Following the ‘poor’ rating handed to the wicket in Pune during the first Test between India and Australia, the wicket used during the second Test at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium has been rated ‘very good’, The Times of India reported.
India were bowled out for 105 and 107 in the two innings at Pune. Australia had won by 333 runs as spinner Steve O’Keefe upstaged India’s famed spin department to hand the visitors a massive win in the lung opener. The wicket was subsequently rated ‘poor’ due to imbalance between bat and ball by match referee Chris Broad.
The ICC, however, has not found any such issues with the wicket used during the second Test that India won by 75 runs on the fourth day.
The world body rated the Bangalore pitch to be ‘very good’, just below the ‘excellent’ rating mark, the report quoted sources as saying.
The other categories of ratings are ‘good, average, below average, poor and unfit’ in accordance with Clause 3 of the ICC pitch and outfield monitoring Process, the report added.
Broad was said to be happy that the Bengaluru Test went on for four days and offered plenty of turn and bounce for the spinners. The Indian team too expressed happiness after levelling the series.
