BCCI tenders apology for 'poor' Kanpur pitch
Posted on May 09, 2008 at 16:19 | Updated May 10, 2008 at 00:05
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New Delhi: The International Cricket Council has pulled up the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the sub-standard pitch they provided for the Test with South Africa in Kanpur.
According to an ICC release, it had issued “an official warning for preparing a poor quality pitch for the Test match between India and South Africa at Kanpur in April”.
It has also recommended that the BCCI take remedial action to ensure it does not happen again at that venue. To that end, the BCCI’s pitch consultant Daljit Singh will be asked to assist the process.
In response, the BCCI has accepted the warning and undertaken to carry out the necessary action to ensure the pitch at Kanpur is improved for future international matches.
“I thank the ICC for its input and decision in relation to this and I can assure everyone that we will take all steps necessary to ensure this does not happen in the future,” said Niranjan Shah, honorary secretary of the BCCI.
The decision is the completion of the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, which was introduced in 2006 to ensure international cricket is played in conditions of a suitably high standard, the release said.
The release also listed out the events of the match. “The first stage of that process followed the match in question, which saw 32 wickets fall in three days’ play.
At that point Roshan Mahanama of the … Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees submitted a report to the ICC expressing his concern over the quality of the playing surface.
“My considered view is that the pitch was poor as it was too dry and had considerable turn and variable bounce from the first day... The pitch was not up to Test match standards,” Mahanama said in his report.
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