The supervisor of the Better Noida cricket stadium has hit again on the critics for slamming the bottom’s infrastructure and match preparedness for the one-off Check between Afghanistan and New Zealand.
It’s well-known that rain has severely affected this match in Better Noida which has left the cricket followers dissatisfied.
Extreme rain and steady moist floor circumstances all through the 5 days in Better Noida compelled the match officers to name off this Check.
Not even a toss was attainable in all 5 days which has put extreme questions on the Gretaer Noida stadium’s services.
It was the eighth occasion in Check historical past {that a} match was deserted with out even a ball bowled.
The final time it occurred was in 1998 between New Zealand and India at Dunedin. The abandonment has additionally put questions on the Board of management for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not offering sufficient services for a global stadium.
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Better Noida Stadium supervisor breaks silence on extreme criticism
Amidst all of the criticism coming internationally, the venue supervisor of the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports activities Complicated in Better Noida spoke to Radio Channel 93.5 Crimson FM and claimed that the match was not occurring as a result of extreme rain. He even gave the instance of some (Delhi Premier League) DPL 2024 matches being deserted as a result of rain.
“The Afghanistan crew had arrived on 30 August they usually performed a 3-day (intra-squad) match from 1-2 September the place they scored greater than 300 runs. We delivered the pitch as per coach Jonathan Trott’s demand,” the stadium supervisor stated.
“The rain is inflicting the foremost hassle which isn’t in our fingers. The closest stadium to this one is Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium) the place the downpour has resulted within the cancellation of (DPL 2024) matches. The showers are so heavy that the water penetrates the covers regardless of enveloping the complete floor,” he added.
“Kuch logon ko content material chahiye hote hain” – Better Noida cricket stadium supervisor
The involved authority additionally talked about that Afghanistan is nicely conscious of this floor as they’ve performed just a few internationals right here earlier than.
He later claimed that individuals simply want content material which is the rationale why they’re destroying the fame of the bottom.
“And it’s not that Afghanistan will not be conscious of this floor. It has been their dwelling venue for 3 years they usually certainly have skilled in wet circumstances. Had their board been unaware, they wouldn’t have permitted this venue to host the sport,” the stadium supervisor argued.
“Kuch logon ko content material chahiye hotein hain, unko actuality nahi jaan na (Individuals simply want content material and don’t need to know the truth),” he claimed.
Floor workers’s efforts in useless
Not solely steady rain, however the services on the bottom had been additionally questionable. The bottom workers used staple items like electrical followers to dry the moist patches and even tried digging up and refilling a moist outfield space with dry soil to make the bottom prepared. However the monsoon season in India and the dearth of daylight performed its half as nicely.
Afghanistan gained Check standing in 2017 together with Eire. They’ve performed simply 9 Exams up to now and will not be even included within the World Check Championship (WTC) cycle. This makes each single Check match extraordinarily vital for his or her progress.
They performed their inaugural Check match in opposition to India in Bengaluru in 2018 the place they misplaced to the host nation by an innings and 262 runs.
