SCG pitch has excessive grass, but no former Indian player is complaining: Gavaskar
3 days, 6 hours ago

SCG pitch has excessive grass, but no former Indian player is complaining: Gavaskar

India Today  

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar referred to the unusually grassy pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground while adding how former Indian players have refrained from criticising the challenging surface despite its apparent difficulty. IND vs AUS, 5th Test: Full Scorecard "Oh, very much," Gavaskar responded when asked about the grass on the pitch. If a pitch in India is bereft of grass and looks like it's going to turn, so many former players from different parts of the world criticize our pitches. "Rishabh Pant is putting his body on the line for India, and that's exactly what you need to do on a pitch like this, where tough questions will be asked.

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SCG track: Gambhir praises spicy and result-oriented wicket, Gavaskar calls it "not ideal"
23 hours, 30 minutes ago

SCG track: Gambhir praises spicy and result-oriented wicket, Gavaskar calls it "not ideal"

Hindustan Times  

Sydney, The SCG track was "not ideal" for a Test match, according to batting great Sunil Gavaskar but India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised the wicket as "spicy" and "result-oriented", which had something for everyone. SCG track: Gambhir praises spicy and result-oriented wicket, Gavaskar calls it "not ideal" As many as 26 wickets fell on the first two days while …

Sunil Gavaskar says SCG pitch for Australia-India Test is 'not ideal'
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1 day, 6 hours ago

Sunil Gavaskar says SCG pitch for Australia-India Test is 'not ideal'

ABC  

India legend Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the double standards applied to discussions around Test conditions in Australia and India as the SCG Test looks set to wrap up within three days. Quick hits: Bumrah injury rocks India, Pat goes wild and bowlers dominate Photo shows Rishabh Pant swings a bat, Pat Cummins jumps and punches his fist, Bumrah hug Jaiswal …

AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar slams double standards after 15-wicket day at SCG
2 days, 6 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar slams double standards after 15-wicket day at SCG

India Today  

India great Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the critics who always question Indian pitches after a dramatic second day of the fifth Test at the SCG where 15 wickets tumbled. Day 2 of the fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test witnessed a dramatic fall of 15 wickets, raising the strong possibility that both the game and the series could conclude on Day 3. …

Pitch greener or outfield? First look of Perth pitch for India vs Australia Test terrifying for Kohli and other batters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pitch greener or outfield? First look of Perth pitch for India vs Australia Test terrifying for Kohli and other batters

Hindustan Times  

One glance and you would miss the pitch. This is the first time in close to 80 years that India is starting off their Australia tour with a Test match in Perth, a place historically known for its spicy pitches. Although the old WACA stadium deserves credit for that, the newly built Optus Stadium, which did not host a single …

IND vs AUS: Perth Test pitch revealed, here's first look of surface for series opener
1 month, 2 weeks ago

IND vs AUS: Perth Test pitch revealed, here's first look of surface for series opener

India TV News  

The main focus in a Test match involving India is always the pitch and nothing has changed in the lead-up to their first Test against Australia in Perth at the Optus Stadium. The first look of the 22 yards on offer for the series opener has been revealed and it isn't a good sign for the Indian team at all. …

Perth curator sends early warning to Team India as pitch for 1st Australia Test revealed: 'Live grass, cracks later'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Perth curator sends early warning to Team India as pitch for 1st Australia Test revealed: 'Live grass, cracks later'

Hindustan Times  

Indian team, on Tuesday, was sent an early warning from the curator of the Optus Stadium pitch as a "fast and bouncy" pitch awaits the visitors in Perth for the Border-Gavaskar Test series opener against Australia on Sunday. India's Virat Kohli bats in the nets during a practice session According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, the drop-in pitch moved to …

Former Australia skipper Tim Paine slams SCG pitch, calls it "absolute disgrace"
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Australia skipper Tim Paine slams SCG pitch, calls it "absolute disgrace"

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, December 1 : Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine labelled the SCG pitch as an "absolute disgrace" which was produced for the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Tasmania. You don't even see that in club cricket," Paine told SEN Tassie as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. That was below standard for grade cricket and this is meant …

Sunil Gavaskar: Australian attitude towards India and its pitches never changes
1 year, 9 months ago

Sunil Gavaskar: Australian attitude towards India and its pitches never changes

The Hindu  

After the Indore Test match finished in less than three days, there was a hue and cry in the Australian media about the pitches in India. There was not a word of praise for the curator who had made that pitch, but when they lost the next Test match in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, there was huge hullabaloo created about the …

'Indians batted believing 'Humein toh out hi hona hai'': Gavaskar slams 'worst' Indore pitch after ICC's 'poor' rating
1 year, 10 months ago

'Indians batted believing 'Humein toh out hi hona hai'': Gavaskar slams 'worst' Indore pitch after ICC's 'poor' rating

Hindustan Times  

The verdict is out. Then pitch in Indore's Holkar Stadium which hosted the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has officially been given a 'poor' rating. So that is one reason, And secondly, in the second innings as well, Indians batted believing that 'Iss pitch pe, humein toh out hi hona hai. First Cheteshwar Pujara, and …

Focus on cricket and not the pitch: Rohit Sharma responds to Australian media's uproar over Nagpur wicket
1 year, 10 months ago

Focus on cricket and not the pitch: Rohit Sharma responds to Australian media's uproar over Nagpur wicket

India Today  

India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday shut down the Australian media's bizarre talks about the Nagpur pitch in his uber-cool style ahead of the first Test. With the high-octane Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2022-23 starting in less than a day, the Australian media have created an uproar over the Nagpur pitch for the first Test against India. After all, the 22 guys …

Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test: It was a shocking pitch, says Michael Vaughan after Gabba Test ends inside 2 days
2 years ago

Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test: It was a shocking pitch, says Michael Vaughan after Gabba Test ends inside 2 days

India Today  

The former England skipper, Michael Vaughan, was highly disappointed with the nature of the pitch at the Gabba in Brisbane in the first Test between Australia and South Africa. The match was a low-scoring affair and Vaughan wasn’t happy with the pitch at ‘one of the best pitches for Test cricket in the world’. #AUSvsSA — Michael Vaughan December 18, …

Adelaide Test: Sunil Gavaskar mocks India's poor fielding- Indians are in a Christmas mood
4 years ago

Adelaide Test: Sunil Gavaskar mocks India's poor fielding- Indians are in a Christmas mood

India Today  

India legend Sunil Gavaskar took a hilarious jibe at India's poor fielding effort against Australia on Day 2 of Adelaide Test as he said that visitors have been in a Christmas mood while giving away gifts a week earlier than expected. India vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2: Live Updates "All I can think of is the Indians are in …

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