New Delhi: A wave of controversy broke during IPL 2023 when soft -spoken Nitish Rana said that Kolkata Knight Riders Was the only team without the benefit of the house.
The then KKR captain Rana was abandoned disappointment as his team was unable to take advantage of the household data due to the reluctance of Eden Garden Pitch Curator Sujan Mukherjee. KKRInterests of interests.
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Mukherjee replied that he is not obliged to prepare the wicket as per the wishes of the domestic team.
Following the recent statement by KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane, the controversy over the pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has again flew, where he expressed his desire to play on a spin-friendly wicket. Mukherjee has maintained his stand on the franchise, in which there is no to say.
Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doll is going to the extent to say that KKR should just shift Aadhaar elsewhere, this landscape has become quite intense.
Former India cricketer Arun Lal, who previously worked as the head coach of the Bengal cricket team, said that the benefit of the house in cricket is necessary to maintain enthusiasm and competition.
“The Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) creates bounce and seaming wickets as England Tour India. No, it does not. Wickets get priority. Similarly, even the England Cricket Board (ECB) preferred the interests of its team during India’s foreign tourism. Timesofindia.com.
KKR cricketer Manvinder Bisla said that such issues regarding the pitch at the Eden Gardens were held during his tenure with the franchise.
“The pitch curator should not be rigid. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for the franchise to plan auction, as the additions are done with a certain idea process. If a team is unable to take proper advantage of quality spinners such as Varun Chakarwardi and Sunil Narin, it is definitely a point of concern,” he said.
“The first objective of any team is to win and reach the playoffs. Everyone in Kolkata wants to win KKR. There should be a discussion between the curator and the franchise of how the team can be benefited,” Bisla said.
Former Indian cricketer and commentator Deep Dasgupta, however, believes that there should be no dispute on the wicket in the Eden Gardens, as KKR enjoyed success on the same wicket in the previous edition.
“Has the nature of the wicket changed? No, it is not. This is the same wicket where KKR won the last season and eventually went to lift the trophy. The way CSK has formed a team based on situations in Chennai,” he said.
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