IND vs AUS 1st Test: The first match of the four-match Test series between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) is being played in Nagpur. Before this match, there was a big controversy regarding the pitch on Wednesday. The off-stump portion of the left-handed batsmen was left dry on the pitch. On this, the Australian media accused the BCCI of not making a fair pitch. However, even before this, statements were continuously coming from Australia regarding Indian pitches. Now master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has put his point on them.
Sachin Tendulkar said in response to a PTI question on the ongoing rhetoric about the pitch, ‘When you are playing international cricket, you have to play on all kinds of surfaces in the world. This is the biggest challenge on any tour. When we go to Australia, we don’t expect the ball to turn there. We know that there will be more bounce on the pitch and there will be help for the fast bowlers. So now that the Australian team is in India, they know that there will be a turn on the pitch here, this pitch will be slow.
Sachin also said that Australia’s squad has prepared fiercely to play on Indian pitches and he would not be paying attention to all these things. Sachin said, ‘He is ready for such a challenge. He has practiced a lot. The team doesn’t care much about what people keep thinking outside and whatever rhetoric happens. I think Australia has prepared well and they are also fully prepared for this challenge.
Why the controversy on Nagpur pitch?
There is neither much rolling nor much water on the off-stump area of the left-handed batsmen at both ends of the Nagpur pitch. This part is left dry. In such a situation, this part will break soon during the match and left-handed batsmen will suffer a lot due to this. It will be difficult for him to stay on the pitch. 6 out of Australia top-8 batsmen bat with left hand. While there are only two left-handed batsmen in the entire Indian squad. In such a situation, there can be big trouble for Australia here.
By the way, for the last one month, from former Australia cricketers to the current squad players were giving statements about Indian pitches. It has even been said by Australia that their team did not play a practice match in India this time because BCCI does not provide the same pitch for the practice match, as Indian pitches usually behave.
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