As the T20 World Cup 2024 draws to a close, with India and South Africa set to clash in the final in Barbados, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has voiced strong criticism regarding the subpar state of the pitches throughout the tournament. Speaking on a podcast for ESPNCricinfo, Manjrekar expressed his dissatisfaction with the bowler-friendly […]

Deepak Chahar, the talented Indian fast bowler, has endured a challenging period marked by recurring injuries. Despite these setbacks, he remains determined to regain his place in the national team and set his sights on participating in the T20 World Cup next year. Chahar’s last appearance for India dates back to December 2022. Since then, he […]

Current Australia (CA) assistant coach Daniel Vettori has commented on the increasing criticism of the Indian pitches being used for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. There have been a lot of talks and debates on the Indian pitches in the four-match Test series between India and Australia. The pitch discussion gained a lot of momentum […]

Former Australian fast bowler, Michael Kasprowicz doesn’t understand why so much talk about the pitches in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, because they are “typical” Indian wickets that Australia must “adapt and adjust” to. While the pitch in Nagpur and Delhi wasn’t talked about much, the deck in Indore was immensely criticized after spinning sharply from […]

Former India opener, Aakash Chopra gives a contradictory opinion to that of Ravi Shastri regarding the pitch conditions for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, saying he wouldn’t want pitches that turn for the ball one of the Test matches in the upcoming 4-match series against Australia. Shastri, former India head coach, had suggested that India play on […]

Pakistan’s record in Test cricket in recent times has been way below expectations, to say the least. The Pakistan team themselves have not won a single match at home in the last two-match Test series where flat decks were offered in most of the games. The team has lost back-to-back series in the World Test […]

Ahead of the day-night Test against England, the veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma came hard on the critics of the Test pitches in India saying such pitches have been prepared in the country for many years now and he doesn’t think there needs to any changes in that approach. The Indian opener, who scored a […]

On Day 3 of the third and the final Test between India and Sri Lanka in Delhi once gain saw hazy skies and extremely polluted air. Wile on the previous day, the visitors suffer greatly, as players on the field needed pollution masks and some of those back in the change room needed oxygen cylinders. […]

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, […]