India vs Australia: Former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Matthew Hayden of their pitch report forward of the second Test match at New Delhi mentioned that this could be a sportier wicket than Nagpur, the place the oddball turned from Day 1.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 17, 2023 09:31 IST
Josh Hazlewood in follow at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: india and Australia are squaring off in opposition to one another within the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy within the Arun Jaitley Stadium at New Delhi. Australia are coming off a large defeat of an innings and 132 runs at Nagpur and can be trying to degree the collection in Delhi.
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With pitch being the dialogue of the week, former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Matthew Hayden went right down to assess the situations of the pitch for the host broadcaster. The pitch on the Arun Jaitley Stadium appeared higher than Nagpur when it comes to grass masking, which was additionally the primary level of distinction between the 2 decks. Speaking concerning the monitor, Manjrekar mentioned that this could be a greater wicket to play on.
“My first reaction while looking at this pitch is that it looks a little better in the first Test match and has the potential to play better for the second Test match. The thing is of course, it is a two-faced pitch, with a thin cover of grass at the centre and it changes its nature as you come towards the stumps,” Manjrekar mentioned on the host broadcaster.
“There is mark difference how the pitch is at the centre and how the pitch is towards the stumps,” the previous batter additional added.
The climate at Delhi was starkly totally different to the one at Nagpur. Slight mist lined Delhi within the morning hours, which prompted former Australian opener Matthew Hayden to say that it could flawed to low cost the pacers.
“It looks to me like a Day 2 or a Day 3 wicket. Look at these cracks here in particular, with these massive lines in the pitch, and it’s going to be a massive advantage for the spinner,” mentioned Hayden.
Both Australia and India have made modifications to their line-up. Australia have gone with only one pacer in Pat Cummins. They have handed a debut to left-arm off spinner Matthew Kuhnemann and introduced again Travis Head rather than Matt Renshaw within the line-up. India however are enjoying Shreyas Iyer as a substitute of Suryakumar Yadav.
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Feb 17, 2023
