Whankhede Pitch was not in favor of Batsmen: Sachin
Published on May 15, 2011 by Anil · No Comments
Sachin Tendulkar seems to be having a torrid time adjusting to the pitches in the IPL and after lambasting the strip in Jaipur, the Mumbai Indians captain criticised the track at the Wankhede Stadium following a shock loss to Deccan Chargers here.
The MI batsmen struggled to negotiate the likes of Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha and Jean-Paul Duminy all of whom got help from the wicket as Deccan prevailed by 10 runs in the contest in which the hosts failed to chase 136 last night. “The ball was gripping quite a bit. I think the wicket could have been better. This was not to our liking,” a dejected Tendulkar stated at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Incidentally, Tendulkar had earlier been critical of the Sawai Man Singh Stadium wicket which was slowish in nature and Mumbai Indians struggled to 94 for eight against Rajasthan Royals in an earlier match in the tournament. The iconic batsmen admitted that it was really disheartening to let things slip after controlling proceedings for 19 overs during the opposition batting.
“We controlled proceedings for 19 overs. We should have given away less runs in the last over. Also while batting, we played a lot of dot balls. Pollard and Harbhajan brought us back in the match but their bowlers did a good job,” the Mumbai Indians skipper said.
Having lost back-to-back matches, Tendulkar admitted that anything could happen in this format. “You can find teams which were playing badly suddenly start doing well.”
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