Trophy for Border-Gavaskar: Ahmedabad pitch is one from 1970s and 1980s, says Sanjay Manjrekar
Trophy for Border-Gavaskar: According to Sanjay Manjrekar, the pitch from Ahmedabad resembled those from the 1970s and 1980s.
Ankush Pandey
Sanjay Manjrekar, a former India batter, has stated that the pitch in Ahmedabad resembles one from the 1970s and 1980s. India and Australia participated in their fourth and last Test match in the Boundary Gavaskar Prize, with the match being played at the Narendra Modi Arena, in Ahmedabad.
Manjrekar and former Australia batter Matthew Hayden expressed their opinions on the Ahmedabad pitch, which stood out from the others used in the series.
"On a wicket like this, taking two wickets in the first session is a significant accomplishment. India bowled relatively few wicket-taking deliveries. Manjrekar stated this during the lunch break on Day 1 of the game. "There was one bowled really well by Umesh Yadav, and the catch was dropped," he said.
"This pitch is now, like one we have not seen for a long, long time," Manjrekar said, implying that the surface would be excellent for batting. "It is a good performance from India." Two wickets were taken on what appeared to be a surface from the 1970s or 1980s.
The first three Test matches between India and Australia were played on turning tracks, with square turn starting in the first session of the third match.
Fourth Test, India vs. Australia: Day 1 Live During his discussion of the pitch, Matthew Hayden offered opposing viewpoints but predicted that the pitch would eventually break and offer a lot of turns; the only question was when it would begin doing so.
"It's a shared session and has a better test match cricket pitch. The question is when this will break up and turn around. Hayden stated, "We have already seen Ashwin and Jadeja enter the game, and even Axar Patel getting overs within the first session of the game."
In the first session, openers Travis Head and Usman Khawaja displayed patience and positive intent, which caught the attention of the legendary Australian batter.
"It's nice to see Australian batters behaving positively. "This doesn't look like a wicket from the third or fourth day on Day 1," Hayden said. Australia's batsmen were batting at 125/2 after 48.3 overs when this article was written, indicating a significant slowdown.
