Eden Pitch not going to be a rank turner-Curator
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Eden Pitch not going to be a rank turner-Curator. Source : Xtra Time[/caption]
Kolkata : After the success in the Kanpur test all eyes are focused on the 22 yards of Eden Gardens pitch in Kolkata. With a day to go for the start of the Test match tint of green grass can be seen on the fourth wicket which is scheduled to host the match on 30 September. Pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee said, "This pitch is not going to be a rank turner of the cricket ball from the first day unlike Kanpur. The grass which still can be seen will be trimmed. The wicket will grip the ball helping the pacers initially". The curator also hinted that the pitch will start helping the spinners as the match progresses.
Anil Kumble , Wriddhiman Saha and Amit Mishra at Eden Gardens. Source : Xtra Time[/caption]
As for the pitch, which has mostly remained under cover, it may not turn straightway from day one as India may feel the need for a third spinning option, something that was evident from Mishra's body language at the optional practice on Wednesday.
Only four India regulars -- Kohli, Rahane, Rohit and Wriddhiman Saha -- turned up for practice today while the spin duo of Ravichandra Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who accounted for 16 scalps in India's 197-run win in the first Test in Kanpur, opted for rest.
Mishra, meanwhile, swung his arm for close to an hour before padding up to face a few balls from the likes of Barinder Sran, Kuldeep Yadav and Jayant Yadav, the replacement for Ishant Sharma, who's down with chikungunya.
If Mishra is included, then India might as well stick to the remaining players with either Ajinkya Rahane or Rohit as the likely options for the opening slot vacated by Rahul.
With conditions overcast and muggy, the groundsmen did not take any chance as they kept most of the field covered leaving only the wicket and practice arena open.
A win in the second Test will not only seal the three-match series for India but hand Kohli's men the number one position in the Test rankings.
India are unbeaten from 12 matches at home which includes 10 victories and two draws since December 2012.
03 Comments
Karla Gleichauf
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
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M Shyamalan
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
Liz Montano
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment