Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten defended the enjoying floor at New York’s T20 Cricket World Cup venue on Sunday following his group’s defeat to India in a low-scoring contest.
India was bowled out for 119, its lowest-ever rating towards Pakistan in a T20 sport, however gained by six wickets after its rival fell simply brief.
All 5 video games on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium, which contains a ‘drop in’ sq., laid a month earlier than the match, have been low-scoring affairs.
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There had been criticism of the floor after India’s win over Eire final week, with former Zimbabwe worldwide and ex-England group director Andy Flower calling it “harmful” due to the uneven bounce.
However Sunday’s wicket, whereas laborious to attain on, offered solely the ocassional ball which ‘popped’ off a size and Kirsten stated it had made for an attention-grabbing sport.
“I believe it wasn’t harmful, I imply the odd one rose up, however not many. Usually, it stored just a little bit decrease, it was tough to attain from each batting sides and in addition a reasonably sluggish outfield so it was by no means going to be an enormous whole,” stated Kirsten.
“I might have stated 140 would have been a very good rating on that pitch, so India didn’t get that and so I assumed we had the sport,” added the South African.
Kirsten stated that whereas boundaries had been at a premium, unusually for the big-hitting T20 format, that merely made for a unique type of contest.
“We knew it was going to be tight, however you already know generally it’s enjoyable seeing video games like that as nicely, it’s not all the time about sixes and hitting, getting 260 and 240’s, you possibly can even have a very entertaining sport on a 120 chase, so I don’t assume it’s dangerous for the sport,” he stated.
Final week’s complaints led the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) to just accept that the wickets hadn’t been as much as requirements for the opening video games on the venue.
“T20 Inc and the ICC recognise that the pitches used thus far on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium haven’t performed as persistently as we might have all wished,” the ICC stated in an announcement.
“The world-class grounds group have been working laborious because the conclusion of yesterday’s sport to treatment the state of affairs and ship the absolute best surfaces for the remaining matches,” they added.
Three video games stay on the venue, with the final approaching Wednesday when India faces co-hosts the USA.