Among the debate over the third Test pitch, West Indies great Vivian Richards knocked England for complaining about the spinning wicket and also added that he wants to see a same track in the final Test of the series. However, India beat England within two days in the pink-ball Test. The match saw both India and England batsmen neglecting to shine and getting out to balls that didn\u2019t divert and skipped through from the spinners. But critics have looked to blame the pitch for the failure of the batsmen.<\/p>\n
Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma explained that he didn\u2019t think the pitch had any demons. Indeed, even captain Virat Kohli was vocal about the frightful batting show from the two squads. Spinner R Ashwin also echoed the sentiments.<\/p>\n
Vivian Richards said on the video he posted on Facebook, \u201cI have been asked questions recently about the Test match that was played in India, the second and third match against England. And I am little confused about the questions really because there seems to be a lot of moaning and groaning about the wicket that they were playing on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just felt that ones who are moaning, according to me, should realise that there are times that you\u2019re going to get a seaming track, a ball that is basically jumping off a good length and everyone thinks that\u2019s a problem for batter. There are times batters sometimes cope with that.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet now you have seen the other side, and this is why I think it was given the name Test match cricket, because of the Test of the mind and will and everything else that goes with it when you are competing. And the complaints have been that the wicket is spinning too much and all that sorts of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople seem to forgot that if you\u2019re going to India, you should expect that. You are going to spin land. You should basically prepare yourself to know what you are going to encounter rather than complaining, especially just recently how quickly that Test match was over.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also gives England an opportunity and a chance to assess things, to believe that for some reason the wicket that they are going to encounter in the fourth Test is going to be the same.<\/p>\n
Richards added, \u201cIf I was India or I had anything to do with the preparations of the wicket, I would bring in very much the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cEver since that first Test, England were in their comfort Zone. They have now been taken out of their comfort zone at the present and they have got to find ways and means to cope with what they are going to encounter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSpin in all part of the match, this is what a Test match brings. The Indian pacers have been brilliant over the past few years in the terms of substances, wicket-taking ability and stuff like that, but now that you are in India, you are going to encounter things and have got to find a way. There is nothing I have got to score my runs in pretty, classical ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just believe all the moaning and groaning has got to stop and just see the classical side of things in terms of the Indian armoury. And from where I am sitting, it\u2019s good to see,\u201d Richards signed off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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