The ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 is in full swing. All of the groups have performed not less than 4 matches every and their is a transparent demarcation between the groups which have achieved nicely and others. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket crew and the 2019 runners-up New Zealand have appeared one of the best aspect up to now with no losses but on the Cricket World Cup 2023. The Indian cricket crew began its marketing campaign with a win towards Australia in Chennai on October 8 after which it went on to beat Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14. It additionally defeated Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Among the many 4 venues the place the Indian cricket crew has performed, two – Chennai and Ahmedabad – have obtained ‘common’ score for pitch by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC).

Until October 15, these had been the one two pitches within the Cricket World Cup that had been rated ‘common’. The others had been rated ‘good’ or ‘superb’.

The ICC’s common score given to 2 pitches involving India matches hasn’t gone down nicely with head coach Rahul Dravid, who “respectfully disagreed” with the world physique on Saturday, saying an ODI match is not only about batters and their pyrotechnics.

India skittled out Pakistan for 191 in 42.5 overs in Ahmedabad, whereas in Chennai, the hosts bowled out Australia for 199 in 49.3 overs.

“I’ll positively respectfully disagree with the common score given for these two wickets. I feel they had been good wickets. Should you solely need to see 350 (run) video games and charge solely these wickets pretty much as good, then I disagree with that. I feel, it’s important to see totally different abilities on show as nicely,” Dravid stated.

“It isn’t about if we needed to see solely 4s and 6s being hit, then we have now T20 wickets as nicely, the place, actually, in Delhi or in Pune, most likely 350-plus wickets as nicely. Solely these are good wickets, then why are the bowlers right here? Why have spinners in any respect, for that matter?”

Dravid stated an ODI recreation is all about exhibiting totally different abilities of gamers and never simply hitting.

“I disagree with that (simply hitting) as a result of I feel we must always see all abilities on show, the flexibility to rotate strike by the center. See the standard of watching (Ravindra) Jadeja bowl or a (Mitchell) Santner bowl or a (Adam) Zampa bowl or watching Kane Williamson rotate the strike by the center, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul the way in which they batted towards Australia. These are abilities as nicely. These additionally want to return out and be proven and be displayed,” he stated.

“Among the wickets, even we have now performed, I imply, actually, in Delhi and Pune, rotating the strike within the center overs wasn’t essentially a really troublesome talent. The competition was about who might hit extra 4s and 6s. In order that’s not the one approach, for my part, respectfully, to have the ability to choose wickets. I feel we have to have a greater approach of deciding what is sweet and common.

“Typically wickets will flip a bit, typically they are going to seam a bit, they are going to swing a bit, they are going to bounce a bit. All we need to see is sixes and fours being hit in 350 scores pretty much as good wickets, then I disagree,” the previous India captain added.

With PTI inputs