India vs South Africa Cape Town pitch controversy Saba Karim – BCCI Pitch Curator | Giants angry on South African pitch: Saba Karim said – Test ended in 2 days is bad, this is a threat to the future of the game
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The fast bowler got 32 out of 33 wickets on the Cape Town Test pitch.
The second test match between India and South Africa ended on the first day itself. 2 record 4 innings player also batted only 107 overs. 642 balls were bowled in the match, which had never happened before in 147 years of Test history. Before this, the result of any test had not been so low.
Cricket legends ruined the pitch at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Former Team India selector Saba Karim told Bhaskar that such pitches are dangerous for Test cricket. The 2 day test match should not end. Former BCCI pitch curator had also said that the pitch was bad for the batsmen. Know what the Cape Town pitchers said…
If such a pitch happens in India, there is an uproar by now.
Saba Karim said, ‘ICC should keep an eye on the Cape Town pitch.’ If there are such pitches in India then by now there would be a stir all around. Such pitches are dangerous for Test cricket. No country should make such a pitch for Test. This test is not good for the future.
‘On the Test pitch, both the batsman and the batsman should help Milne. Along with the pacers, the spinners should also get help. Be it any country’s pitch, there should not be an advantage to either the batsman, pacer or spinner. ICC should impose strict rules on this.
Virat scored runs even on a difficult pitch
Saba Karim said, ‘Not only India but also South Africa’s batsmen were dismissed on the Cape Town pitch.’ Virat Kohli was very important for the team scoring 46 runs in the first innings. Apart from him, no batsman was able to stay on the pitch.
India won with its pace attack
Saba said, ‘The team has become much stronger than before due to India’s pace attack. India won the Cape Town Test only because of its bowling attack. Experienced specialist and along with Siraj, Mashoor and Mukesh also bowled excellently.
‘India had a good chance in the series. The current team is one of the most reliable teams in the history of South Africa. If the series is of 3 Tests then India has the most fun.
Pitch curator said – only seamers benefit in Newlands
Former BCCI pitch curator Daljeet Singh said, ‘Only the seamers benefited on the KP Town pitch. The pitch was not good for the bank. Many times home records present pitches considering their own advantages but by doing so the home team gets into trouble. Something similar happened on the pitch of the second test also.
‘It is not right for the Test match to end in 2 or 3 days.’ Due to this, people will lose interest in watching the test. The pacers got help in the initial session on the Test pitch, then the batsmen there scored runs and the spinners who came on the third day also benefited. The ICC will have to focus on the allotted set of pitches.
Former cricketer said, ‘It is wrong to blame the pitch’
Former Indian cricketer Atul Wasan said, ‘The defect in the pitch is not good.’ The weather in Cape Town is such that the Pacers have beaches. The consensus of both the teams regarding the test was not correct. There was no fighting spirit among the Indian batsmen. If young players are seen batting with fear, they will be made to play a little more fearlessly.
‘Among the bowlers, all four pacers performed well. Mukesh is looking better in his career and is succeeding in putting pressure on the batsmen. Therefore, she can perform well in this passport for a long time.
2 tests did not last even for 5 days
Not even 5 days of play took place in the 2-Test series between South Africa and India. The first Test lasted 3 days, and was won by South Africa by an innings and 32 runs. While the second Test ended in one day and two sessions, India won by 7 wickets. That means both of them together could not complete the 5 day game.
210.3 overs were bowled in the first Test and 108 overs were bowled in the second. That means the 2nd test match ended in 318.3 overs. 90 overs are bowled in one day of Test, if we look at it accordingly, then only half of the 3 day overs are bowled in the Test series, because even in 4 days a total of 360 overs are bowled.
Shortest test from over account
Click here to watch the shortest Test match in history, including results. South Africa batted 60.1 (36.5 23.2) overs in the Cape Town Test. While India batted 46.5 (34.5 and 12) overs. That means the match ended in 107 overs only.
Earlier, the record of shortest Test was made in 1932. Then the score in the Test between South Africa and Australia in Melbourne was 109.2 overs. 656 runs were bowled in this factory, which was won by Australia by an innings and 72 runs. Whereas only 642 balls remained stuck between India and South Africa.