India vs England: After Calling Ranchi Pitch 'Shocker', England Great Changes Tune Post Loss

27.02.2024 - 11:31 sports.ndtv.com

The pitch has been a major topic of debate among fans and experts during the fourth Test match between India and England in Ranchi.

Ahead of the match, England skipper Ben Stokes and teammate Ollie Pope expressed their concerns regarding the cracks on the pitch and former captain Michael Vaughan even went on to call the surface a 'shocker'.

However, following India's five-wicket victory over England on Monday, Vaughan took to social media to express his thoughts about the match and he admitted that although it looked like a shocker, the pitch turned out to be "exactly what you want". "At the start this pitch looked like it was going to be a shocker ..

but I have to say it's turned out to be exactly what you want in a pitch .. Great balance between Bat & Ball .. well done the ground staff in Ranchi ..," Vaughan wrote on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).

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