In the final Test between India and South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, the pitch has proved to be dangerous for batsmen. In the pre-match session before the first day, Shaun Pollock spoke about how the cracks on the pitch will widen as the play progresses.
India elected to bat first and managed to get 194 on board for the first innings. However during the last session of Day Two, Hashim Amla was struck on ribs on Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling. In the pitch report of Day Three the cracks were wide open allowing movement off the pitch. The pitch has been criticised the pitch on Twitter by many from the fraternity, deeming it ‘unfair’ to play.
Hahaha naughty pitch.. yeah misbehaving and how.. not good for Cricket.. not done @ICC must look into it https://t.co/ZXbi8n7rmv
Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 26, 2018
Plenty of blows to the body already. Andy Pycroft, the match referee, is going to be in business. Will be extremely surprised if this pitch isn’t censured in some form. #SAvIND
Anand Vasu (@anandvasu) January 26, 2018
Scratch the pitch not as spicy anymore bit please.
It s a minefield of a different kind. If Pune and Nagpur were doctored, this one is too. Without doubt. #SAvIND
Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 26, 2018
Michael Holding gives this pitch 2 on 100 and he is spot on. This is nonsense. Unfair game. Is the @ICC listening? People can get hurt.
Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) January 26, 2018
You often hear players saying “you’re never in on this pitch”. This is that pitch. This isn’t a fair pitch in a bat vs ball contest.
Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 25, 2018
Nothing else than a minefield at Wanderers. Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli soilder on for India. #INDvSA #MaaShakti
Vishal Mehra (@capturethecatch) January 26, 2018
Not a clever pitch at all at Wanderers now. Not like Jamaica abandoned match though.
mike selvey (@selvecricket) January 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/cricketaakash/status/956809200671313920
Murali Vijay has already taken many blows on him for surviving in the crease, while Virat Kohli was also struck on his fingers. There have been calls to call off the Test and it’s not an option that the umpires have not considered.