Cricket: After 26 Years, Due to the Pitch, Indore got Stained Again, if two Demerit Points are Found, then there Will be a Ban

Due to the bad pitch, Indore had to bear another stain. The third Test match played between India and Australia has been considered bad by the International Cricket Council. The referee has given three demerit points after investigation. On this pitch, 30 wickets fell in two and a half days and India had to face defeat. Earlier in 1997, the one-day match between India and Sri Lanka on 25 December had to be canceled due to bad pitch. After this, the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association built the Holkar Stadium, but due to the pitch here, the MPCA is again facing criticism.

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The pitch at Indore has been rated as poor under the ICC pitch and outfield monitoring process. The spinners of both the teams were helped a lot by the spin-friendly surface right from the start of the first day. On the first day, 13 out of 14 wickets were taken by the spinners. Of the 31 wickets that fell during the entire match, 26 were taken by the spinners. While only four went to the fast bowlers. One run out. The ICC has given three demerit points to Holkar Stadium. The council has taken this decision after submitting a report regarding the pitch to match referee Chris Broad and after talking to Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Australian captain Steve Smith. The BCCI now has 14 days to appeal against it.

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Sudden Change, Wickets Fell

A yellow clay pitch was first made for the match at Holkar Stadium. But four days before the start of the match, a black clay pitch was prepared by suddenly changing the pitch. This helped the spinners and the five-day game was over in two and a half days.

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If you Get two More Marks, You May be Banned

ICC has given three demerit points to Indore’s pitch due to bad pitch. If two more demerit points are found in five years, then there will be a ban for Test matches at Holkar Stadium. Now the pitch will have to be taken care of in future matches in Indore.

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Indore has Faced Ban Due to Pitch Before

One-day match was to be held between India and Sri Lanka at Nehru Stadium on 25 December 1997. But then the pitch was not prepared properly and dust was flying on the pitch as soon as it was hit and the pitch was also uprooted due to the ball. A batsman was also hurt after being hit by the ball. After this Sri Lankan team captain Arjuna Ranatunga refused to play on the pitch. Indore was banned by the ICC due to the bad pitch and Indore stopped getting international matches. Then the sports lovers who came to the ground with tickets had to be disappointed.