Last Update: February 12, 2023, 17:44 IST
Steve Smith inspecting the Nagpur pitch (IANS Photo)
According to reports, a member of the VCA stadium’s ground staff was seen walking off the pitch after the Australian team left the ground on Saturday after India won the match by an innings and 132 runs.
After suffering a crushing defeat, the Australian team had planned a training session on the spin-friendly Nagpur pitch that confused them in the first match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy series, but were forced to cancel it as Vidarbha Had to happen Cricket The ground staff of the association poured water on the surface after the end of the first Test match.
A member of the VCA Stadium’s ground staff was seen hosing down the pitch after Australia’s players left the ground on Saturday afternoon, reports cricket.com.au. India An innings victory was wrapped up within three days.
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The report further stated that the Australian team had requested the pitch be kept intact to allow the top-order’s valuable extra practice to misfire the following afternoon.
Speaking to radio station SEN, coach Andrew McDonald insisted the planned sessions were not a “naughty boy trap”, but rather an opportunity for his batsmen to come to terms with the “extreme” subcontinent conditions.
Notably, the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was ended inside three days as the Australian batsmen failed to find a way to handle Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin as the spin-together duo took 15 wickets for 20 wickets.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, the visitors managed to score 177 and were bowled out for just 91 runs in the second innings in a single session on Saturday, giving India a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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