The pitch rating for Indore’s Holkar Stadium, the venue for the third Test between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has been changed after Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) appeal, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday (27).
The pitch for the third Test was initially rated as ‘poor’ and received three demerit points, but after an appeal from the BCCI, the rating has been changed from ‘poor’ to ‘below average’, meaning the Holkar Stadium will receive only one demerit point instead of the three demerit points.
“The footage from the Test was reviewed by an ICC appeal panel consisting of Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager – Cricket, and Roger Harper, ICC Men’s Cricket Committee Member.” ICC said.
“Both were of the opinion that, while the guidelines had been followed by the Match Referee in accordance with Appendix A of the Pitch Monitoring Process, there was not enough excessive variable bounce to warrant the ‘poor’ rating.
The panel, therefore, concluded that the pitch should be rated ‘below average’, meaning the Holkar Stadium will receive only one demerit point instead of the original three.”
