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ICC on Rawalpindi pitch: These days the England team is on a tour of Pakistan. A three-match Test series is being played between the two. England has taken a 2-0 lead by winning the first two matches of the series. The first match of the series was played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. There was a flood of runs in this match. Various things were said about this pitch of Rawalpindi. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President Rameez Raja himself called this pitch ’embarrassing’. Now the ICC has put the Pakistan Cricket Board in trouble by giving this pitch a ‘below average’ rating for the second time.
International cricket may stop in Rawal Pindi
This pitch of Rawal Pindi has been given demerit point for the second time by the ICC. Earlier, in the Test match played against Australia, this pitch was also given a demerit point by the ICC. Getting demerit points from the ICC twice in a row can prove to be a threat to the Pakistan Cricket Board. If this demerit point reaches five, then this ground will be banned from ICC for 12 months for international cricket.
Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees said of the pitch, “It was a very flat pitch, which did not provide any help to any type of bowler. This was the main reason that the batsmen scored very fast and both the teams scored big. The pitch hardly deteriorated during the match. There was little help for the bowlers, so I found the pitch to be ‘below average’ according to ICC guidelines.
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