The pitches and the weather conditions have always been one of the matters of concern for most of the teams before starting to play a cricket match. In most cases, the home captains have the advantage of choosing the type of wicket they wish to play the game on.

In various parts of the world, the conditions are specialized in building certain types of wickets. Here are 5 of the fastest pitches in the world:

1. Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba), Australia

The Gabba is situated in Brisbane and the pitch conditions on that ground have always been known to be a good pitch for competitive cricket. The pitch at Gabba stays true even on the 5 days of a Test, that simply means that there is very little cracking in the pitch, thus always making it an exciting contest between the batsmen and the pacers as who get a lot of assistance early on.