Seldom does the India’s men’s cricket team find itself trailing in a Test series at home. No wonder then that the 22-yard strip at the Maharashtra Cricket Association’s stadium on the outskirts of the city will be under the scanner much more than it did during the previous two Test matches that were played in India.
No wonder then that after walking on to the greens for India’s net session, India head coach Gautam Gambhir walked straight up to the pitch, which was until then covered with rugs. Gambhir had a long look at the surface and was involved in a brief discussion with Ashish Bhowmick, the BCCI’s chief curator and Taposh Chatterjee, member of BCCI’s elite curators’ panel.
Soon afterwards, three grounstaff from local curator Jyotiram Phalke’s team were seen scruffing up the full-length area at the south end for a while before switching over to the other side. A mower was also at work for a while before the…
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