“What Controversy?” Shubman Gill’s Humorous Response On Pitch Swap Allegations Is Viral. Watch

Forward of the India vs New Zealand Cricket World Cup semi-final, there have been reviews that the pitch for the sport on the Wankhede Stadium was modified on the final second. The reviews alleged that although a contemporary strip was ready for the Cricket World Cup semi-final, the match lastly occurred on an ‘used floor’. After Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami guided India to the Cricket World Cup 2023 last with a win over New Zealand, legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar fumed over the rumours and rubbished any such strategies. The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) issued a press release concerning the whole incident.

“Modifications to deliberate pitch rotations are widespread in the direction of the tip of an occasion of this size, and have already occurred a few occasions. This transformation was made on the advice of the venue curator along with our host,” the ICC stated in a press release.

After the Cricket World Cup semi-final, Shubman Gill was requested concerning the incident and his response was fairly humorous. “Mujhe toh abhi pata laga pitch ke upar koi controversy hui thhi. Aapne hello bataya abhi. Kya controversy hui thi (I simply obtained to know from you that there was some controversy over the pitch. What was the controversy”)?, Gill stated within the publish match press convention.

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Relating to the incident, the ICC additionally stated Atkinson, its impartial pitch guide, was conscious of the change.

“The ICC impartial pitch guide was apprised of the change and has no purpose to consider the pitch will not play nicely,” stated the ICC.

As per the ICC’s Enjoying Situations for the World Cup, the host affiliation is “liable for the choice and preparation of the pitch” and there’s no requirement {that a} knockout match have to be performed on contemporary pitches.

With PTI inputs