Former Indian captain and cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has voiced his disappointment over the washout of the first T20I between South Africa and India as a result of persistent rain in Durban on Sunday, December 10.
The match, scheduled to be held at Kingsmead, was deserted with out a toss as persistent rain left the pitch circumstances moist. The on-field umpires waited for 2 hours previous the scheduled toss time earlier than deciding to name off the sport because of the unfavourable circumstances.
Sunil Gavaskar criticizes Cricket South Africa
In his dialog with Star Sports activities, Gavaskar strongly criticized Cricket South Africa (CSA), emphasizing that the whole cricket floor ought to have been lined. He expressed the view that each cricket board has enough funds to spend money on covers, stopping the pitch from turning into moist.
“If the ground remains uncovered and the rain stops, you know it doesn’t start for another one hour. Suddenly it rains again. So there’s no play whatsoever. Everybody (cricket boards) is getting a lot of money. Let’s make no mistake,” Gavaskar mentioned.
“All the cricket boards have got plenty of money. If they say they don’t, they are lying. They might not have as much money as the BCCI. Fair enough. But every board has got money to buy these covers to cover the entire ground,” the 74-year-old added.
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Studying from Eden Gardens and Sourav Ganguly’s management
Utilizing Eden Gardens for instance, Gavaskar highlighted the excellent floor protection undertaken to guard in opposition to rain. He credited the initiatives at Eden Gardens to the management of Sourav Ganguly and urged the cricketing world to observe swimsuit in guaranteeing that pitches are adequately shielded from inclement climate.
“What the boards need to do now is to cover the entire ground. Let’s have no excuse. I remember I think there was one Test match at Eden Gardens called where there was some problem at the game didn’t start Next game, Eden Gardens had the entire ground covered of. That is the kind of initiative that you want to have. Sourav Ganguly was the man in charge and he made sure that nobody could point the finger at Eden Gardens,” the Mumbaikar concluded.
The second encounter between India and South Africa is scheduled for Tuesday (December 12) in Gqeberha.