da bet7： The unsafe pitch for the fifth India-Sri Lanka ODI, at the Kotla, had the players, the press and officials in a tizzy
da 888casino： 28-Dec-2009″It’s a hair transplant pitch with bald patches …”
“Luckily, most of our batsmen were left-handers, so the ball was actually going away from them. If there were right-handers batting, they would’ve probably got hit on the chest or head.”
“I took blows on my helmet, shoulder, knuckles… Batting was tough, but I had to stay put.”
“Our failure, including mine, was not to insist on having trial games on the pitch before allowing an international match to take place.”
“What happened today at the Feroz Shah Kotla was a national embarrassment.”
“It should not have happened. I watched the match a bit on TV and it was terrible to see such an incident taking place.”
“We tested the two pitches using net bowlers and the bounce on this one seemed better. We didn’t expect this.”
“Instead of cutting the grass, they rolled it down with a heavy roller. And the blades of the rolled grass rose back when the ball landed on them, causing sharp bounce.”
“If the DDCA does not take any step then I will force them to.”
“What is particularly troubling about the entire affair is that the world’s richest cricket board cannot ensure the basic playing conditions needed to stage international matches. This raises the question as to what the BCCI does with the enormous sums of money that it makes from the game.”
“The DDCA [Delhi & Districts Cricket Association] needs to be put in the dog house.”
“We have sought BCCI’s comment and given them 14 days time to respond. Thereafter, Ranjan Madugalle and Dave Richardson will determine the issue to decide what is an appropriate sanction.”
“This pitch did not allow players to play with any confidence and was totally unsuitable for international cricket.”
“Sri Lanka were at 83 for 5 and that’s why they backed out… it was the Sri Lankans who chickened out.”