DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday rated the pitch used for the primary Test between England and Pakistan on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium “below average” for not providing any assist to the bowlers.
As many as seven centuries have been scored within the sport, which England gained by 74 runs after placing on board a file complete of 506/4 on the opening day.
The guests scored a mammoth first innings complete of 657 with 4 of their batters touching the three-figure mark.
The venue additionally acquired one demerit level. This is second demerit level the stadium has acquired in eight months time. The pitch used for the primary Test between Pakistan and Australia in March was additionally rated as under common.
“ICC Elite Panel of Match Referee Andy Pycroft has rated the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pitch that was used for the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between Pakistan and England as “under common” and the venue has received one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process,” in response to an ICC media launch.
Pycroft in his evaluation of the pitch mentioned, “It was a very flat pitch which gave almost no assistance to any type of bowler. That was the main reason why batters scored very fast and both sides posted huge totals. The pitch hardly deteriorated during the course of the match.”
“Since there was very little in it for the bowlers, I found the pitch to be below average as per the ICC guidelines,” he added.
One demerit level is awarded to the venues the place the pitch is rated as under common whereas three and 5 demerit factors are awarded to venues the place pitches are marked as poor and unfit, respectively.
When a venue accumulates 5 demerit factors (or crosses that threshold), it’s suspended from internet hosting any worldwide cricket for a interval of 12 months, whereas a venue is suspended from staging any worldwide cricket for twenty-four months when it reaches the brink of 10 demerit factors.
As many as seven centuries have been scored within the sport, which England gained by 74 runs after placing on board a file complete of 506/4 on the opening day.
The guests scored a mammoth first innings complete of 657 with 4 of their batters touching the three-figure mark.
The venue additionally acquired one demerit level. This is second demerit level the stadium has acquired in eight months time. The pitch used for the primary Test between Pakistan and Australia in March was additionally rated as under common.
“ICC Elite Panel of Match Referee Andy Pycroft has rated the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pitch that was used for the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between Pakistan and England as “under common” and the venue has received one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process,” in response to an ICC media launch.
Pycroft in his evaluation of the pitch mentioned, “It was a very flat pitch which gave almost no assistance to any type of bowler. That was the main reason why batters scored very fast and both sides posted huge totals. The pitch hardly deteriorated during the course of the match.”
“Since there was very little in it for the bowlers, I found the pitch to be below average as per the ICC guidelines,” he added.
One demerit level is awarded to the venues the place the pitch is rated as under common whereas three and 5 demerit factors are awarded to venues the place pitches are marked as poor and unfit, respectively.
When a venue accumulates 5 demerit factors (or crosses that threshold), it’s suspended from internet hosting any worldwide cricket for a interval of 12 months, whereas a venue is suspended from staging any worldwide cricket for twenty-four months when it reaches the brink of 10 demerit factors.