India and Australia are playing on one of the flattest pitches ever made in India for a Test match. The second session of the first day was a wicketless session, and surprisingly, it was the first session in the entire series to be a wicketless event. At the moment, the batting is looking quite easy on the surface, and the bowlers are lying flat on their backs against the batters.
There is no assistance for either spin or pace. Australia is 149/2 after the second session, and Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith are well set on the crease for big runs. Netizens on Twitter are claiming that BCCI has overcompensated for the pitches of the first three Test matches. Nevertheless, with nothing happening in the game, it has become a dull event.
The way this match is being played it can go on to be a draw. Dinesh Karthik in the commentary box has already mentioned the probability of this match being a draw. Cricketing fans are disappointed with the surface and letting out their frustration on social media.
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“Pindi ki pitch kese aa gai india mai,” Twitter Pokes Fun on IND vs AUS 4th Test Pitch
Are bhaa ye pindi ki pitch kese aa gai india mai😆
— Aamir☆🇵🇰 (@iAamirMemon) March 9, 2023
who brought the pakistan highway pitch to gujrat
— Siddy (@slidefc) March 9, 2023
Not gonna lie. Excess of such turning tracks do have spoiled our players a bit too much. Pehle yehi players aise pitches pe aaram se wicket bhi lete the aur runs bhi banate the
— A (@SQD05) March 9, 2023
Turning pitch pe to sb wicket lete hai,root jaise v 5 wickets le jate hai 😂
— Suraj Singh (@SurajSi38763663) March 9, 2023
Baat achi pitches pe wicket lene ki thi jo ki bs ki nhi hai Jadeja, Ashwin or Axar ke .
Bs kuldeep hi ek acha Spinner hai apne pas or hm batting ke naam pe use nhi khilate last 4 years se #kuldeepyadav
The thing is the BCCI don't need to direct the groundsmen to do this, they are good enough to win on surfaces that might play into day four or five. I'd prefer this to Pakistan pitches but something in the middle would be better
— Michael Murray (@mickmurray23) March 9, 2023
So suddenly we have a good test pitch in this series?
— Sai (@Saiarav) March 9, 2023
Did bcci try especially hard in this series to prepare spinning pitches in first 3 tests so India can go in 3-0 and ensure a real contest in this politically important 4th test?