India want ‘rank turner’ for third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai | Cricket News
India might have lost the Pune Test on a turning surface, their batsmen might have struggled against overseas spinners of late, but the team management has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association for a “rank turner” for the the third and final Test that begins from Friday. “It will be rank turner pitch. The team management has requested to prepare a pitch which can help spinners from day 1. It seems the team wants to go on a tried and tested formula,” a source told The Indian Express. The Pune pitch was not a rank turner. The turn was slow, even though variable bounce kicked in as the match progressed. Yet, India’s batsmen lost 19 of their 20 wickets to spinners, 13 to left-armer Mitchell Santner. It was not the only instance in recent times, as overseas spinners had wreaked havoc on turners, like in Indore against Indore against Australia and Hyderabad and Chennai versus England in their last two tours. It would be even more of an ordeal for batsmen in Wankhede, as the red …
