The Upcoming Series between India and England have been high contest affair, where these two teams would be expected to score most runs in Coming Test Matches.
The contest so far have been dominated by batters however the baller with absolute best skills could have perfectly exploited conditions.
When curators were asked about Bulk of runs scored in English summer to which they replied “It’s been a long summer and lot of Cricket has been played Even if they ask for anything, I won’t be able to give them” he was stating while dust came off as he was bruising the center square.
Rob Key who is currently serving as director of Cricket in ECB stated most number of games being played on the flattest pitches have made it look like Tired Squares with inception of The Hundred, country cricket and women’s cricket would mean bulk of runs being scored on these pitches.
Akash deep who have played on England tour before where most seam and swing was expected out of those pitches and he said while talking to media outlets the moment he played 2nd test match where he said “I was expecting more swing and seam on this surface which surprisingly I didn’t get but considering the amount of cricket played on these pitches makes it even more difficult for them”.
If you closely look at Edbaston test the conditions looks like flat track unlike subcontinent.
“Without cloud cover and a bit more moisture in the surfaces, you are going to get a little bit more live grass. There it is going to seam and swing bit more. So the weather’s played perfectly into India’s Hands so far” said Andrew Strauss during Lords test.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan stated that England wants to play on these type of pitches rather than green track, in order to dwell into expansive brand of cricket which they would want to play.
Former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta who is part of Broadcasting team stated that groundstaff struggle to maintain moisture on the ground after all of them have been sand based in order to improve drainage.
“A Few of the Ground staff told me that all the rainwater drains out so quickly that it dries up the surface quickly. In fact the ground staff at Birmingham had to recently put Cardboard sheets besides the main square gate in order to ensure main stand remains moist for longer duration of time” he said.
The five match anticipated series between India and England where the series between these two powerhouse so far have been 1-2 where Gill and company is trailing at the moment and they would be expected to make epic comeback in Upcoming matches.
You can catch action between India and England live on star sports channel and the same would be streamed on Jiohotstar app.
The anticipated series between India and England is also known as Tendulkar- Anderson Trophy where the Man of the series would get Pataudi Medal.
India needs to lap up on those scenarios especially in the crunch moments to make sure they stay ahead of the game.
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