Ahmedabad: The first words that a belligerent captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni uttered on entering the press conference hall on Monday were: “I don’t even want to see this wicket.” He said he wants pitches that provide assistance to spinners from the very beginning of a match, opening the unending debate on what an ideal pitch should be like.
Those words — perhaps the strongest that Dhoni has ever used about pitches — were followed by some more extremely candid demands that the India skipper made after his team registered a nine-wicket win over England.
On the other hand, England captain Alastair Cook, who scored as superb 176, termed the pitch a “very good cricket wicket” and even admitted that it exceeded his expectations as it didn’t deteriorate.
Dhiraj Parsana, the chief curator of the Gujarat Cricket Association, who supervised the pitch preparation, was satisfied at achieving his target, which was to see the match last the distance.
Those words — perhaps the strongest that Dhoni has ever used about pitches — were followed by some more extremely candid demands that the India skipper made after his team registered a nine-wicket win over England.
On the other hand, England captain Alastair Cook, who scored as superb 176, termed the pitch a “very good cricket wicket” and even admitted that it exceeded his expectations as it didn’t deteriorate.
Dhiraj Parsana, the chief curator of the Gujarat Cricket Association, who supervised the pitch preparation, was satisfied at achieving his target, which was to see the match last the distance.
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