New Delhi,(Press Ki Taquat):- Sports Desk. The 2nd T20I was played between India and New Zealand at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. India has won the match and equalized 1-1 in the series. After the match, both the teams criticized the pitch. According to sources, due to this action has been taken against the pitch curator of Ekana Stadium.
It should be noted that in the match played in Ekana, both the teams could reach only close to 100 runs. There was a lot of help for the spin bowlers here. There was a lot of turn in the pitch. Not a single six was hit in both the innings. New Zealand had scored 99 runs while batting first. In response to this, the Indian batsmen also lost their sweat. India won the match by 6 wickets in the last over with great difficulty.
After the match, Hardik Pandya said, “To be honest, this one wicket was a shocker. We have played on many difficult pitches, it does not matter. I am all set for it, but it is not made for T20s.” were.” At the same time, Team India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey also criticized.
According to sources, probably for this reason the stadium management has taken action against the pitch curator. According to the source, the pitch curator has been removed to prepare the pitch from black soil. It is said that in a short time the pitch curator had prepared the pitch from red clay, but this pitch could not be made according to the correct standard.