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Meanwhile, the BCCI may appeal against the ICC’s decision on the Indore pitch, which was labeled ‘poor’ after the third Test between India and Australia lasted just seven sessions. The Indian Cricket Board has 13 days to file an appeal. The pitches for the Nagpur and Delhi matches received ‘Average’ ratings. After the ratings, batting great Sunil Gavaskar hit out at the critics, reminding them how last year’s Gabba Test did not last even for two days.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh avoided a clean sweep by winning the third and final ODI against England. After being bundled out for a modest 246-all in 48.5 overs, Bangladesh produced a brilliant performance with the ball to bowl out the world champions for 196 to seal a massive 50-run victory. Although England won the series 2-1, the hosts will have a boost in confidence ahead of the three-match T20 International series against the same opponents starting on Thursday.
Ricky Ponting has advised Australia and India to select teams best suited to English conditions if the two teams meet in the final of the ICC World Test Championship in June.
“It’s just a one-off Test match, it’s going to be really important to pick the team that you think will be most successful in those conditions,” Ponting said. ICC,
“The Oval can be a really, really good place to bat as long as the sun is out, it’s probably as good a wicket as any in Britain. So I think it will be the same for India. It’s just a matter of assessing the conditions. And then it would probably be about forgetting about this last series which has just been played. The conditions we are seeing here (in India) are quite extreme. If it was Australia and India, they would be in both conditions and pick the team they think was best to win that one game.
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