"All The Morons...": Sunil Gavaskar's Explosive Take On Pitch Change 'Nonsense' In Cricket World Cup 2023

15.11.2023 - 21:13 sports.ndtv.com

The Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinal between India and New Zealand was steeped in controversy after several reports suggested that the hosts have changed the pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in order to assist their spinners.

The reports said that although a new deck was prepared for the match, the match was ultimately played on a 'used surface'. After Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami guided India to the Cricket World Cup 2023 final with a win over New Zealand, legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar fumed over the rumours and rubbished any such suggestions. "All the morons who were talking about the pitch change.

Just stop. Stop taking potshots at Indian cricket. People have said a lot of things to attract eyeballs or whatever. It is all nonsense.

The pitch was there and even if it was changed, it was there before the toss for both the teams. It was not changed in the middle of the innings.

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