Mikey Arthur Slammed Kanpur Pitch! Opens Controversy!

South African coach Mickey Arthur has opened up a new controversy saying that the Kanpur wicket was below standards. He said, his team deserved better wicket and facilities in the final test match against India.

He said all the visiting teams complained about the Kanpur wicket because of the poor facilities offered.

He said the wicket was assisting spinners and the most dangerous was the uneven bounce.

Though Ahmedabad wicket helped South African pace bowlers and gave a win to South African in the 2nd test. He praised both Chennai and Ahmedabad wicket, but slammed the Kanpur wicket.

Many cricketers have come in support of India and said that it is normal to prepare a wicket that helps the home team. It is always a pratice to create a wicket that help home team and the visiting teams are expected to take up the challenge of playing in different conditions.

ICC Seeks Explanation on Kanpur Pitch!

The ICC has received a copy of the match referee's poor report on the Kanpur pitch and is now waiting for a response from the Indian board on the same. But the BCCI played down the issue of what Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, called a "poor cricket wicket".

"It's a normal process where the match referee submits a pitch report to the ICC at the end of the match, a copy of which is also given to the board," said Ratnakar Shetty, the board's chief administrative officer.

South Africa beat India by an innings and 90 runs in Ahmedabad on a bouncy track but lost the Kanpur Test by eight wickets after their batting line-up crumbled on an under-prepared surface. Both matches ended in three days.

"This is not the first time that a match ended in three days," Shetty said. "Definitely there were suggestions for some corrective measures but I don't think it was a notice to the BCCI."

Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, said a letter had been sent to the BCCI seeking an explanation on the pitch.