India and Australia will hold a clash in Perth on November 22, and all preparations have been basically completed. The match will be held at Optus Stadium in Perth. Before this game, the biggest question in the minds of players and fans of both teams was what the stadium in Perth would be like. Here the bowler will win or the batsman will succeed in winning the match. Now the stadium curator himself has answered that question. WACA’s chief pitch curator Isaac McDonald has made a major reveal about the pitch for the first Test match.
Fast bowlers will be in focus
Ground director Isaac McDonald says unseasonal rain in Perth has impacted pitch preparations for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This is why they no longer expect obliquely curved cracks to form. However, despite this, he wants the bowlers to get a lot of bounce from the pitch. The pitch at Optus Stadium is known for its fast pace and bounce. In dry conditions, the cracks that develop in the pitch help the fast bowlers a lot. However, due to continuous rain, the court was covered all day on November 19, leaving the curators with no time to prepare. In this case, it is expected that the pitch will remain wet on match day, so it is unlikely that the pitch will break during the five days of testing.
What is Team India’s strategy?
Recently, there was an ODI match between the Pakistan team and the host Australia team. In that match, Pakistan’s fast bowlers performed brilliantly and defeated Australia by just 140 runs. There were four millimeters of turf on the pitch at that time but it was likely to be double that in the first Test between India and Australia. In such a situation, expect high speed and bounce on the field. The Indian team is expected to field only one spinner in the first Test match, given the grass and pace of the pitch. Now we have to see which bowlers besides Jasprit Bumrah are included in the eleven fast bowlers.
(Input – PTI)
Latest cricket news
