ISLAMABAD: The pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru which hosted the second Test between India and Sri Lanka has been rated as “below average”.
Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees has rated the pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as “below average” and the venue has received one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, said a press release issued here.
Srinath said, “The pitch offered a lot of turn on the first day itself and though it improved with every session, in my view, it was not an even contest between bat and ball.”
Srinath’s report has been forwarded to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).