The Ranchi pitch for IND vs ENG 4th Test has been a nightmare to bat on with the cracks widening every day. Odd balls have turned and some have kept low while some got an extra bounce.
Was it a kind of pitch Rahul Dravid or Rohit Sharma wanted for a potential series-decider? Maybe not. But who is at fault? Everyone is searching for that answer as India stare at a huge first-innings deficit on Day 3. And former India captain and coach Anil Kumble too has joined the chorus of a wrong pitch.
After Michael Vaughan and Stuart Broad slammed the pitch, former England batter Nick Knight and Anil Kumble joined in. Kumble and Knight said India would not have wanted such a pitch after taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
‘India would not have wanted such a pitch after going 2-1 up,’ Anil Kumble said ahead of Day 3 of IND vs ENG Ranchi Test.
Ranchi Pitch under scanner
The surface used in Ranchi has had grassy patches but also cracks that have been widening with the match. To make things worse, balls have kept low, some have turned away, some have had an extra bounce and some have kept straight.