Bengal coach Arun Lal bashed on the pitch for their Ranji Trophy final against Saurashtra as he referred to it as “very poor” and said that the BCCI should look into this as they had prepared the kind of pitch for the big game.

“Very poor wicket. The board has to look into things like these. The ball is not coming up. This is not good for cricket. The ball is not getting off, it is dusting, reversing. Very poor,” Lal, who played 16 Tests and 13 ODIs for India, said.

The former cricketer also felt that the curator did not do his job well for the crucial final.

“No, net necessarily (on neutral venue). You have got neutral curators. The board should look into it. Send your curator 15 days before the game. Even the curator has not done a good job. We had to attack the batsman (in third session). You have to contain runs, like I said it is a poor wicket. Medium pacer is bowling with one slip and there is no chance of ball carrying it to slips. It would be a disgrace if the ball starts rolling through on day three,” said Arun Lal.

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While talking about the game, Lal said there is a long way to go and the final is yet to over.

“Yes, I am. This is a long game. 15 sessions have to be played, we have played three. We will fight till the end whatever the result. We don’t focus on the result. We focus on what we do best. If we keep them to under 300 in the first innings, I will be happy,” he shared.

He also spoke about Sudip Kumar Gharami who has made his first-class debut in a big final, citing: “He is a young boy and immensely talented who is playing U-23 for Bengal. Someone else made his debut in the Ranji final and went on to captain India successfully. May be he would emulate him (referring to Ganguly).”