Droping pitches In T 20 World-cup

Currently T20 is going on in USA & West Indies

ICC is using Droping Pitches in T20 world-Cup

A drop-in pitch in cricket is an age-old practice of preparing the pitch for a match away from the designated venue and then 'dropping in' in the middle for a scheduled match.

The cricket wickets are transported in one slab (25m long, 3m wide, 200mm deep). The wickets are generally moved with the StrathAyr TransportAyr, a purpose built low floatation machine, which minimizes damage to the outfield. Where a TransportAyr is not practical, a crane and a lifting frame may be utilized.

Drop-in wickets have been used in Australian stadia since 1996 and are currently in use at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Spotless Stadium (Sydney), Etihad Stadium (Melbourne) and Adelaide Oval.

A drying pitch usually benefits the spin bowlers more. As the pitch dries out, it starts developing cracks and henice ball starts coming slow off the pitch and you don't expect enough bounce off such pitch

Because it simply cannot be done. Suppose we do keep grass on the pitch. The ball may swing for 1st day in tests, but with Indian weather, the grass will soon dry out and pitch will start taking turn. To have swing, you need cloudy weather also, which we generally don't get in the playing season in India

Rohit Sharma's bruised bicep is expected to heal before the game against Pakistan on June 9 but the Nassau County ground's track, which is "bordering on dangerous with huge open cracks", has become a concern for stakeholders of the game trying to sell cricket in America through the ongoing T20 World Cup

Rohit's injury isn't serious. He himself said that it's a bit sore. He should be okay for Pakistan game (on Sunday) as of now. There are two practice sessions before that," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Trying to sell the game in the states is great .. love it .. but for players to have to play on this sub standard surface in New York is unacceptable .. You work so hard to make it to the WC then have to play on this

dia are scheduled to play Pakistan in their second Group A game at New York on Sunday.

"The International Cricket Council (ICC) is believed to be analysing data from previously abandoned games to establish how to react should it need to act. However, ICC officials have maintained there are no contingency plans in place to switch any of the New York games to venues in Florida or Texas, both of which have natural turf strips

Australian curator Damien Hough, who knows the art and science of drop-in pitches due to heading the facility at the Adelaide Oval, was roped in by the ICC for the preparation of pitches at New York.

The outfield is made of Kentucky bluegrass, which were grown at a farm in New Jersey, on top of sand. In India's game against Ireland on Wednesday, there was uneven bounce – which meant balls either bounced at ankle height or took off sharply towards the wicketkeeper.

Players like Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant took blows on themselves, with Rohit retiring hurt for 52 after taking a blow on his elbow. Other problems with the venue at New York include slow outfield, due to its sand-based nature, and difference of 10m in square boundaries on either sides.

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial Twenty20 International(T20I) tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is being co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States from 1 to 29 June 2024.[1] It is the first major ICC event tournament to feature matches played in the United States, and in any other country in the Americas outside the West Indies.[2] The West Indies is hosting the T20 World Cup for the second time, after having previously hosted the 2010 edition.[3]England are the defending champions, having defeated Pakistan in the final of the previous edition.