Published: Dec 21, 2015, 06:31 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 22, 2015, 01:34 PM (IST)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today in their press release announced that Jamtha Stadium, Nagpur, has been given an official warning under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process after the third Test between India and South Africa. ICC did take into consideration that previously there had been no compalints about the performance of the pitch from previous matches being played at the same venue. ICC in the verdict said that the rating given by match refree Jeff Crowe was justified, Crowe had given “poor” rating to the pitch the Nagpur Test played from 25-27 November. Crowe observed that the pitch did not allow a fair balance between bat and ball. ALSO READ: Ian Chappell: Nothing wrong with Nagpur Pitch
The verdict was made by ICC General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, and ICC chief match referee, Ranjan Madugalle, after going through the footage of the match, reviewing the post-match reports from Crowe, and also considered the response provided by the BCCI.Earlier, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday rated the pitch used for the third Test between India and South Africa in Nagpur as ‘poor’. In accordance with Clause 3 of the Process, ICC Match Referee Jeff Crowe submitted his report to the ICC expressing the concerns of the match officials over the performance of the pitch. This report has been forwarded to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which now has 14 days to provide its response. ALSO READ: Sunil Gavaskar lashes out at critics of Nagpur pitch in use for India vs South Africa 2015, 3rd Test
After the BCCI has submitted its response, ICC’s General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, and the ICC’s Chief Match Referee, Ranjan Madugalle, will consider all the evidence, including studying video footage of the match, before reaching their decision on whether or not the pitch was poor and if so, whether a penalty should be imposed. The ICC will make no further comments until Allardice and Madugalle have reached their decision.
