The spinners will dominate the Mumbai Test from the first day itself. The Indian team has called for a rank-turner pitch for the last match of the Test series against New Zealand.
An Indian Express report claims that the Indian team management wants to stick to a tried and tested formula. Let us tell you that the Indian team had also prepared a spin friendly pitch for the Pune Test, but the Indian team had to face defeat by 113 runs. Team India is trailing 2-0 in the 3-match series.
How will the Wankhede pitch behave?
- A slow turning pitch was made in Pune, not a rank turner “This rank will be a Turner pitch,” a source told The Indian Express. The team management has requested to prepare a pitch that can help the spinners from day one. It seems the team wants to stick to the tried and tested formula.
- Batting at Wankhede will be tough It will be difficult to bat on the Wankhede pitch. Because this red clay pitch will have a combination of spin and bounce. An unusual bounce can trouble batters.
- Sea breeze will help the movement There was no grass on the pitch until 29 October. Here the ground staff regularly releases water from sprinklers. Also, the pitch is left open to dry. Spinners can get a turn in the first session of a match. Fast bowlers will also get some movement.
Pune had a slow-turning track, with unusual bounces also troubling There was no rank turner pitch in the Pune Test. It was a slow turning pitch. However, as the match progressed, the pitch started to bounce abnormally, which troubled the Indian batsmen. In this match, 19 out of 20 batters of the Indian team were dismissed by the Kiwi spinners, of which 13 wickets were taken by Mitchell Centoner alone. Indian spinners also took 19 wickets in this match. A batter was run out.
Indian spinners can dominate Indian spinners can dominate the Wankhede pitch. Here Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 38 wickets at an average of 18.42. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja took 6 wickets in his only Test.
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