Amidst all of the speak across the pitch, India Head Coach Rahul Dravid appears unfazed and stated that whereas the match referee is entitled to his opinion, typically it is very important produce pitches which can be outcome oriented, notably with WTC points at stake.
“I won’t go too much into it. The match referee is entitled to share his opinion. Doesn’t really matter if I agree with his reading or not. Doesn’t matter what I think. But sometimes with WTC points at stake, you tend to play on wickets that produce results,” Dravid was simple in his defence of the three tracks in Nagpur, Delhi and Indore.
Justifying the pitches curated for this sequence, Dravid recalled that their 2021 encounter in opposition to New Zealand in Kanpur was drawn owing to a flat wicket and people sorts of video games can set the workforce again within the WTC points desk. “There is a huge premium on results and if you draw a game like we did in Kanpur versus New Zealand, that sets you back in a home game. When you have 12 for a win and 4 for draw, you want to get a win ahead of a draw,” he said.
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There was a touch of sarcasm in addition to irritation when he spoke in regards to the tracks in South Africa the place India performed three Tests early final yr. “We have played on some challenging wickets when we go overseas also. Played in South Africa recently (2022), where spinners were completely taken out of the game. And everyone wants to produce wickets where eventually one wants results. You will probably prepare wickets where the ball holds a bit more sway over the bat and that’s necessary and part of the game,” Dravid did not deny the bowlers’ benefit.”
The final Test is scheduled to be held in Ahmedabad on March 9, 2022.
