KARACHI: The ICC has withdrawn its demerit level awarded to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for producing a below-par pitch throughout the Test match between Pakistan and England Test in December final yr.
Pakistan Cricket Board‘s (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi stated that they had written a powerful letter to the ICC difficult their determination to award the demerit level to the Pindi stadium.
“We wrote a long and strong letter to the ICC as soon as I became chairman, outlining the records of other venues and challenging on what grounds Pindi stadium should be given a demerit point when we even had a result in the said match,” Sethi advised the media in Lahore.
“I am glad to announce the ICC have accepted our point of view and withdrawn the demerit point.”
England gained the primary Test in opposition to Pakistan performed at Pindi in December after scoring 500 runs on the primary day.
The ICC had additionally awarded a demerit level to the Pindi stadium after a excessive scoring Test match between Pakistan and Australia in March final yr.
Pakistan Cricket Board‘s (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi stated that they had written a powerful letter to the ICC difficult their determination to award the demerit level to the Pindi stadium.
“We wrote a long and strong letter to the ICC as soon as I became chairman, outlining the records of other venues and challenging on what grounds Pindi stadium should be given a demerit point when we even had a result in the said match,” Sethi advised the media in Lahore.
“I am glad to announce the ICC have accepted our point of view and withdrawn the demerit point.”
England gained the primary Test in opposition to Pakistan performed at Pindi in December after scoring 500 runs on the primary day.
The ICC had additionally awarded a demerit level to the Pindi stadium after a excessive scoring Test match between Pakistan and Australia in March final yr.