Ind v Aus: Reactions on the Indore pitch

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Cricket News: Ind v Aus: Reactions on the Indore pitch | Twitter reactions to the Indore pitch for the third Test of BGT 2023

Fourteen wickets fell on the first day of the third Test between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday. The home side was bowled out for 109 as Matthew Kuhnemann scalped five dismissals and spun a web around the Indian team.

Rohit Sharma called it right at the toss and opted to bat first in a move that backfired on a really tricky surface. The pitch came under the scanner on social media for the assistance it provided to spin bowlers right from the opening day of the Test onwards. Here are some reactions on Twitter to the pitch in Indore.

Twitter reactions to the Indore pitch

Indore pitch likely to receive a below average rating from the ICC. (Reported by TOI).

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 1, 2023

I want every neutral fan to come forward and bash and criticize bcci and ICT management for this joke of a cricket pitch in Indore…i supported Nagpur and Delhi because those were standard good pitches..This Indore pitch is mockery and murder of Test cricke… ICC should step in

— Abhinandan (@Abhinandan6638) March 1, 2023

It would be quite ironic if the Australians get their biggest score of the series so far on this deck #INDvAUS #indorepitch

— John Wright (@johnwright15) March 1, 2023

Sunil Gavaskar in his element- “what plans for day 3?” he asks @GeoffLemonSport and then adds “stay on in Indore because Ahmedabad is a ‘dry’ place.” @abcsport The pitch is not just talking.. it’s screaming.

— PRAKASH WAKANKAR (@pakwakankar) March 1, 2023

India’s batting coach said – “To be fair to the curators, they hardly got time to prepare a pitch. They had Ranji season here in Indore, it was pretty late that they decided that the match was being shifted here. I don’t think they got enough time to prepare the pitch”.

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 1, 2023

Bad pitch. Bad batting. Mr Sunil Gavaskar and Mr Dilip Vengsarkar should teach this set of Indian cricketers to become complete batsmen. They tackle pace well but look clueless against quality spinners.#indorepitch #IndoreTest

— Vijay Lokapally 🇮🇳 (@vijaylokapally) March 1, 2023

Indore pitch will be given poor ratings. BCCI should be docked 50 points from WTC table. Ban the venue.

— Nishith (@Nicks103) March 1, 2023

Looking at the way the pitch is playing in Indore, another 2-and-a-half-day test coming up.#INDvsAUS3rdTEST

— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) March 1, 2023

If this pitch in Indore doesn’t get a poor rating from @ICC, they might as well disband the organisation. Let @BCCI run things formally. Why the charade of a global governing body when it’s entirely toothless. #AUSvsIND

— Mayank Gulia (@mayankgulia) March 1, 2023

How much doctoring of the pitch has been made by the Indore curators? Hopefully ICC take immediate action of this

— Troll cricket unlimitedd (@TUnlimitedd) March 1, 2023

A 14 wkt day in Indore vs a 16 wkt day in Centurion. Guess what? The media would still just talk about pitch doctoring in India while SENA pitches are always the right pitches for test cricket. #doublestandards #INDvAUS #SAvsWI

— Harjot Singh (@harjotmanchanda) March 2, 2023

Was batting first a wise decision by Rohit, avoiding 4th innings on a turner @ Indore? Will the pitch settle in the 2nd & 3rd sessions & play better on day 2? Despite India’s high quality spinners what impact a low 1st innings total will make on them? Australia has been on top.

— Dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz) March 1, 2023

The Indian team really struggled to get going from the offset as Australia turned to their spin options pretty early on – dismissing Rohit Sharma for 12 through a stump out in the sixth over itself. Batsmen barring Virat Kohli failed to resist this onslaught though even the ex-skipper couldn’t convert his decent start (22 off 52 deliveries) into a substantial total going ahead.

The Australian batsmen responded to the challenge pretty well, with opener Usman Khawaja taking 147 deliveries for his fine knock of 60 runs.

Indian pacers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj bowled only five overs combined out of the 54 that India sent down on Wednesday. Ravindra Jadeja notched all four Australian wickets that fell on the opening day – thus reaping rewards for his relentlessness and consistency with the red cherry.

Surprisingly though, the duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel could not bag any wickets in their combined 25 overs. Australia have secured a lead of 47 runs with Peter Handscomb (7*) and Cameron Green (6*) to start proceedings in the second day of the Test match.

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