Match referee Javagal Srinath‘s report on the preparedness of Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports activities advanced in Higher Noida will go a great distance in deciding the destiny of the venue which is beneath the scanner after the one-off Take a look at between Afghanistan and New Zealand didn’t get underway on successive days. For as soon as, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), which frequently turns into the favorite whipping boy, is not liable for the mess. The ‘house board’ is the Afghanistan Cricket Board, which chosen a well-known and cost-effective venue regardless of being supplied the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and Inexperienced Park in Kanpur as choices.
The BCCI is not concerned on this Take a look at match. It was the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s selection and the Higher Noida Authority was supposed to supply them with worldwide normal services.
The BCCI hasn’t hosted any of its home video games right here since 2019 (Vijay Hazare Trophy) and is unlikely to host one in close to or distant future in these substandard circumstances, if sources are to be believed.
The ICC, for one, would observe the usual protocol for any given worldwide venue the place the match referee’s report determine the additional plan of action.
Not a single ball could possibly be bowled within the first two days and with a gradual downpour on Tuesday night decreasing the probabilities of play on third day, Srinath must assess the drainage circumstances of the bottom, which aren’t at par with different worldwide venues.
There was vivid sunshine throughout two days however one heavy spell of bathe, within the previous night, was sufficient to play spoilsport.
The absence of enough tremendous sopper or sufficient floor cowl to guard the outfield, or for that matter the dearth of adequately educated floor workers, there are issues aplenty with this venue, which is not straight beneath the aegis of BCCI.
As per the ICC ‘Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Course of’ that got here into impact in November 2023, “After every Match, the Match Referee (Srinath on this case) will full a Pitch and Outfield Report Kind and ship it to the ICC Senior Cricket Operations Supervisor.” The ‘Pitch and Outfield Report Kind’ shall be compiled utilizing the rules for score pitches and outfields and, the place required, will embrace feedback on the pitch and outfield from the captains of the 2 groups who performed and the umpires who officiated within the related match.
It will likely be fascinating to notice the form of feedback given by New Zealand skipper Tim Southee.
Inside 14 days of receipt, the ICC senior cricket operations supervisor will ahead the ‘Pitch and Outfield Report Kind’ to the house board, with a duplicate to the visiting board.
The ICC senior cricket operations supervisor will advise the house board on any demerit factors which were imposed on a bunch venue.
In response to ICC clause, “If the circumstances are such that the Match Referee has trigger to price the pitch and/or outfield Unsatisfactory or Unfit, a corresponding variety of Demerit Factors shall be imposed upon the Host Venue as outlined within the tips for score pitches and outfields.” Demerit Factors will stay lively for a rolling five-year interval.
If the Higher Noida venue accumulates a complete of six (6) or extra demerit factors, its accreditation to host worldwide matches shall be suspended for a interval of 12 months.
Nonetheless, if one goes by way of ICC guidelines, for a single Take a look at match, if each pitch and outfield are deemed “unfit” by match referee, then it could get three demerit factors and it could take yet one more such sport to get the venue suspended.
The onus will thus be on the Afghanistan Cricket Board to see whether or not they would wish to proceed internet hosting matches at such a venue, which may get suspended in close to future because of its poor infrastructure.
A facelift of gigantic proportions cannot be executed by the native authorities and they might want the BCCI’s deep pockets to make it no less than a palatable home venue.
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