India vs England 2016/17: Newly-Laid Surface At Eden Gardens To Offer Pace And Bounce

Jan 21, 2017 at 1:43 PM

facebook iconlinkedin iconmail icontwitter iconWhatsApp iconTelegram icon
India vs England 2016/17: Newly-Laid Surface At Eden Gardens To Offer Pace And Bounce

The ground staff at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata believes that the newly-laid soil on the 22-yard surface and Bermuda grass will have a lot on offer for the fast bowlers as there is a fair amount of the greenery settled on the track.

Although, last week’s chill is missing and the day temperature has risen substantially over the last few days in the eastern part of the country, dew is still expected to have a significant impact in the second innings.

“It will be hard and generate good bounce,” the ground staff was quoted as saying by Times of India.

In the recent past encounters at the historic venue, the ball has kept low while batters hadve enjoyed the better part of the game.

The last match of the One-Day International series is expected to be a low scoring day-night affair on Sunday between England and India as the ground staff has worked hard to prepare the fresh surface.

According to a report, the stadium is undergoing a renovation process since November 2015 and will be completed the next month.

“There will be something for both, batsmen as well as bowlers,” the groundsman said.

After both England and India witnessed run feast in first two ODIs at Pune and Cuttack respectively, the visitors would like to salvage some pride in the dead rubber and Virat Kohli led-side would push for a 3-0 victory.

Opener Alex Hales has been ruled out of the series after suffering a hand injury. He’ll be replaced by the wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow for the upcoming T20I series.

On Friday, India opener Shikhar Dhawan visited a hospital for a routine check-up after complaining about pain in his left thumb. Dhawan had injured his thumb while batting against New Zealand in October last year at the same venue.

The stadium hosted the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season game between Delhi and Karnataka, which saw Delhi getting bundled out for 90 and 160 in their two innings, but Karnataka scored 414.

Related Article
PCB Wants Pakistan To Play Its ICC World Cup 2023 Games In Chennai And Kolkata- Reports
PCB Wants Pakistan To Play Its ICC World Cup 2023 Games In Chennai And Kolkata- Reports

Apr 11, 2023, 4:48 PM


KKR Captain Dinesh Karthik Reveals Why He Wants To Win The Upcoming IPL
KKR Captain Dinesh Karthik Reveals Why He Wants To Win The Upcoming IPL

Jun 12, 2020, 1:32 PM


KKR Head Coach Brendon McCullum Dependent On Luck For IPL 2020 auction
KKR Head Coach Brendon McCullum Dependent On Luck For IPL 2020 auction

Dec 18, 2019, 3:26 PM


Shakib Al Hasan Arrives In Kolkata
Shakib Al Hasan Arrives In Kolkata

Nov 23, 2019, 7:25 PM


FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022: India Likely To Play The First Two Home Matches At Guwahati and Kolkata
FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022: India Likely To Play The First Two Home Matches At Guwahati and Kolkata

Jul 24, 2019, 3:18 PM


Mohun Bagan Legends to Host Barcelona Legends in Kolkata
Mohun Bagan Legends to Host Barcelona Legends in Kolkata

Jun 24, 2018, 7:41 PM


Desktop Banner
Mobile Banner