The ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 is in full swing. All the groups have performed a minimum of 4 matches every and their is a transparent demarcation between the groups which have achieved properly and others. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket workforce and the 2019 runners-up New Zealand have seemed one of the best facet to this point with no losses but on the Cricket World Cup 2023. The Indian cricket workforce began its marketing campaign with a win in opposition to Australia in Chennai on October 8 after which it went on to beat Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14. It additionally defeated Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Among the 4 venues the place the Indian cricket workforce has performed, two – Chennai and Ahmedabad – have acquired ‘common’ ranking for pitch by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Till October 15, these had been the one two pitches within the Cricket World Cup that had been rated ‘common’. The others had been rated ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.

The ICC’s common ranking given to 2 pitches involving India matches hasn’t gone down properly with head coach Rahul Dravid, who “respectfully disagreed” with the world physique on Saturday, saying an ODI match is not only about batters and their pyrotechnics.

India skittled out Pakistan for 191 in 42.5 overs in Ahmedabad, whereas in Chennai, the hosts bowled out Australia for 199 in 49.3 overs.

“Main positively, respectfully disagree karunga. Vo good wickets they.(I’ll positively, respectfully, disagree with the common ranking given for these two wickets.) I’ll reply this in English as a result of I would get myself into bother!” Dravid said as the press room broke into laughter.

“I’ll positively respectfully disagree with the common ranking given for these two wickets. I feel they had been good wickets. If you solely need to see 350 (run) video games and charge solely these wickets nearly as good, then I disagree with that. I feel, it’s a must to see totally different expertise on show as properly,” Dravid said.

“It’s not about if we needed to see solely 4s and 6s being hit, then we’ve got T20 wickets as properly, the place, truthfully, in Delhi or in Pune, most likely 350-plus wickets as properly. Only these are good wickets, then why are the bowlers right here? Why have spinners in any respect, for that matter?”

Dravid said an ODI game is all about showing different skills of players and not just hitting.

“I disagree with that (simply hitting) as a result of I feel we must always see all expertise on show, the power to rotate strike by way of the center. See the standard of watching (Ravindra) Jadeja bowl or a (Mitchell) Santner bowl or a (Adam) Zampa bowl or watching Kane Williamson rotate the strike by way of the center, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul the best way they batted in opposition to Australia. Those are expertise as properly. Those additionally want to come back out and be proven and be displayed,” he said.

“Some of the wickets, even we’ve got performed, I imply, truthfully, in Delhi and Pune, rotating the strike within the center overs wasn’t essentially a really troublesome talent. The contest was about who might hit extra 4s and 6s. So that is not the one means, for my part, respectfully, to have the ability to decide wickets. I feel we have to have a greater means of deciding what is nice and common.

“Sometimes wickets will turn a bit, sometimes they will seam a bit, they will swing a bit, they will bounce a bit. All we want to see is sixes and fours being hit in 350 scores as good wickets, then I disagree,” the previous India captain added.

With PTI inputs