Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia...

Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company’s success

Xiqing Wang/BBC"Shein is a pillar of the fashion industry," said Guo Qing E, a Shein supplier. "I...

California fire: 16 dead, 16 missing, search operation underway amid historic blaze world News

Firefighters worked hard Sunday to advance against a wildfire that has destroyed thousands of homes...