ICC charges Bengaluru pitch the place India performed 2nd Test in opposition to Sri Lanka as ‘below average’

The Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch in Bengaluru, which was used for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka earlier this month, was on Sunday rated “below average” by the ICC.

India had defeated Sri Lanka by 238 runs within the Test which started on March 12 and ended inside three days.

The venue thus obtained one demerit level below the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.

“The pitch offered a lot of turn on the first day itself and though it improved with every session, in my view, it was not an even contest between the bat and ball,” match referee Javagal Srinath mentioned in an announcement issued by ICC.

ICC has given its verdict on the Bengaluru pitch from the lately concluded #WTC23 conflict between India and Sri Lanka 👇 https://t.co/7oqiMNhpqD

— ICC (@ICC) March 20, 2022

Srinath’s report has been forwarded to the BCCI.

In 2017, the Bangalore wicket was rated as under common by ICC match referee Chris Broad after the second Test between India and Australia.

According to the revised ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, which was launched on January 4, 2018, “if a pitch or outfield is rated as being substandard, that venue will be allocated a number of demerit points.”

“One demerit level shall be awarded to venues whose pitches are rated by the match referees as under common, whereas three and 5 demerit factors shall be awarded to venues whose pitches are marked as poor and unfit, respectively.

“No demerit point will be awarded when the outfield is rated as below average, but two and five demerit points will be awarded to venues whose outfields are marked as poor and unfit, respectively.”

Demerit factors will stay energetic for a rolling five-year interval.

When a venue accumulates 5 demerit factors (or crosses that threshold), it will likely be suspended from internet hosting any worldwide cricket for a interval of 12 months, the ICC mentioned.

A venue shall be suspended from staging any worldwide cricket for twenty-four months when it reaches the brink of 10 demerit factors.