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EDEN CURATOR PROMISE SPORTING WICKET

Bangladesh and India will have equal chances to bring the result in their favour during the day-night Test match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, chief curator of Cricket Association of Bengal Sujan Mukherjee said Tuesday, predicting a sporting pitch.

‘From 2016, the wicket of Eden Gardens has favored both the sides equally. It will not be a different case this time,’ Sujan told reporters at Eden Garden on Wednesday.

‘The wicket will be sporting. The bowlers will get help from the wicket. Batsman also can score runs here,’ he added.

India have a decent record at Eden Gardens where they won 12 Tests against nine defeats in 41 matches.

‘The wicket will be as good as the Indian Premier League matches,’ said Sujan.

‘I think the pacers will get initial help from the wicket on day one. As the match will progress, the spinners will come into the play and they will also get help from the wicket,’ he added.

Sujan, however, claimed that the pacers might get extra movement from the wicket as the match will be played in pink-ball.

‘As the match will be played in pink ball, the bowlers will get extra movement from the wicket. The wicket will be hard as well as a bouncy track. There will be no difference from the other matches which were hosted by Eden,’ he said.

He also believed Bangladeshi pacer could trouble the Indian batters in such kind of wicket.

‘I was surprised not to see Mustafizur Rahman in the first Test. In the last match, Abu Jayed bowled really well. If they can bowl well I think they can trouble Indian batting line-up here,’ he said.

‘The duration of the match will depend on the players how they play in the wicket. I hope that the match will go on fifth day and from day one to last the wicket will remain much similar,’ he added.

The seasoned curator turned down the dew factor in the pink-ball Test as the only one session would take place in the evening.

‘As I have been looking over the dew matter for last few days, there is not much dew at the evening. Both the teams play a lot of day-night limited over matches and I think it hardly matter for them.

‘I don’t know whether the dew will rise or decrease but I think it is manageable,’ he added.

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