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Home » Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared ‘poor’; gets three demerit points

Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared ‘poor’; gets three demerit points

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October 7, 2019
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Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared 'poor'; gets three demerit points

Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared 'poor'; gets three demerit points

Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared ‘poor’; gets three demerit points – Andy Pycroft, who was the match referee in the third and final Test between India and South Africa has given three demerit points to the Wanderers Stadium pitch, labeling it ‘poor’.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that according to the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, it has received three demerit points.

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The demerit points will remain active for a rolling five-year period and if during this five-year period the Wanderers Stadium reaches the threshold of five demerit points, then it will be suspended from staging any international cricket for 12 months.

Earlier, South Africa opener Dean Elgar, who carried his bat through the fourth innings, said it was not worth the risk and the third and final Test against India should have been called off on the third day itself.

Elgar took a nasty blow on his helmet in the ninth over of South Africa’s second innings which forced early stumps on day three but the match resumed next day after deliberations between the captains and match officials.

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“I do think (it should have been called off earlier). On day three, the wicket didn’t play great. Batters got hit a hell of a lot of times. If there was a period to call it off, it was sooner,” Elgar said.

Referring to Philip Hughes’ death in November 2014 due to a head blow, Elgar said: “We had an incident of being hit in the head, where we could have had an incident of what happened in Australia. People want to watch Test cricket but we are also human beings.

“We are not just going to take blows and accept putting our bodies on the line. The situation could have been addressed sooner,” he said.

Wanderers Stadium pitch rated as “poor” https://t.co/QL135fhbb0 pic.twitter.com/C1iFqBf2QL

— ICC Media (@ICCMediaComms) January 30, 2018

It was a Jasprit Bumrah delivery that hit Elgar under the grill after being pitched back of a length.

Elgar said he had never experienced such uneven bounce at the Wanderers before and was happy to walk off the field after the umpire finally decided to call off play.

“I had already been peppered three or four times before that. I know what was spoken throughout the day and I know they had a feeling of this wicket not being the greatest. It was extremely freak,” said Elgar, who had a concussion test on the third evening and on fourth morning.

“I’ve faced many fast bowlers before and I know the Wanderers wicket has that steep bounce, but I have never experienced it like that. Which obviously put a bit of doubt in the umpires’ minds.

“I can’t think I would have played it any better because if it was that short on a wicket with bounce, it would have gone way over my head and at least given me some time to get out of the way. It’s a freak moment and thankfully the umpires had sanity about the incident.”

While the pitch looked dangerous on day three, it seemed a different surface on the fourth morning as Elgar and Hashim Amla added 119 runs for the second wicket.

Elgar said it required a different kind of batsman to succeed in those circumstances.

“A lot of times in Test cricket you fight with yourself, especially on a wicket that is allowing seamers to be on top of you,” he said.

“You’ve got to find another way to put your mind out of your current situation. I wish there was another way, but being knocked is not the worst thing I’ve ever been through in cricket.

“It is something that gets me a little feisty out there and it does create a tenacious aspect which I try and use to my fullest.”

Talking about how he prepared himself mentally overnight to bat again on day four, Elgar said, “You just put on the TV and watch TV. Try and not think about it too match because we were told last night we were going to play today.

“Lick your wounds as much as you want, you’ve just got to find a way to deal with it and overcome what you’ve been through. It’s part of the game. I’ve been knocked many a time in my career and I’m kind of used to it. It’s just one of those things.”

Despite fifties by Elgar and Hashim Amla, South Africa collapsed from 124/1 after Amla got out and were bowled out for 177.

“I don’t think you need to mention those things when you’re out there. You just need to keep on driving your positive energy. You don’t need to have any negative influences coming through your partnership,” Elgar said.

“Things were going well. We’re experienced cricketers and we know that if there was going to be a collapse it was always going to be difficult for the new batter to come in and feel welcome.

“The game evolves and those moments happen, that’s what makes Test cricket so great. At one point it looked like we were maybe going to win the Test. Just a few short moments put India in a great position,” the opener said.

In the end, Elgar took a lot of pride from his efforts, saying it was sort of a personal reward for him.

“It’s nice bruises. At least I have something to show for this Test match. It’s a little personal reward I guess.” Elgar’s gritty innings also came for effusive praise from his captain Faf du Plessis.

“We know Dean has got incredible mental toughness. I think that is his biggest strength as a Test cricketer. He prides on being gritty, being tough, even being ugly and nasty at times. He likes that because it gets the best out of him,” du Plessis said.

“So he is a fighter, our little bulldog in the team. To bat on a wicket like that, any guy that scored runs in this Test, from our side or theirs, had to play a really good.

“Mentally, it’s the biggest challenge after being hit a few times last nigh to come back this morning and put on a display of batting like he did was incredible.”

Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared ‘poor’; gets three demerit points

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