The bet may backfire… Demand for ‘rank turner’ pitch in Mumbai Test

New Delhi. It would not be wrong to say that the Indian cricket team lost against New Zealand on a spin-friendly pitch in Pune. Indian batsmen continued to struggle against the balls of New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner. Despite this, the Indian team management has again demanded a ‘rank turner’ pitch from the Mumbai Cricket Association in the third and last Test match. The third and last Test match of the series between India and New Zealand will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from Friday (November 1). India is in danger of a clean sweep in the series. The Indian team has lost two consecutive tests. She will fight for credibility in the third test.

The Indian Express quoted a source as saying, ‘This will be a rank turner pitch. The team management has advised to prepare such a pitch which will help the spin bowlers from the very first day. The Indian team wants to follow the tried and tested formula. It is clear from this that the magic of spin bowlers will be seen in Mumbai also. Pune’s pitch was not a rank turner but was quite slow. There was variable bounce as the match progressed. 19 out of 20 wickets of India were taken by spin bowlers. In this, spinner Mitchell Santner alone took 13 wickets.

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Team India should not get trapped in its own trap.
If the Indian team has demanded a rank turner pitch, then it may have to suffer the consequences. Because the New Zealand team includes two world class spinners. Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel can become a problem for the Indian batsmen. However, as soon as the team lost the second test match, fast bowler Harshit Rana has been included in the team. By giving rest to Bumrah in the third test, Harshit may get a chance to debut.

India-Australia test was over within 3 days
The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is made of red soil which will create difficulties for the batsmen. Here the ball will bounce more. Spin and bounce on this wicket will be helpful for both types of bowlers. The match may end early in Mumbai. In the year 2004, the India vs Australia test match ended within three days. On this wicket, the Australian team was bundled out for just 93 runs in the fourth innings. In two of the last 3 Test matches, the match did not go on the 5th day.

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