Nagpur pitch rated ‘poor’ by ICC match referee

Cape Town – The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced that the pitch for the third Test between India and South Africa in Nagpur has been rated as “poor”, triggering a review of the performance of the pitch under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process.

In accordance with Clause 3 of the Process, ICC Match Referee Jeff Crowe submitted his report to the ICC expressing the concerns of the match officials over the performance of the pitch.

This report has been forwarded to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which now has 14 days to provide its response.

The Nagpur Test was played from November 25-27 in which India scored 215 and 173, while South Africa scored 79 and 185.- Sport24.