He can share his opinion with ICC.
No one's going to pay attention to you. India should probably lose, so people who've been addicted to crying struggle to find something else to cry about
So this Atkinson guy is someone appointed by the ICC to oversee pitches. He first asked for batting pitches so we could have a joke of a tournament. Luckily some of the curators made their own mind up and we got to see some good games eventually.
India have proved themselves across all types of pitches. Unlike England in 2019 who needed flat batting wickets to win a WC and failed wherever anything outside the script was provided. Where were the tears then?
The only thing India needs to prove is that they can handle knockout game pressure and perform. Nothing else needs any proving this time.
You can cry and whine all you want. This won't be the first time I've seen those tears. 2011 saw similar tears. And even after the WC was over, the next round of tears were reserved for how India didn't get the actual trophy or something like that
Seen Aussie and SA fans complain about the pitches they were given for matches against India.
My guy, this is the guy in charge of pitches for the world cup. He isn't just saying what he thinks might be going on, he is reporting actual events and conversations that he is an active part of.
It's his job to decide pitches - good or bad, not the BCCIs to dictate what kind of pitch India plays on.
So you went from denying it a moment ago to already saying that it’s a good thing it happened. If you have an issue with the official ICC process, then change the process. Don’t exert influence in back room deals in direct opposition to official procedure.
No. He is an English man. Why is he suggesting batting friendly pitch? Isn't that biased?
Not biased, he's right in its commercially better as casuals enjoy high scoring games. It's fans who prefer even balance between batand ball.
"Actual events" are subjected to interpretation. Hence why he is only in charge of report and NOT taking an action.
No i am still denying it. This guy apparently has to state what the difference between the pitch is. He is merely "insinuating" assuming if this story is even true. Can't say "hey this pitch was used once. this was used twice"
Yeah. That's why everyone was calling this the worst WC ever with teams smashing 400 lol.
www.telegraphindia.com
Looks like an expert for sure. Seems like one of those stuckup guys.
World Cup 2023: Pitch perfect verdict from ICC’s head curator Andy Atkinson
Atkinson is in town to oversee the pitch preparation at Eden Gardens for Sunday’s big-ticket clash between India and South Africa
But i understand New zealanders has a reason to do. But others?Sorry dude. Anyone who have watched IPL for the last 15 yeasr know how a chennai wicket would behave. "Most evident' is only for conspiracy theorists.
You can praise stuff being done right, and then when you find evidence of wrong doing you can call it out ? Is that a hard concept to grasp for you.
No. It was very very dry and Ashwin played I think the only game of the tournament. It was much more spin friendly than any surface that Chennai produced in the tournament. Accept it or not
How would you know by toss time?
I always judge people by their appearance and it mostly works out right. He looks like one of those stuck up types.
It is always dry. No way. you have no clue about what a real chennai track is. This is not even close.
This is not about England's performance bro. This is about nature of surface in that particular Delhi game
Add the WTC final also.
Man, CSK have built a fortress at home with those pitches. Dhoni's greatest skill as a captain was always slow pitches, spinners and trundlers. He had mastered those resources.
England sucks anywhere other than flat pitches with no swing, seam, even slight turn. That is how they won world cup. You don't need special pitch.
No whataboutism. So far the whole accusation is based on whatsapp message lol No credible statement either from Atkinson or ICC. You can very well intervene right now to play on the same pitch you want them to play if it has any credibility.
At least that was a neutral venue . 2015 World Cup pitches were extremely flat which suited OZ batting until #8 and 2019 World Cup was the worst ever for spinners.
Yeah that maybe true. Dumb BCCI should never have agreed to it in the first place.
Whatever he is suggesting, he has been given mandate by ICC who is supposed to ensure that the worldcup is neutral. You are seriously justifying cheating by BCCI?
Probably this world cup has the best set of pitches helping everyone unlike the last 2015.2019. If you look at 2015 world cup. the matches held in Australia saw an average of 52 for spinners. Same as what we saw in England in 2019.
Sorry dude. I think Indians don't have to cope
You are the one coping by dragging afghanistan vs england match lol
My brother in Christ, when did I ever bring up Afghanistan and England? This is between ICC and BCCI.Sorry dude. I think Indians don't have to cope
Don't tip toe around it and call it what it is.
You will see the inspection of the pitch before throwing out words like cheating. Someone like Boult spent the vast majority of his IPL career on this ground. In fact, pretty much all the commies from NZ know about the nature of each ground, pitch. There is no secret. It is always a high-scoring ground. Don't expect anything different unless India implodes out of nerves. The only complaint here is it may aid spin. Whoever told spin pitches are Indian-team friendly has to have their head examined. That is the least friendly pitch for India. India's strength is pace. Indian batsmen's strength is also against pace not spin. This is more like a last minute accelerated narrative to play down just in case if India wins.
I brought it up and and I've watched enough cricket to understand Afghans have also benefitted from the pitch rigging in certain games.
Hahaa bhai I am saying slow and uncharacteristic Mumbai pitch helped Afghan batters.
There is no clarification from anyone. Everything is based on whatsapp. Insinuation. If the curator wants a batting track then all they can do is shave all the grass. That is a big minus for India. Apparently for commercial reasons they probably want that way. Match going full 100 overs. They can milk millions.
Afghans played better against india as well lol So? Only recently They scored a 200 partnership against Pakistan in Srilanka. Why do you think Australian bowlers are any good and Afghanistan are bad? They played well against multiple teams. In between they had their collapses like against BD, NZ.
FOX sports au is even worse. Check all their recent news in the last year or so. Some insane conspiracy theories.Dailymail....
Chalo... atleast the usual suspects here finally got something to vent their frustrations at. It's been a tough couple of months....
It's a whatsapp message, from a BCCI OFFICIAL, saying they will not be using the recommended pitch but instead a used pitch. For reasons the official guy in charge does not agree with. These changed were made 'without proper notice or forewarning'. If BCCI went through the proper channels and provided a genuine reason, nobody would care.
That's because they've played on pitches that suited their strength. We'll see how much Afghans have progressed when they step outside their second home India.
Buddy, the pitch they played on was farthest one. One side boundary was 82 m, other side 59 m. Have you ever seen anything that bizarre in a cricket match? Max we see a difference of 5-6 m.
May be they have improved as a team? Rashid Khan is a super star in IPL. He has done well almost all the grounds. Mujeeb was opening bowler for Punjab XI for a while. Nabhi same with Sunrisers. Gurbaaz played for KKR as keeper. India also hosts Afghanistan matches against other countries. So them doing well here shouldn't really be a conspiracy theory. You are basically insulting their progress. You still have to show temperament to chase totals like 250, 280. Suddenly we cannot say India provided "temperament consultant" to Afghanistan to boost their performance. geez. Why getting salty about their progress?
Yeah we are going to make a pitch which suits us instead of bringing your trundlers into play. I have no problem calling it what it is. Win and shut us up if you can. Instead of whinging 24/7
I believe the short side was actually 55 m.
There's nothing to be salty about because I don't believe they've progressed. Their fast bowling still remains mediocre and batsmen are the same.
Thank you friend
I am tired of these English/Australian conspiracy theories that has been dished out for years every time they tour. Especially in this world cup despite providing wide range of pitches which made toss completely irrelevant conspiracy theories have been thrown around willy nilly. Special ball, on the fly ball tracking adjustment now this.They almost pulled off a win in England against India. They needed 13 runs to win in the last over. They ran Pakistan close atleast in 2 or 3 matches. How can anyone doctor a pitch only for Afghanistan batsman lol Their seamers outbowled Starc.
Well said.
