The International Cricket Council announced on 3 March that it had assessed the Holkar Cricket Stadium pitch in Indore – which hosted the third Test of the ICC World Test Championship series between India and Australia – under the ICC pitch and outfield monitoring process. as ‘bad’.
The ICC issued a statement on Friday saying, ‘ICC Match Referee Chris Broad submitted his report to the ICC expressing the concerns of the match officials and following discussions with the captains of both teams. After assessment, the venue has been awarded three demerit points.”
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Now that the report has been sent to the BCCI, the BCCI will have 14 days to appeal against the sanction.
“The pitch, which was very dry, did not provide a balance between bat and ball in favor of the spinners right from the start. The fifth ball of the match broke through the surface of the pitch and continued to break the surface occasionally causing little or no seam movement and excessive and uneven bounce throughout the match,” said Chris Broad.
As per the details, if a pitch or outfield is deemed substandard, a number of demerit points will be allotted to that venue.
Also, one demerit point is awarded to venues whose pitches are rated below average by the match referee, while three and five demerit points are awarded to venues whose pitches are marked as poor and unfit respectively. is done. The rolling demerit points will remain active for a period of five years.
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