According to Richardson, the wicket wasn&rsquo;t &lsquo;ideal&rsquo; for the shortest format. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/Dave-Richardson.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 439px; " /> Dave Richardson &ldquo;Ideally, we need to ensure that a pitch doesn&rsquo;t change its condition from one innings to next one. Yes, the pitch used in the first semi-final wasn&rsquo;t an ideal wicket for T20 format as there was too much assistance to spinners,&rdquo; Richardson admitted. But the former glovesman didn&rsquo;tu00a0see anything wrong on the curator&rsquo;s part. &ldquo;There was advantage for both the teamsu00a0and Sri Lankan spinners took better advantage of the situation. &ldquo;Having said that, I spoke to the curator and he said that wicket was too dry to his liking. You have to accept that in this climate where it is so hot, to prepare a wicket is incredibly difficult,&rdquo; he said. It may be recalled that former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram also criticised the strip used for the first semi-final.

Former South African wicketkeeper and current International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO, Dave Richardson took a swipe at the pitch used for the first semi-final between hosts Sri Lanka and Pakistan on Thursday.

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