Ex-BCCI curator slams 'poor' drop-in pitches in NYC, says they should've been installed 3 months ago
BCCI chief curator Daljit Singh is shocked by the "poor quality" of drop-in pitches being used for the T20 World Cup games in New York, including the ones featuring India. India play three World Cup games in New York including the blockbuster clash against Pakistan on June 9. In their tournament-opener against Ireland, uneven bounce and cracks attracted a lot of attention.
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India skipper Rohit Sharma was forced off the field after being hit by a Josh Little ball that took off from length, raising concerns about the safety of the players.
«It is a poor pitch. Drop-in pitch needs to be installed well in advance. To create density, you need to play on it and use different rollers and then increase the density,» Daljit, who worked with the BCCI for more than two decades, told PTI.
«It seems they just installed it without doing any of that, poor quality and preparation I would say,» he said.
The ICC had transported 10 made-in-Australia drop-in pitches to New York in the first week of May. All 10 wickets, four for the main square and six practice wickets, have been prepared by Adelaide Oval curator Damian Hough.
"Installation of the pitches should have been done three months ago. The they had to increase the density with heavy rolling, light rolling, cross rolling and diagonal rolling.
«Then take a break for a few days and then repeat the same for increasing
