Will BCCI object to ‘terror’ pitch?

[Sid]

The Feroz Shah Kotla pitch, one may recall, was termed ‘dangerous’ during an India-Sri Lanka ODI in 2009. Now one gets to hear of a ‘terror’ pitch. The English media has called the pitch at Edgbaston a terror pitch after two batsmen retired hurt and one batsman, Vikram Solanki, was seriously injured and taken to hospital during a four-day match recently. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has sought explanation from Warwickshire county, which was also docked eight points for laying a horrible surface for their match against Worcestershire. The Indian team is scheduled to play a Test at the venue in August. Interestingly enough, the ECB’s showcause to the county comes at a time when a two-member recce committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is inspecting the facilities in England for Team India’s July-September tour. India are scheduled to play four Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international during the two-month stay. Edgbaston will host the third Test from August 10 to 14. On Monday, the committee members, Ratnakar Shetty and Suru Naik, were in Edgbaston. It was not known if they have inspected the ground and the pitch. However, one of them did confirm to DNA that they were in Birmingham on Monday afternoon. They could not be contacted for details. When contacted, a BCCI official said the recce tour is a usual practice, which is followed by every board. “We’ve sent a couple of members to do the usual inspection on security arrangements and logistics,†he said. He would not, however, comment on whether the committee will scrutinise the pitches. The preparation of pitches, anyway, is the home board’s discretion. There was further criticism for the pitch. Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes slammed it saying it was unfit for first-class cricket. His side had got 218-run thrashing on the wicket from Warwickshire. “…my view would have been different. I would have voted it as unfit. If you ask the question ‘is that fit for first-class cricket’ I would say no,†Rhodes wrote in a recent blog. It is said that Edgbaston has had renovation work done recently and the pitch may have been affected by the work. Edgbaston could bethe only concern for the |recce committee members. The Lord’s, the Oval and Trent Bridge, the venues for other three Tests, should not be any problem for the Indian side. The ODIs are at Chester-le-Street, the Rose Bowl, Kennington Oval, Lord’s and Cardiff. The T20 international will be played at Old Trafford. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_will-bcci-object-to-terror-pitch_1544140 :hmmm:

[The Outsider]

Edgbaston has been a disgrace the entire season - how difficult is it to have a safe pitch. Bloody third world countries.

[Cricket Tragic]

Plenty of time left. They should sort it out in time.

[Ultimate_Game]

I hope folks like Tony Greig focus their energy on sub-standard and unsafe pitches which are a disgrace to cricket.

[Sachinism]

There'll be no uproar. I could imagine the English media had it been England coming to India :haha:

[Serani]

They are here to inspect facilities? Sounds like they just fancy a holiday to me.

[Sachinism]

Oh no its Serani'se turf I hope you'll be there to watch England receive a trashing

[Serani]

England will not lose at Edgbaston.

[Ultimate_Game]

England will not lose at Edgbaston.

Ok. We will take a draw at Edgbaston and wins at other venues in that case :--D

[The Outsider]

Ok. We will take a draw at Edgbaston and wins at other venues in that case :--D

A draw at Edbaston is impossible unless there is rain - I've been following the county matches and the pitch has been a disgrace. Personally, I don't mind - with the kind of batting line up India has the worse the pitch the better for us.

[Serani]

Edgbaston is a true english ground, not like these posh southern ******s that go to tests at Lords and the Oval not knowing a clue about the game. The crowd is always behind england to the fullest and the players appreciate that.

[Serani]

A draw at Edbaston is impossible unless there is rain - I've been following the county matches and the pitch has been a disgrace. Personally' date=' I don't mind - with the kind of batting line up India has the worse the pitch the better for us.[/quote'] You do know the pitches where the low scores have been made is nowhere near the pitch for internationals, at the start of the county season they always start at the end of the square so who knows what the international pitches will play like, but I doubt it will be a road.

[Ultimate_Game]

A draw at Edbaston is impossible unless there is rain - I've been following the county matches and the pitch has been a disgrace. Personally' date=' I don't mind - with the kind of batting line up India has the worse the pitch the better for us.[/quote'] We have seen Indians bat first in Headingley in overcast conditions, piling a huge total and winning by an innings. Don't think India has to be afriad of any venue or opponent anymore. We have enough batting talent, decent spinners and pretty decent fast bowlers (Zaheer, Sreesanth, Ishant, Munaf, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar etc.) to beat anyone anywhere. Plus I agree with you that poor pitch conditions will actually suit India better. Indian batsmen have the technique to counter the conditions and our bowling will look lethal in helpful conditions. As long as the conditions are consistent throughout and we don't get the same thing that happened in the 1st Test against SA (overcast on the opening day and bright & sunny the rest) we should be just fine.

[Cricket Tragic]

Edgbaston is a true english ground' date=' not like these posh southern ******s that go to tests at Lords and the Oval not knowing a clue about the game. The crowd is always behind england to the fullest and the players appreciate that.[/quote'] :finger: The grounds in the north and the midlands are **** and they're filled with morons who you find at football matches (drunk hooligans). You'd never find such people at Lord's, Wimbledon or the Royal Ascot.

[Chandan]

The four grounds where India will tests belong to which counties? Edgbaston : Warwickshire Trentbridge: Nottinghamshire Lords: Middlesex Oval: Surrey Which other counties have international grounds?

[vvvslaxman]

If pitch is dangerous it should not be used. Simple as that. Teams have the right to walk out. Srilanka did once in India. Srinath hurt few SL batsmen including Jayasuriya. They walked out in 1 or 2 overs. When bunch of noobs can be dangerous on such surfaces imagine international bowlers. Ishant can literally kill you.

[Cricket Tragic]

The four grounds where India will tests belong to which counties? Edgbaston : Warwickshire Trentbridge: Nottinghamshire Lords: Middlesex Oval: Surrey Which other counties have international grounds?

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan Emirates (Prev called Riverside ground at Chestler-le-Street): Durham Rose Bowl: Hampshire Old Trafford: Manchester Headindley: Yorks

[Cricket Tragic]

If pitch is dangerous it should not be used. Simple as that. Teams have the right to walk out. Srilanka did once in India. Srinath hurt few SL batsmen including Jayasuriya. They walked out in 1 or 2 overs. When bunch of noobs can be dangerous on such surfaces imagine international bowlers. Ishant can literally kill you.

Not once but twice. Delhi recently and also Indore in 1997.

[Sid]

I remember a test match in WI was stopped because of dangerous pitch in 1997-98 .

[Cricket Tragic]

I remember a test match in WI was stopped because of dangerous pitch in 1997-98 .

Yep, WI vs Eng. Ambrose and Walsh on that pitch....:hysterical: