Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has raised questions about the pitch of the second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh, which ended within two days.
Sunil Gavaskar was furious
Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar is furious. He took aim at the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh, played in Mackay. The match ended in just two days, with Australia winning by an innings and 51 runs. Gavaskar says that if a Test match in India had ended in two days, it would have been a huge issue. Gavaskar also called those who are quick to react to Indian pitches hypocrites.
Bangladesh defeated Australia by nine wickets in the first Test. Gavaskar alleged that Australia deliberately prepared a fast and bouncy pitch to avoid embarrassment. As a result, Bangladesh failed to reach 100 runs in both innings. Australia were even bowled out for 210.
What kind of hypocrisy is this...
Sunil Gavaskar is eager to see how the match referee rates the Mackay pitch. According to him, the referee usually wants media praise, so pitches are not given poor ratings. Gavaskar claimed that this is why the Mackay pitch will rarely receive a poor rating, as this has been the case with poor pitches in recent years.
The 'Little Master' questioned, "Look, if a match in India had ended in three days, all sorts of derogatory remarks and gestures would have been made about the pitch, BCCI and Indian cricket. This hypocrisy is so shameless that it is hard to believe."
Such a pitch was made to avoid defeat
Bangladesh had defeated Australia in a Test match at home for the first time. Gavaskar said that to avoid another humiliating defeat for the Australians in Mackay, the groundsmen deliberately prepared a pitch with more pace and bounce.
Gavaskar said, "The pitch at Mackay wasn't surprising. Bangladesh had comprehensively outplayed Australia in the first Test, and a similar pitch with pace and more bounce was expected. He then went on to say that the pitch was prepared by the ground staff themselves, with no involvement from the team management."
