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There's frustration when home team is denied desired pitch: Sunil Gavaskar

Updated on: 28 October,2015 09:34 AM IST  | 
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Amid the controversy over Ravi Shastri's alleged verbal duel with Wankhede curator, former Indian captain said there is bound to be frustration but there should be control over the language

There's frustration when home team is denied desired pitch: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar

New Delhi: Amid the controversy over Team Director Ravi Shastri's alleged verbal duel with Wankhede curator, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar yesterday said there is bound to be frustration when a home team does not get a desired pitch but there should be control over the language.

Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar


The hosts lost the fifth ODI by 214 runs to lose the series 2-3 on Sunday. But the spotlight soon turned towards the pitched battle between Shastri and Sudhir Naik.


It was reported that Shastri abused Naik after passing a sarcastic comment on the nature of the track post the visitors managed a mammoth 438-4, while batting first. Gavaskar though refused to take sides.


What's wrong in it?
"What's wrong in the pitches suiting home teams? And when you do not get pitches to your liking there is bound to be frustration and sarcastic remarks may fly.

But you should have control over your language. When there is disappointment there are words spoken that you regret later. While Ravi has denied using abusive language, but Sudhir said that he did so it's one person's version versus the other," Gavaskar told NDTV.

"It should also be found out that what did the Mumbai Cricket Association tell the curator. The team management can tell the state board how it wants the pitch and then it is conveyed to the curator, that's how it works. And it's not the first time that the team hasn't got it's pitch," he added.

Ordinary bowling
Though the batting legend said that the loss had nothing to do with the pitch, "No, I don't think the pitch was a factor for the big loss. I think it was ordinary bowling (by India) and superlative batting by the South Africans."

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