World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka Make An Official Objection To ICC About ‘Unfair’ Pitchess

Regardless of only one win from four games, Sri Lanka is recently placed at the fifth spot in the points table, kindness two wash out matches from which they share points with Bangladesh and Pakistan.
World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka Make An Official Objection To ICC About ‘Unfair’ Pitchess

Sri Lanka chief Ashantha de Mel on Friday complained to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about the "unfair" pitches accommodated the island country's matches in the continuous World Cup up until now.

He likewise featured the poor state of preparing offices and convenience.

"What we have discovered is that for the four matches we have played so far at Cardiff and Bristol, the ICC arranged green pitches," he disclosed to Daily News as announced by ESPNCricinfo.

"At the same venues, the other countries have played on pitches which were brown and favorable for high scoring.

"The pitch is set up for our match against Australia on Saturday at The Oval is green. It isn't acrid grapes that we are grumbling. Yet, it is extremely out of line with respect to the ICC that they set one up sort of wicket for specific groups and another sort for other people," de Mel said.

Sri Lanka's two latest matches were washed out in Bristol. The Lankans started their battle on two green decks in Cardiff, where they lost to New Zealand and beat Afghanistan.

"Indeed, even the practice facilities gave at Cardiff were unsuitable. Rather than three nets, they gave us just two. Likewise, the hotel where we set up at Bristol did not have a swimming pool, which is fundamental for each team, particularly for the quick bowlers to relax up their muscles after practice.

"The hotels that Pakistan and Bangladesh were put up at Bristol had swimming pools. We wrote to the ICC listing all these shortcomings four days ago but so far we have not had any response from them. We will continue to write to them until we get a reply," de Mel said.

The ICC, on its part, has denied the charges saying that pitches were supervised by an autonomous guide.

"We utilize an autonomous pitch counselor to work with the host guardians at all ICC occasions and the ICC Men's World Cup 2019 is the same," an occasion representative was cited as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

We are content with the wickets that have been created over the occasion so far in English conditions.

"As a feature of the four-year arranging procedure to convey this occasion, we have liaised with all groups to guarantee they are content with their set up and are accessible to work with them should any issues emerge that have not been recently foreseen. At the core of our arranging is the way of thinking that every one of the 10 groups is dealt with similarly to empower them to have the most ideal readiness for the occasion," the representative said.

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