Wankhede ‘Pitch Swap Controversy’ Strikes World Cup. Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Vaughan React

Wankhede ‘pitch modification debate’ struck ahead of India vs New Zealand semi-final © AFP Ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final in between New Zealand and India, a debate appeared over claims of a last-minute modification in pitch at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s circumstances. A report declared that the Indian board chose to choose ‘secondhand pitch’ for the semi-final encounter, while a ‘fresh pitch’ was expected to be taken into play previously. Numerous previous cricketers have actually responded to the story, offering different views on the matter. According to a Daily Mail report, the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) pitch specialist, Andy Atkinson, had actually at first marked an unused surface area to be utilized for the semi-final at Wankhede however the choice was later on altered to an utilized surface area. The report declared that the pitch which would remain in play on Wednesday, has actually currently been utilized two times. Atkinson even composed an email to the International Cricket Council, the report declared. The supposed email, according to the Daily Mail, checked out: “As an outcome of these actions, one should hypothesize if this will be the very first (World Cup) last to have a pitch which has actually been particularly picked and prepared to their terms at the demand of the group management and/or the hierarchy of the home country board. Or will it be picked or prepared without favouritism for either of the sides contending in the match in the normal way, and undoubtedly since it is the typical pitch for the celebration?” The report likewise priced estimate a BCCI authorities as stating: “The ICC independent pitch expert deals with the host and places on their proposed pitch allotments, and this procedure is continuous throughout an occasion of this length and nature.” A report in the Indian Express likewise specified that the BCCI demanded a ‘sluggish pitch’ for the semi-final versus New Zealan
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