BGT 2022/23: Won't appreciate Test matches finishing in 2.5 days, opines Gautam Gambhir
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BGT 2022/23: I won't appreciate Test matches finishing in 2.5 days, said Gautam Gambhir after the Indore tie ended duringDay 3's morning session.
Australia bounced back in style in the third and penultimate Test, of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, versus India to win by nine wickets and keep the series alive. However, the venue for the third Test received a lot of flak. The Holkar Stadium, Indore hosted the game which concluded in less than three days with Aussies winning in the morning session on Day 3; making the series scoreline 2-1 in India's favour with one game to go.
The Indore pitch became the talk of the town post the conclusion of the match. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave a 'poor' rating to the pitch and many former cricketers and experts of the game shared their take on the surface, which spun considerably from Day 1, and now former Indian opener-turned-commentator Gautam Gambhir also joined the bandwagon.
While speaking to Sports Today, Gambhir said he doesn't appreciate Test matches finishing in 2.5 days."I feel, yes, playing on turning tracks is fine, but I won't appreciate Test matches finishing in 2.5 days. We want to see tight finishes, like the one we saw in the New Zealand vs England Test. (If a Test goes to) 4th or 5th day, it is fine. But 2.5 days is too short," Gambhir said in a chat on Sports Today.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 5:51 am