After being white-washed in the One-Day International (ODI) series, Team India is prepared to face the challenge of red-ball cricket against New Zealand in the two-match Test series beginning from Friday (Feb 21) at Basin Reserve in Wellington.
The conditions of New Zealand naturally tend to help seamers. And to add to the worries of the batsmen, the pitch for the opening Test match left the seamers licking their lips with a green top, without anything but grass on it. By the appearance of it, one can say that it (pitch) could turn out to be an absolute nightmare for the batters.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a picture of the pitch via their official Twitter handle and captioned it: “A day out of the 1st Test, this is what the pitch at Basin Reserve looks like. Thoughts? #NZvIND”
A day out of the 1st Test, this is what the pitch at Basin Reserve looks like.
Thoughts ? #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/XND442GJFN
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 20, 2020
After seeing the picture of the pitch, fans couldn’t resist themselves to register their opinions on the green top surface offered at Wellington. The absolute green-top left netizens worried and tensed.
Here’s how fans reacted to the picture of the pitch:
Where's the pitch
— Ravi Kalle (@rt_Kalle) February 20, 2020
If we bat first our score will be 93 /5 at lunch!!
— OB (@Omkarb111) February 20, 2020
india is loosing 😂
— Mayank (@makmaddy17) February 20, 2020
Kholi first innings 0
Second innings 5— Rajitha Abeysinghe🇱🇰 (@RajithaSL) February 20, 2020
If we bat first our score will be 93 /5 at lunch!!
— OB (@Omkarb111) February 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/RahulDhere3/status/1230333628455911426
If grass is not cut short, it would be very interesting how batters manage swinging deliveries
— Arvind tripathi (@imvivek297) February 20, 2020
Declare newzealand win. No need to play anymore. Aisa pitch kon banata hai bhai.
— Marwadi (@AmeerHuBc) February 20, 2020
No wonder Sharma is out injured 😂😂
— Mohit Godbole (@mohitgodbole24) February 20, 2020
