The previous season of domestic cricket in India turned out to be very impressive when it came to the neutral curators. And that is why the BCCI has decided to go ahead with the same plan.
Well, the upcoming 2018-19 season of the Ranji Trophy will see neutral curators in action.
The home state associations won’t have much say on the nature of the pitches in the coming season too. The subject was discussed during the two-day annual Curators’ conclave, which took place in Mumbai.
Ranji games were back to its home and away schedule last year. While the rule about neutral men as curators have been brought into force, in order to avoid home designed pitches, which at times turns decisive.
“We got a very positive feedback from all the curators this time about the neutral curator concept. There hasn’t been any significant adverse report from the match referees with regards to poor or sub-standard pitches. So it was decided that neutral curators will continue for the upcoming domestic season also,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity.
No pressure on neutral curators: BCCI
The fact that nonpartisan curators can work freely without any added pressure on them, sounded like a good plan.
“Also if the local groundsmen are under pressure to suppose prepare a rank turner, he can always complaint to the neutral curator,” the official said.
“Chinnaswamy Stadium has the best drainage facility among the stadiums. We are expecting that all the major international venues will have the same kind of drainage facility. The concept of sub-soil drainage was also discussed,” he informed.
The team of curators also praised for their impressive work during the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).
“The standard of pitches during the last IPL was very good and the curators were praised for their work. The list of neutral curators will soon be released after the next round of meetings,” an official concluded.
