Yuvraj, Bhajji, Irfan, KP, Vaughan React to Modi Stadium’s Pitch
Twitter erupts as India beat England in just two days
India beat England in the 3rd test match at Ahmedabad in just two days, ending all their prospects of playing New Zealand in the World Test Championship Final.
The historic match at the largest cricket stadium in the world saw Indian wrap things up in the final session of Day 2, triggering contrasting opinions in the cricketing world. Former England players and a few Indian players blamed the deteriorating conditions of the pitch while others claimed that the pitch was challenging but the reason behind the poor scores were the poor batting techniques of both teams’ players.
India restricted England to 112 in the first innings and 81 in the second innings where the Indian spinners tallied a total of 19 wickets. The test match was the shortest completed test match played since 1935, raising serious questions about the pitch.
Players like Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj singh spoke against it while Virat Kohli backed it.
“The result went our way. But I don’t think the quality of batting was up to standard by both teams,” said Kohli in the post-match presentation ceremony.
“It was a very good pitch to bat on in the first innings. The ball came on nicely. It was just a bizarre Test match. I don’t think I have ever been part of something like this where things have moved so quickly,” he added.
Harbhajan Singh did not agree with the Indian skipper. "It is not an ideal pitch. India would also have been in trouble if England had scored 200 in their first innings. But it (the pitch) is the same for both sides," the former Indian spinner said.
Several former cricketers and analysts used twitter to voice their concerns. Here are some of these tweets:
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