Ruckus over New York's drop-in pitch, veterans vent out their anger on ICC

The first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Sri Lanka and South Africa on Monday night at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. While the Sri Lankan team collapsed for 77 runs, South Africa also sweated in this modest run chase. The way the batsmen of both teams have suffered in this match has exposed the drop-in pitch. Cricket experts including Harsha Bhogle have vented their anger on the ICC. At the same time, Irfan Pathan said that this is not at all ideal for T20 cricket. Team India's head coach Rahul Dravid has already expressed his concern about these pitches.

Faf du Plessis, former South African captain, has described the drop-in pitch as spicy. At the same time, former Team India all-rounder Irfan Pathan claimed that this pitch is not suitable for T20 cricket. At the same time, commentator Harsha Bhogle stated in an ex-post that he is unsure if this is the best introduction to cricket in a new country.

South African captain Aiden Markram said of the New York pitch, "It's very difficult, but we have to find ways to score runs here." It is extremely difficult from a batting perspective. If someone does something wrong, you do your best to get the pitch out of it. This is one of those things. At the same time, Sri Lankan captain Wanindu Hasaranga also expressed his displeasure over the pitch. However, he blamed his batsmen for losing the match.

India's head coach Rahul Dravid was the first to express his displeasure over the pitch of New York's Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. He said that in the warm-up match between India and Bangladesh, this pitch had a lot of uneven bounce. In such a situation, batsmen can suffer hamstring and calf injuries.