Mumbai: After a pitch controversy sullied the ambience forward of the Global Cup semifinal between India and New Zealand, the World Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday clarified that the impartial pitch marketing consultant Andy Atkinson used to be taken into self belief at the exchange of floor.
A couple of stories prompt that whilst a contemporary pitch used to be initially ready for the last-four fit on the Wankhede Stadium, later it used to be made up our minds to play the sport on a “used” deck as a way to assist the Indian spinners.
On the other hand, the worldwide governing frame said that the verdict to switch the pitch has not anything unusual to it. “Adjustments to deliberate pitch rotations are commonplace against the tip of an tournament of this duration, and feature already took place a few occasions. This variation used to be made at the advice of the venue curator along side our host,” the ICC mentioned in a remark.
The ICC additionally mentioned Atkinson, its impartial pitch marketing consultant, used to be conscious about the exchange. “The ICC impartial pitch marketing consultant used to be apprised of the exchange,” mentioned the ICC.
As consistent with the ICC’s Taking part in Stipulations for the Global Cup, the host affiliation is “liable for the choice and preparation of the pitch” and there is not any requirement {that a} knockout fit will have to be performed on contemporary pitches.
Australian captain Pat Cummins additionally didn’t learn an excessive amount of into the pitch episode. “Yeah, I noticed that (the record)… clearly ICC have an impartial pitch curator who manages that. So I am positive they’re ensuring it is honest for each groups,” Cummins mentioned forward of Australia’s semifinal towards South Africa at Eden Gardens.
“To this point this match that we have now performed on, I have now not observed any factor,” added Cummins.
