{"id":299519,"date":"2023-11-15T19:25:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299519"},"modified":"2023-11-15T19:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:25:49","slug":"india-criticised-following-pitch-switch-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/%d1%81ricket\/india-criticised-following-pitch-switch-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"India criticised following pitch switch revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>India roaring into the World Cup final leaves a &#8216;sour taste&#8217; after they switched the pitch for the New Zealand clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport revealed that India went behind the ICC backs ahead of the game<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They ensured their World Cup semi-final clash took place on a used pitch\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Vaughan, Wasim Akram and David &#8216;Lloyd&#8217; Bumble have all since spoken out<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The world of cricket reacted with disbelief after Mail Sport\u2019s revelation that India had gone behind the ICC\u2019s backs to ensure their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai took place on a used pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The pre-tournament agreement with the ICC\u2019s experienced pitch consultant Andy Atkinson was that the game would be played on a fresh surface &#8211; only for India to insist on a pitch that had already been used twice.<\/p>\n<p>They ended up beating New Zealand by 71 runs, with Virat Kohli making a world-record 50th one-day international century in front of an ecstatic crowd that included Sachin Tendulkar and David Beckham, and seven wickets for Mohammed Shami.<\/p>\n<p>But the build-up to the game was overshadowed by criticism of India\u2019s role in a process that is supposed to be overseen by the ICC.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is a bit of a sour taste,\u2019 said former England captain Michael Vaughan on Test Match Special. \u2018It doesn\u2019t sit with me that a World Cup semi-final is played on a used pitch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77842309-12753841-image-a-1_1700071597522.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>India reached the World Cup final as they beat New Zealand by 71 runs on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77842311-12753841-image-a-2_1700071631514.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The build-up to the game was overshadowed after it was revealed that\u00a0India had gone behind the ICC\u2019s backs to ensure their clash with New Zealand in Mumbai took place on a used pitch<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77842313-12753841-image-a-3_1700071682888.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Michael Vaughan has been among to those to speak out saying that it left a &#8216;sour taste&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t think India needed to do anything. They have played the best cricket by a country mile. They shouldn\u2019t have got involved in what the surface should be.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Vaughan later added: \u2018Let\u2019s not beat around the truth: the ICC want India in the final. They probably would\u2019ve beaten New Zealand on any pitch\u2026 The rest of the world will be like: \u201cReally? Don\u2019t make it so obvious.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Anil Kumble, the respected former India spinner and head coach, told ESPNcricinfo he had \u2018no idea\u2019 why the pitch had been changed so late on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s very surprising,\u2019 he said. \u2018All the broadcast equipment was set up for the [fresh] pitch and now today it seems like they\u2019ve moved to the surface which was used.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Pakistan legend Wasim Akram tweeted: \u2018This should be the last thing on the Indian cricket team\u2019s mind. This is just unnecessary.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And on TMS, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith said: \u2018New Zealand have often preferred to bowl first, but it was noticeable at the toss that Kane Williamson said they would have batted first on a used pitch. Emphasis on \u201cused\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Writing in today\u2019s Mail Sport, David \u2018Bumble\u2019 Lloyd went further. \u2018Do you know what should have happened?\u2019 he asked. \u2018The ICC should have stood up to India and said: \u201cThis new pitch is the one we are playing on and if you don\u2019t like it then you can forfeit the game.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After the match, the former India captain Sunil Gavaskar told Star Sports viewers the controversy had been cooked up by \u2018morons\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77843015-12753841-image-a-5_1700072618716.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David &#8216;Lloyd&#8217; Bumble said India should have been asked to &#8216;forfeit&#8217; if they didn&#8217;t like playing on the original pitch<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77842367-12753841-image-a-4_1700072543966.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar said the controversy had been cooked up by \u2018morons\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The game\u2019s governing body issued a statement which confirmed our story, but gave no explanation for the unscheduled change.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Changes to planned pitch rotations are common towards the end of an event of this length, and has already happened a couple of times,\u2019 it read.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This change was made on the recommendation of the venue curator in conjunction with our host. The ICC independent pitch consultant was apprised of the change and has no reason to believe the pitch won\u2019t play well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that pitch rotations were altered four times during the 45 group games, with the ICC saying Atkinson was consulted on each occasion.<\/p>\n<p>But he complained in an email to his ICC bosses that he had been told only three days in advance about a change of surface for England\u2019s game against Australia at Ahmedabad on November 4.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u2018It was too late to do anything about it, as there was not sufficient time to prepare the correct pitch that had been slated for use.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The ICC\u2019s statement also fudged the matter of how and when the change of pitch for Wednesday&#8217;s match was communicated to Atkinson, whose job is to supervise preparations in conjunction with the home authorities. As Mail Sport reported on Wednesday, he was unimpressed the move was presented to him as a fait accompli.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77843021-12753841-image-a-6_1700072656776.jpg\" height=\"406\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The game\u2019s governing body issued a statement which confirmed Mail Sport&#8217;s revelation but gave no explanation for the unscheduled change<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/18\/77843023-12753841-image-a-7_1700072664348.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear which surface will be used for Sunday\u2019s final in Ahmedabad<\/p>\n<p>The question of whether the pitch would \u2018play well\u2019 was of little relevance to the breach of protocol.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear which surface will be used for Sunday\u2019s final in Ahmedabad, where India will play the winners of Thursday&#8217;s second semi between Australia and South Africa in Kolkata.<\/p>\n<p>According to the pre-tournament schedule, the game should take place on pitch No 6 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, though only after that was supposed to have been used only once, for England\u2019s tournament opener against New Zealand back on October 5.<\/p>\n<p>But the England-Australia game was switched to the same strip \u2018without proper notice or forewarning\u2019, raising the possibility that the final could take place on a surface already used twice.<\/p>\n<p>The other option is pitch No 5, which has been used just once, for India\u2019s game against Pakistan on October 14.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12753841\/LAWRENCE-BOOTH-India-reach-World-Cup-final-overshadowed-switched-pitch-New-Zealand-Michael-Vaughan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India roaring into the World Cup final leaves a &#8216;sour taste&#8217; 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