Pitches in Bangladesh a matter of embarrassment to the game

[Aman]

T20 pitches which are super slow, unpredictable bounce and no confidence to cut, pull, sweep or anything. Explains how Aus lost here.

May as well play 5 spinners on this track.

 

[Rajdeep]

Every team takes home advantage but Bangladesh takes it to a whole new level. These fake wins on minefields gives a wrong impression to the fans that their team is some sort of world beater. The moment they step outside home...they get thoroughly exposed.

BD need to prepare sporting wickets atleast for white ball cricket. Otherwise they will never improve and would only win in these undulated surfaces.

T20 world cup will give a true picture which team stands where. Win/Loses on these surfaces dont count. There is a reason no one took the recent Australia series there seriously as pitches were an abberation.

#Fact

 

[Aman]

Every team takes home advantage but Bangladesh takes it to a whole new level. These fake wins on minefields gives a wrong impression to the fans that their team is some sort of world beater. The moment they step outside home...they get thoroughly exposed.

BD need to prepare sporting wickets atleast for white ball cricket. Otherwise they will never improve and would only win in these undulated surfaces.

T20 world cup will give a true picture which team stands where. Win/Loses on these surfaces dont count. There is a reason no one took the recent Australia series there seriously as pitches were an abberations.

#Fact

For T20s.

Okay for Tests, everyone does it and fair enough. But T20s????

 

[Shafi]

But you have to admit that both NZ and Aus don't have any quality batsman to play spin. India team will score around 150 in the same pitch. Not sure about our team.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

But you have to admit that both NZ and Aus don't have any quality batsman to play spin. India team will score around 150 in the same pitch. Not sure about our team.

150 in these pitches is like score 230-240 in a normal T20. extremely unlikely. 135-140 more likely.

 

[Aman]

But you have to admit that both NZ and Aus don't have any quality batsman to play spin. India team will score around 150 in the same pitch. Not sure about our team.

Nah, India would have made 110-120.

Pitch is two paced, none of the players have been able to adjust and whenever they've tried to play shotss they've gotten out.

 

[Rana]

Bangladesh are really setting themselves up for a huge embarrassment at the T20 World Cup. These are some terrible wickets and they will receive a massive rude awakening when the face the full sides of any international team they have apparently decimated on their home dust bowls.

 

[OMB]

New Zealand team knew what they were going to get and were prepared for it. Perhaps next match we will see

 

[Aman]

New Zealand team knew what they were going to get and were prepared for it. Perhaps next match we will see

We'll adjust and come back, but I'm seriously annoyed we'll be playing on these tracks when I wanted to see our young players to shine. Hard to do it on these tracks where 2 boundaries is like a 50.

 

[sweep_shot]

Not ideal pitches for T20.

But, if it helps them to win, I don't mind.

New Zealand being a heavyweight team should be prepared for any pitch.

 

[Aman]

New Zealand team knew what they were going to get and were prepared for it. Perhaps next match we will see

A total of 3 boundaries hit (several of which were helped by misfields) by a team known to hit boundaries.

Tell me how this is good for a god damn T20 match?

 

[Titan24]

While I don’t mind home advantage especially in tests as every team has that right but, it can be considered as extreme in this case when only one score of over 130 which was 131 has been scored in last 6 T20Is and thats including the home team which is BD. Everything else was in 120s or under.

This is too low of an average score and it might possibly be the lowest ever in 6 consecutive games in T20I cricket at one venue as well as in a country.

In LOIs you can keep some advantage while still producing surfaces which allow a decent/average score atleast for your own team. Not only will it be better to produce decent viewership around the globe (BCB will be able to make more money through rights) but, also good for local player development as well because they wont have to limit themselves to very specific skillset while other surfaces can require more than that to be successful.

 

[Mamoon]

Nothing wrong with the pitch. Bangladesh have the right to exercise home advantage.

New Zealand could have posted a decent total if their captain, who also happens to be their best batsman, wasn’t a mercenary who prioritized IPL over playing for his country.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah, not sure what the end game is for Bangladesh in preparing pitches like this a month before the t20 world cup.

NZ learning a hard lesson though about the consequences of sending your A side to play in such alien conditions.

 

[OMB]

 

[sweep_shot]

A heavyweight team like New Zealand should be prepared for all pitches.

 

[Bahnz]

Nothing wrong with the pitch. Bangladesh have the right to exercise home advantage.

New Zealand could have posted a decent total if their captain, who also happens to be their best batsman, wasn’t a mercenary who prioritized IPL over playing for his country.

Not sure why Williamson is being singled out (especially given it was his ongoing elbow issues that kept him out of the hundred). NZ also didn’t send Conway, Guptill, Munro, Phillips, Taylor, Seifert or Santner. This is being treated as a glorified A tour, and they’re getting their just deserts for it.

 

[Shafi]

Nothing wrong with the pitch. Bangladesh have the right to exercise home advantage.

New Zealand could have posted a decent total if their captain, who also happens to be their best batsman, wasn’t a mercenary who prioritized IPL over playing for his country.

NZ players are very poor against quality spin so don't think their main will score over 100 here either.

What is your opinion if we play 5 T20s against Bangladesh in this pitch? I think we will loose 4-1

 

[OMB]

We'll adjust and come back, but I'm seriously annoyed we'll be playing on these tracks when I wanted to see our young players to shine. Hard to do it on these tracks where 2 boundaries is like a 50.

Pitch "below average" ?

 

[Executioner]

I do agree that the pitches are not suitable for cricket.

However, this pitch is a 120-130 run pitch. NZ didnt even score half of 125. Half the dismissals were soft and had little to do with the pitch. Only one who should be unhappy is us BD fans, because our team isnt getting the right practice for the WT20, and to make matters worse, an absolute 2nd string team. This series is irrelevant to NZ.

 

[Mamoon]

Not sure why Williamson is being singled out (especially given it was his ongoing elbow issues that kept him out of the hundred). NZ also didn’t send Conway, Guptill, Munro, Phillips, Taylor, Seifert or Santner. This is being treated as a glorified A tour, and they’re getting their just deserts for it.

He is being singled out because he is the captain. A captain prioritizing IPL over national duty clearly gives a terrible message to the rest of the New Zealand players.

This is actually a sackable move, but NZC doesn’t have that type of cojones. It has always been a subservient, meek board.

Whatever fitness concerns he has, he will be magically fit for IPL.

 

[Executioner]

NZ players are very poor against quality spin so don't think their main will score over 100 here either.

What is your opinion if we play 5 T20s against Bangladesh in this pitch? I think we will loose 4-1

Pakistan should win 3-2 atleast. Pakistan are better than us when it comes to batting and bowling in general. Only area where we are ahead is our middle order. Both teams are bang average when it comes to fielding

 

[Mamoon]

NZ players are very poor against quality spin so don't think their main will score over 100 here either.

What is your opinion if we play 5 T20s against Bangladesh in this pitch? I think we will loose 4-1

Depends on who we play. If we pick Yasir we can win the series, but an average spinner like Shadab would waste these conditions.

 

[Shafi]

In UAE there will be spin as well. SO don't think they will do that good.

 

[OMB]

I do agree that the pitches are not suitable for cricket.

However, this pitch is a 120-130 run pitch. NZ didnt even score half of 125. Half the dismissals were soft and had little to do with the pitch. Only one who should be unhappy is us BD fans, because our team isnt getting the right practice for the WT20, and to make matters worse, an absolute 2nd string team. This series is irrelevant to NZ.

Then BD should win comfortably and boost their morale even further

 

[sweep_shot]

NZ players are very poor against quality spin so don't think their main will score over 100 here either.

What is your opinion if we play 5 T20s against Bangladesh in this pitch? I think we will loose 4-1

I think BD-Pak in Bangladesh can go either way (if pitches are landmines and format is LOI).

 

[Major]

Nz posted the lowest total ever in t20 so they would be salty.

But i dont see anything wrong. BD can have their home advantage..noth teams are playing on the same pitch.

Nz has smaller grounds where a cath to slip can go for a six, yet you dont see anyone complaining here.

Bangladesh can have their home advantage and the onus is on NZ to get better spinners

 

[Bahnz]

He is being singled out because he is the captain. A captain prioritizing IPL over national duty clearly gives a terrible message to the rest of the New Zealand players.

This is actually a sackable move, but NZC doesn’t have that type of cojones. It has always been a subservient, meek board.

Whatever fitness concerns he has, he will be magically fit for IPL.

It’s actually NZC policy for all the NZ frontliners to sit these tours out for player welfare reasons. Jimmy Neesham actually wanted to tour but wasn’t allowed (which strikes me as very peculiar). I can understand it for some players (including Williamson given his injury issues, heavy workload and overall importance to NZ cricket) but a lot of the guys I named above don’t have the same excuse.

 

[Bahnz]

Nz posted the lowest total ever in t20 so they would be salty.

But i dont see anything wrong. BD can have their home advantage..noth teams are playing on the same pitch.

Nz has smaller grounds where a cath to slip can go for a six, yet you dont see anyone complaining here.

Bangladesh can have their home advantage and the onus is on NZ to get better spinners

Really? I see PP forumers whinging about NZ boundaries every tour.

In any event, I don’t think the criticism is so much “Bangladesh shouldn’t prepare pitches that suit them” so much as it is “this is setting themselves up for failure as soon as they head overseas”.

 

[Saurav]

so greentops are okay but not turners

 

[Bahnz]

so greentops are okay but not turners

Yes because NZ prepares so many greentops for T20’s

 

[OMB]

Really? I see PP forumers whinging about NZ boundaries every tour.

In any event, I don’t think the criticism is so much “Bangladesh shouldn’t prepare pitches that suit them” so much as it is “this is setting themselves up for failure as soon as they head overseas”.

I get your point. Best way is to play out the given game and see them in T20 WC

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Although the pitches for t20is in Bangladesh have been pretty poor, they have every right to take home advantage that too against a team who has maximized the home advantage for the last 5 years.

Bangladesh team isn't going to get a lot of good out of it in terms of preparation for wt20 or improving the skills of their players but they will surely win the matches.

With NZ treating the tour like an A team tour, they have no one to blame for the losses incurred here especially when Glenn Phillips and Tim Seifert are out there playing in CPL.
Plus NZ have been making green tops for tests and total flats for t20is(where 200 is the norm) for quite some time now, about time they get a taste of their own medicine.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Hilarious. Watching New Zealand cricket fans complain about pitches in Bangladesh, oh the irony.
[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] From a country that produces pitches which have more grass on the pitch than the outfield.

No one is stopping NZC board from using green tops in the T20’s, if you can do it in tests then do it for T20’s too.

 

[Aman]

Hilarious. Watching New Zealand cricket fans complain about pitches in Bangladesh, oh the irony.

[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] From a country that produces pitches which have more grass on the pitch than the outfield.

No one is stopping NZC board from using green tops in the T20’s, if you can do it in tests then do it for T20’s too.

A green pitch for 1.5- 2 sessions to get a result or a road from day one in a Test match.

Get a clue. If we didn't leave grass on the pitch there would be no way to get results and the ICC would be giving our pitches poor ratings.

There's nothing unique about our pitches in LOIs, they're like nearly every other pitch in the world outside higher natural bounce and pace compared to the sub continent.

 

[Aman]

Although the pitches for t20is in Bangladesh have been pretty poor, they have every right to take home advantage that too against a team who has maximized the home advantage for the last 5 years.

Bangladesh team isn't going to get a lot of good out of it in terms of preparation for wt20 or improving the skills of their players but they will surely win the matches.

With NZ treating the tour like an A team tour, they have no one to blame for the losses incurred here especially when Glenn Phillips and Tim Seifert are out there playing in CPL.
Plus NZ have been making green tops for tests and total flats for t20is(where 200 is the norm) for quite some time now, about time they get a taste of their own medicine.

How have we maximized home advantage? Give me one instance we've done that in LOIs.

The only reason we leave grass on the pitch is to get results or we'd see 600 vs 600 matches. Funnily enough we're the ones who end up batting on those green tops most of the time. Sounds like you've never watched a Test match in NZ in the last 5 years.

Do you think we care about the rsult of this series?

I was looking forward to seeing our young players play here, instead I have to watch this dribble.

 

[Saurav]

Yes because NZ prepares so many greentops for T20’s

how does format matter?BD do it in T20s because they feel that's the way they'll win even them.

 

[Aman]

It’s actually NZC policy for all the NZ frontliners to sit these tours out for player welfare reasons. Jimmy Neesham actually wanted to tour but wasn’t allowed (which strikes me as very peculiar). I can understand it for some players (including Williamson given his injury issues, heavy workload and overall importance to NZ cricket) but a lot of the guys I named above don’t have the same excuse.

Seriously, people are actually going on about us sending a young team over? No one is fussed, these kind of series should be for the young and fringe players. Given IPL is coming up soon and there's COVID protocols and makes sense. Bangladesh are not an appealing series for NZ players and they have every right to take a break for it.

If we were playing Tests against Pakistan, then yeah things would have been different. In LOIS you can chop and change without a significant impact to the quality of the team unlike Tests.

 

[Aman]

how does format matter?BD do it in T20s because they feel that's the way they'll win even them.

When did this myth start that we prepare green tops? It has grass cover for 1.5-2 sessions and then you have a batting paradise.

India have toured a few times in the last 5 years and would know how deceiving the grass cover is and how good it gets to bat on.

 

[Bahnz]

how does format matter?BD do it in T20s because they feel that's the way they'll win even them.

T20’s are meant to be a spectacle. Watching one team crumble for 60 and the ever team poking and prodding for 15 overs against part time spinners isn’t much of a spectacle from my pov, but to each their own I guess.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

New Zealand should stop crying and try to score some runs in the next match for a change. That will help them.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

New Zealand are awful in Asia. I never remember them winning anything in Bangladesh in the last 10-15 years. Even Williamson and McCullum went and got their backsides whipped.

 

[globalcitizen]

Bangladesh are playing to their home advantage and other teams like aus and nz have to adjust.
It's funny people are bringing icc t20 to justify their point.
A team like Bangladesh know the chances of winning a t20 world cup is not much however hard they try. But an opportunity like this at home is much bigger and won't come very soon again.
Bangla tigers sense the blood and they are going for the kill!!

 

[Aman]

New Zealand should stop crying and try to score some runs in the next match for a change. That will help them.

Result of this series means nothing, we know the pitches are going to be garbage and we're to have play grind out cricket in for a T20 series which kills the little interest this series had.

Guess I'll check back in for the Pakistan ODI's.

 

[Bahnz]

New Zealand are awful in Asia. I never remember them winning anything in Bangladesh in the last 10-15 years. Even Williamson and McCullum went and got their backsides whipped.

NZ have won 3 of their last 5 tests in Asia…India’s the only asian side to have won a test series against them in the past decade.
Admittedly Bangladesh have had no problem with them in LOI’s, but NZ are clearly a better side for touring Asia than Australia or South Africa.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

A green pitch for 1.5- 2 sessions to get a result or a road from day one in a Test match.

Get a clue. If we didn't leave grass on the pitch there would be no way to get results and the ICC would be giving our pitches poor ratings.

There's nothing unique about our pitches in LOIs, they're like nearly every other pitch in the world outside higher natural bounce and pace compared to the sub continent.

A green pitch for 1.5-2 sessions? What test match are you referring to? I suggest you go back to the West Indies test series, 2nd test on day 2, and tell me if you can still see the pitch.

Why wouldn’t there be a way of getting a result, If we can get results on roads in UAE then why not in NZ?

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Result of this series means nothing, we know the pitches are going to be garbage and we're to have play grind out cricket in for a T20 series which kills the little interest this series had.

Guess I'll check back in for the Pakistan ODI's.

So the pitches are garbage because your lot can't make a run there... nice

 

[ElRaja]

dont see why nz fans are bothered, these are some meaningless t20s, bang could have used opportunity to develop their team in conditions which are more likely in wt20, but they chose to get some random t20i wins.

nz will be a completely diff team when they line up for wt20, so its hardly like there preparation is being hampered.

 

[Bahnz]

A green pitch for 1.5-2 sessions? What test match are you referring to? I suggest you go back to the West Indies test series, 2nd test on day 2, and tell me if you can still see the pitch.

Why wouldn’t there be a way of getting a result, If we can get results on roads in UAE then why not in NZ?

If memory serves that was the match where NZ scored 450 batting on days 1 and 2. Oh my, what a minefield.

 

[sweep_shot]

New Zealand have a track record of getting whitewashed in BD. They were also whitewashed in 2010 and 2013.

A heavyweight team like NZ should not complain about pitches. It makes them look bad.

They are not little babies. They should adjust.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

How have we maximized home advantage? Give me one instance we've done that in LOIs.

The only reason we leave grass on the pitch is to get results or we'd see 600 vs 600 matches. Funnily enough we're the ones who end up batting on those green tops most of the time. Sounds like you've never watched a Test match in NZ in the last 5 years.

Do you think we care about the rsult of this series?

I was looking forward to seeing our young players play here, instead I have to watch this dribble.

No I haven't ever watched a Test in NZ ever.

 

[Saurav]

T20’s are meant to be a spectacle. Watching one team crumble for 60 and the ever team poking and prodding for 15 overs against part time spinners isn’t much of a spectacle from my pov, but to each their own I guess.

every match is about winning.BD gave themselves best chances of win instead of worrying about spectacle

This is NZ B team,just because they struggled,doesn't mean everybody would.Good players will find ways to score

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

New Zealand have a track record of getting whitewashed in BD. They were also whitewashed in 2010 and 2013.

A heavyweight team like NZ should not complain about pitches. It makes them look bad.

This. I never remember New Zealand even competing in Bangladesh in the last decade even with their best ever team. Such a pity.. But they will always be the first ones to complain about pitches, heat etc.

 

[OMB]

Result of this series means nothing, we know the pitches are going to be garbage and we're to have play grind out cricket in for a T20 series which kills the little interest this series had.

Guess I'll check back in for the Pakistan ODI's.

Doesn't look like that. Lots of interest for Bangladesh as they are on a roll now.
and New Zealand players who are playing should have grabbed their chance to compete for the regular squad.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

If memory serves that was the match where NZ scored 450 batting on days 1 and 2. Oh my, what a minefield.

Wow, New Zealand scored 450+ in conditions suited to their batsmen.

New Zealand also scored 400+ when England were bowled out for 58. That’s normal right?

 

[shehwar]

This. I never remember New Zealand even competing in Bangladesh in the last decade even with their best ever team. Such a pity.. But they will always be the first ones to complain about pitches, heat etc.

Agreed! Absolutely laughable. Every single country in the world takes advantage of home conditions. SPECIALLY New Zealand. New Zealand’s best ever sides were whitewashed in Limited Overs cricket everytime they toured Bangladesh in the last decade so this result is not surprising given they haven’t sent their main squad who btw would have been hammered too.

 

[Bahnz]

Wow, New Zealand scored 450+ in conditions suited to their batsmen.

New Zealand also scored 400+ when England were bowled out for 58. That’s normal right?

Let’s see…NZ scored 380 against England and then turned around and bowled them out for a 100 in England a couple of months back. Scored 600 against England and bowled them out for 190 on a road at Mt Maunganui in 2019. Yep, seems pretty normal.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Agreed! Absolutely laughable. Every single country in the world takes advantage of home conditions. SPECIALLY New Zealand. New Zealand’s best ever sides were whitewashed in Limited Overs cricket everytime they toured Bangladesh in the last decade so this result is not surprising given they haven’t sent their main squad who btw would have been hammered too.

Did the OP ever object to NZ giving themselves wickets with bounce and lateral movement and whitewashing subcontinental sides? I guess rules are only for poor nations.

 

[Bahnz]

Did the OP ever object to NZ giving themselves wickets with bounce and lateral movement and whitewashing subcontinental sides? I guess rules are only for poor nations.

There’s a difference between pitches that favour the home side and pitches that result in poor cricket. When I look back at the Bangladeshi pitches when NZ toured in 2013, those were good wickets that favoured spin but which also encouraged skilled and intelligent stroke play and had a good balance between bat and ball. Bangladesh won that series 3-0 so I don’t really see the need for resorting to surfaces like this.

 

[sweep_shot]

I didn't see Australia and their fans complaining too much about BD pitches. Captain Wade took responsibility and said they were not good enough.

Should a major team like NZ complain about pitch? I think they should focus on trying to win a game or two here.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Challenging pitch, but not poor. NZ must improve against spin, and produce better spinners. This was a 120-140 pitch, not 60 all out pitch.

I think NZ has a mental block when it comes to playing in Bangladesh. I don't recall them ever winning a match against Ban in Ban in any format, even when the rating difference was bigger than today, I remember Ban inflicting multiple white ball whitewashes on NZ at home. Maybe a match up problem, or psychological issues?

It isn't unfathomable that Ban at home will crush a depleted Kiwi side. They know how to win at home, quality players for these conditions and have made 3 out of last 4 Asia Cup finals, almost winning the trophy twice. Full credit to them, having a good run and I am sure they will upset 1-2 higher ranked sides in the WC.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Ban and SL doing well recently in Asian conditions is a good sign for the WC, makes it more open and unpredictable. Though these two sides may fall just short of making SF, I think they will decide who makes it out of the group stage. Afghans as well, if they are in a good frame of mind.

SL has enough mystery spinners to upset any side, SENA and WI are most vulnerable.

Ban has enough quality to beat anyone especially if served with challenging pitches. Brilliant middle order, a swashbuckling opener in Liton, cool captain, army of spinners and one of the best T20 quicks in Fizz. Underrated side.

 

[Executioner]

Then BD should win comfortably and boost their morale even further

winning on PROPER pitches truly boost our confidence.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nothing wrong with the pitch. NZ are just not good enough. Last year they got whitewashed 5-0 in their own backyard by India. Back then, we heard different excuses.

 

[Executioner]

As a BD fan I am personally dissappointed because this is our main team playing vs a 2nd string team. Our team is going to the WT20, not NZ A team. So this was our best preparation for the upcoming WT20 but we are using poor pitches. One thing though, people can complain about entertainment which is perfectly valid because we watch sports for entertainment, nobody wants to watch 60 runs being scored.

However, NZ A is quite poor and they performed even poorly by their low standards. Infact, they have not done well in BD even in the past with their first choice players.

 

[Pakhs]

so greentops are okay but not turners

Green tops for T20? Why bother playing T20 if the winning score is less than 140 anyway? What is the point of test match style batting for T20 cricket?

If you gonna make worst then 95% 5th day wickets for T20? it beats the point of a T20 game which is to see boundaries? Disgraceful stuff by Bangladesh.

 

[Pakhs]

Nothing wrong with the pitch. NZ are just not good enough. Last year they got whitewashed 5-0 in their own backyard by India. Back then, we heard different excuses.

Whats the point of playing T20 on worst pitch than most 5th day wickets even in Asia? The whole point of T20 is to see some runs being scored? some 6s being hit?

Whats the point even?

 

[Pakhs]

As a BD fan I am personally dissappointed because this is our main team playing vs a 2nd string team. Our team is going to the WT20, not NZ A team. So this was our best preparation for the upcoming WT20 but we are using poor pitches. One thing though, people can complain about entertainment which is perfectly valid because we watch sports for entertainment, nobody wants to watch 60 runs being scored.

However, NZ A is quite poor and they performed even poorly by their low standards. Infact, they have not done well in BD even in the past with their first choice players.

Whats the point of playing T20 on worst pitch than most 5th day wickets even in Asia? The whole point of T20 is to see some runs being scored? some 6s being hit?

Whats the point even? The pitch purposely being made not suitable for T20 games and then they are playing T20s?

 

[sweep_shot]

Whats the point of playing T20 on worst pitch than most 5th day wickets even in Asia? The whole point of T20 is to see some runs being scored? some 6s being hit?

Whats the point even? The pitch purposely being made not suitable for T20 games and then they are playing T20s?

This is not a 60-all out pitch though.

This is slightly worse than a typical UAE ptich. Slow and low.

A good team like India can score 140 here. I even expect Pakistan to score 130 here.

 

[Pakhs]

This is not a 60-all out pitch though.

This is slightly worse than a typical UAE ptich. Slow and low.

A good team like India can score 140 here. I even expect Pakistan to score 130 here.

I saw the pitch no team can score 140 and if Indian team at there best can score 140? Is this T20 pitch? if nobody wants to play T20 why bother to play? May as well play 50 over or test match? Why prepare wrong pitch for wrong format?

 

[sweep_shot]

I saw the pitch no team can score 140 and if Indian team at there best can score 140? Is this T20 pitch? if nobody wants to play T20 why bother to play? May as well play 50 over or test match? Why prepare wrong pitch for wrong format?

Actually, you are wrong. India can score 130-140 here. Even BD and Australia crossed 120 here last time.

There is no ICC guideline that says anything about right pitch or wrong pitch.

A major team should not complain about type of pitch. You can expect this type of whining from a lower-tier team (not a major team).

 

[Shafi]

NZ main team would not score 100 here either. They cannot play spin at all. Previously their main team whitewashed in Bangladesh twice. At least NZ will have excuse to say we sent C team to Bangladesh.

 

[Pakhs]

Actually, you are wrong. India can score 130-140 here. Even BD and Australia crossed 120 here last time.

There is no ICC guideline that says anything about right pitch or wrong pitch.

A major team should not complain about type of pitch. You can expect this type of whining from a lower-tier team (not a major team).

so 120-140 is a good score for T20 cricket? T20 cricket was made to scoring runs otherwise we have test cricket no need fort his format. Disgraceful stuff by Bangladesh.

 

[Shafi]

As a BD fan I am personally dissappointed because this is our main team playing vs a 2nd string team. Our team is going to the WT20, not NZ A team. So this was our best preparation for the upcoming WT20 but we are using poor pitches. One thing though, people can complain about entertainment which is perfectly valid because we watch sports for entertainment, nobody wants to watch 60 runs being scored.

However, NZ A is quite poor and they performed even poorly by their low standards. Infact, they have not done well in BD even in the past with their first choice players.

NZ A would not score 100 in this pitch either. A over-hyped team who can perform in super flat pitch with small ground.

 

[sweep_shot]

so 120-140 is a good score for T20 cricket? T20 cricket was made to scoring runs otherwise we have test cricket no need fort his format. Disgraceful stuff by Bangladesh.

I personally prefer 150-160 pitch. I don't like flat roads. I also don't like landmines.

I agree that T20 pitches should be better but Bangladesh simply stuck to their strengths and it paid off.

 

[Shafi]

so 120-140 is a good score for T20 cricket? T20 cricket was made to scoring runs otherwise we have test cricket no need fort his format. Disgraceful stuff by Bangladesh.

BD shouldn't make flat pitch and cut down boundary length to accommodate NZ. Same NZ team will be hammed by BD in UAE as well is there is some sorts of spin.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

There’s a difference between pitches that favour the home side and pitches that result in poor cricket. When I look back at the Bangladeshi pitches when NZ toured in 2013, those were good wickets that favoured spin but which also encouraged skilled and intelligent stroke play and had a good balance between bat and ball. Bangladesh won that series 3-0 so I don’t really see the need for resorting to surfaces like this.

Who decides it's poor cricket? Even NZ's best ever team always folded like 9 pins in Bangladesh. What chance do their second string players have? New Zealand should try and battle in conditions alien to them - that's what they expect from the likes of Pakistan or Bangladesh when we visit them.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

I'm sure this New Zealand side will be stuffed even if Bangladesh plays good host and gives them a flat pitch and 50m long boundaries. Just not good enough.

 

[Pakhs]

I personally prefer 150-160 pitch. I don't like flat roads. I also don't like landmines.

I agree that T20 pitches should be better but Bangladesh simply stuck to their strengths and it paid off.

Paid of at what expense? Its wrong to play T20 cricket on Test match 5th day pitch or worst.

Why would an international class team not want to play T20 on a T20 pitch? They should look at themselves and be ashamed of what they are asking pitch curators to do!

 

[Pakhs]

BD shouldn't make flat pitch and cut down boundary length to accommodate NZ. Same NZ team will be hammed by BD in UAE as well is there is some sorts of spin.

I am not talking about NZ. Forget about the opposition first an international class team should not say to its curator please make us a test match pitch because we cant play on T20 pitches where runs scoring is easy.

T20 cricket is designed for easy runs scoring thats the whole point of this format.