Atleast BCCI accepts that the pitch is poor,poor in the context means low standard. BCCI should not be satisfied with associations ,who provide so called poor pitches.Poor Cricketers.
For once , BCCI did the right thing , defending the pitch condition. At the same time, BCCI should also question the decision to abandon the match, not quite rithteously by the referee and umpires. The only glitch is that international pitches haven't been exposed with uneven bounce so frequently, so any amount of awkward high or low bounce is regarded unfit. As there is no clear measures to evaluate by some process or machines, the rules have been manipulated by the umpires and referee by taking subjective opinions of captains. The same pitch would have been an ideal pitch for test match 20 years back that would yielded result. Even today, had it been a test match, the umpires and referee would have given some time for players and the pitch to sync up their levels. I guess it was not the right call to give up half way through, for those thousands of fans who were eager to watch a match on a lively pitch.
For once , BCCI did the right thing , defending the pitch condition. At the same time, BCCI should also question the decision to abandon the match, not quite rithteously by the referee and umpires. The only glitch is that international pitches haven't been exposed with uneven bounce so frequently, so any amount of awkward high or low bounce is regarded unfit. As there is no clear measures to evaluate by some process or machines, the rules have been manipulated by the umpires and referee by taking subjective opinions of captains. The same pitch would have been an ideal pitch for test match 20 years back that would yielded result. Even today, had it been a test match, the umpires and referee would have given some time for players and the pitch to sync up their levels. I guess it was not the right call to give up half way through, for those thousands of fans who were eager to watch a match on a lively pitch.
In the last general elections, when Congress was on the backfoot, BJP had everything to lose and Jaitely in his capacity as its chief election strategist made sure that BJP did lose! He is single handedly responsible for so many self-goals BJP has scored over the last couple of years. DDCA too has numerous self-goals under his presidentship. He should be kept at bay by both the BJP and BCCI.
Am amazed at how inefficiently Arun Jaitley takes care of each of his roles and is still able to get away with all of it? What is DDCA in front of Colossal mess of Mr. Jaitley (read BJP).
Re: Re: Arun Jaitley
by anup kale on Jan 07, 2010 11:19 AM
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Am just amazed at how inefficiently Arun Jaitley takes care of each of his role and is still able to get away will all of it! What is DDCA in from of a even more Colossal mess of Mr. Jaitley (read BJP).
The pitch was poor but not unfit. I agree with their argument. I saw the entire match & i think only a handful of deliveries were either too low or very high. Sangakkara on his team's plight saw an opportunity & got away with the loss to Indian team. The match should have gone on. They messed our SUNDAY.
Re: Srilankans ran away
by SG on Jan 04, 2010 08:26 AM
@KM - why you gave a chance to the Lankans to run away by NOT preparing a 'playable' surface? and what is the use of making such idiotic comments?
Re: Srilankans ran away
by aaaa bbbb on Jan 04, 2010 01:16 AM
No excuse for not preparing a proper pitch. that too when the richest cricket club is involved...let them undergo punushment of ban.. so that they also know how to provide quality facilties for spectators. Particularly I have to stress on chennai stadium. Here pitch may be good..except that it is stinking environemnt typical of chennai
After two such instances in a couple of months (Champions League and Ind vs SL ODI) the DDCA and BCCI refuse to accept their incompetence in this aspect and are trying to prepare a letter of lame excuses to ICC!! Why cant they accept their inefficiency (DDCA)firstly, for underpreparing the pitch and secondly (BCCI) for alloting the match for Ind vs SL despite knowing that the new pitch was not really suited as yet for an international game. What a shame!
