A day before the Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, both pitch and outfield looked first-class.
Curator manages to keep pitch and outfield safe amid gusty rain, expects sporting surface for Qualifier 1 and Eliminator games.A day before the Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, both pitch and outfield looked first-class. Mukherjee spoke about how the surface would assist everyone: “Batsmen will be able to play on the up, fast bowlers will get purchase upfront and spinners will come into play later. There will be good bounce.” The curator has stuck to his template of preparing sporting pitches. Over the last seven years under his charge, the Eden surface has hardly ever proved to be a let-down.The Nor’wester on Saturday made the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials nervy. Thankfully, damage was restricted to the front window of the Eden Gardens press box giving in to a 90km per hour storm. A quick repair job has fixed the damage. And Sujan Mukherjee’s presence of mind kept the pitch and outfield safe
The Eden curator acted in advance. “As dark clouds gathered, we covered the pitch and outfield and put large stone chunks on the cover, heavy enough to withstand the gust. It did the trick,” Mukherjee told The Indian Express.Around 5.15 pm on Monday, the Royals team bus hauled up in front of Eden. The Titans coach came a few minutes later. Fans in front of the stadium, oblivious to the identity of the team members, started chanting, ‘RCB, RCB’. A Kohli ditty followed. Around that time, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s flight was landing in Kolkata. Going by the reaction, the Eliminator on Wednesday is going to be box office, Virat Kohli offering stardust. But make no mistake, it will be a full house for Qualifier 1 on Tuesday also, with the authorities allowing 100 per cent turnout. The IPL needed this change of scenery. Monotony was creeping in towards the end of the group phase. Familiarity, to an extent, had started to breed contempt.Ashwin would rue the fact that white-ball cricket at international level probably has passed him by. At the same time, nobody used him in this format the way the Royals team management has done this season. Kumar Sangakkara (Royals’ head coach) and company have optimised Ashwin’s batting potential, using him as a floater in the batting order. Confidence begets confidence and the 35-year-old has flourished in his new role. His match-winning 40 not out off 23 balls against Chennai Super Kings only three days ago was a testament to his ability as a batsman in the shortest format and how innovative and enterprising he can be, when he has the licence to express himself.A day before the Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, both pitch and outfield looked first-clas
Curator manages to keep pitch and outfield safe amid gusty rain, expects sporting surface for Qualifier 1 and Eliminator games.s..f..t..s.... which team get direct final to the ipl cup and which team go to the eliminater round .it going to be interested today
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