Bengaluru cricket pitch deemed “below average” by the ICC

The surface at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, which hosted the second Test between India and Sri Lanka earlier this month, was graded “below average” by the ICC on Sunday. The Test, which began on March 12 and ended in three days, saw India defeat Sri Lanka by 238 runs. As a result of the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, the venue received one demerit point.

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In 2017, the Bangalore wicket was rated as below average by ICC match referee Chris Broad after the second Test between India and Australia.

According to the revised ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, which was introduced on January 4, 2018, “if a pitch or outfield is rated as being substandard, that venue will be allocated a number of demerit points.”

“One demerit point will be awarded to venues whose pitches are rated by the match referees as below average, while three and five demerit points will be awarded to venues whose pitches are marked as poor and unfit, respectively.

“No demerit point will be awarded when the outfield is rated as below average, but two and five demerit points will be awarded to venues whose outfields are marked as poor and unfit, respectively.”

Demerit points will remain active for a rolling five-year period.