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ICC takes back below average rating to Rawalpindi pitch on PCB’s appeal

DUBAI:  International Cricket Council revoked its below average rating given to the Rawalpindi pitch after the first Test of the series between Pakistan and England, held in December last year. 

“The decision was taken following an appeal from the Pakistan Cricket Board,” said ICC in a media release on Monday.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Chairman of the PCB’s Management Committee Najam Sethi also confirmed the development, saying the cricket council retracted its decision following PCB’s plea.

Last month, ICC rated the pitch used in the Rawalpindi Test below average and handed a demerit point for its bowling unfriendly nature.

“It was a very flat pitch which gave almost no assistance to any type of bowler. That was the main reason why batters scored very fast and both sides posted huge totals. The pitch hardly deteriorated during the course of the match.” said match referee Andy Pycroft in his findings after the match.

However, after reviewing the footage from the Test Match, the ICC appeal panel unanimously felt that the pitch had several “redeeming features” which included the fact that a result was possible and that 37 out of 39 wickets were taken.

“As a result, the appeal panel felt that the pitch did not deserve the “below average” rating that was handed earlier.” said ICC.

It is pertinent to mention here that England sealed a sensational 74-run win against Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Test, which witnessed a total of 1768 runs being scored throughout the course of five days.

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ICC rates Rawalpindi pitch ‘below average’ for second time within year

RAWALPINDI: The pitch used in the Rawalpindi Test – the first of the three-match series between Pakistan and England – has been rated below average by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. 

The pitch which yielded around 1768 runs throughout the course of five days, has earned its second demerit point within a year for providing little to no assistance to the bowlers.

According to the ICC, match referee Andy Pycroft released his findings on Tuesday and the venue received its second consecutive rating of ‘below average’ since the same rating was given to the pitch after the first Test between Pakistan and Australia in March, earlier this year.

“It was a very flat pitch which gave almost no assistance to any type of bowler. That was the main reason why batters scored very fast and both sides posted huge totals. The pitch hardly deteriorated during the course of the match.” Pycroft said.

“Since there was very little in it for the bowlers, I found the pitch to be “below average” as per the ICC guidelines.” he added.

Pycroft’s report has also been forwarded to the Pakistan Cricket Board

After receiving consecutive demerit points under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, the venue is at serious risk of getting suspended from hosting any international cricket if more demerit points are lost.

According to ICC guidelines, when a venue accumulates five demerit points (or crosses that threshold), it will be suspended from hosting any international cricket for a period of 12 months, while a venue will be suspended from staging any international cricket for 24 months when it reaches the threshold of 10 demerit points.

It is pertinent to mention here that many batting records were tumbled on the flat Rawalpindi surface during the first Test, including the highest total scored and four centurions on the opening day of a Test match. England smashed 506/4 with help of astounding hundreds from Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Ollie Pope on the first day.

England sealed a sensational 74-run win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi Test following a tense final session on the final day.

ICC rates Rawalpindi Test’s pitch as ‘below average’

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) assessed the Rawalpindi surface as ‘below average’ on Thursday, where the first Test of the historic Pakistan-Australia series was played.

Following this, the venue has been given one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.

The match referee of the Rawalpindi Test Ranjan Madugalle, who is also a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, rated the pitch and said the character of ‘pitch hardly changed’.

“The character of the pitch hardly changed over the course of five days and that there has been no deterioration apart from the bounce getting slightly lower,” he said.

“The pitch did not have a great deal of pace and bounce in it for the seamers nor assisted the spinners as the match progressed. In my view, this does not represent an even contest between bat and ball. Therefore, in keeping with the ICC guidelines, I rate this pitch as below average,” he further stated.

It is pertinent to mention here that according to the amended ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, match referees will award one demerit point to venues with below-average pitches, while three and five demerit points would be handed to venues with poor and unsuitable pitches, respectively. Whereas, demerit points will remain active for a rolling five-year period.

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