Pitch Tampering Controversy Rocks Ranji Trophy As Jammu and Kashmir Protests In opposition to Baroda

An enormous controversy erupted within the Ranji Trophy after Jammu and Kashmir lodged an official criticism with match referee alleging that Baroda tampered the pitch earlier than the beginning of Day 3 on the Reliance Cricket Floor in Vadodara, Gujarat. It was an important sport for each groups by way of playoff qualification from Group A. Jammu and Kashmir would have certified in case of a draw whereas Baroda wanted an outright win to progress. J&Okay had been at 125/1 firstly of the day with a lead of 205 runs.

The Jammu and Kashmir gamers had been upset as they felt that the color of the pitch was totally different to what they performed on Day 2. In line with a report in The Indian Categorical, coach Ajay Sharma believed the pitch was tampered and mentioned the difficulty with umpires Pashchim Pathak and Ravi Teja and the match referee Arjan Kripal Singh, ensuing within the match getting delayed for over 1.5 hours.

The BCCI revealed the delay in proceedings saying that the pitch was damped and Baroda cited the identical motive for the change within the color of the pitch, denying the claims of pitch tampering.

“The allegations made by the J&Okay coach are baseless. The outfield was moist and attributable to winter there was moisture on the pitch and even the outfield was moist. The umpire too felt the identical. Anybody who has performed cricket will perceive that in winter there may be moisture on the pitch and generally the outfield takes time to dry. Typically matches are delayed however calling it as pitch-fixed and blaming the affiliation for this, we is not going to settle for these allegations. We might be approaching the BCCI for remarks made by the coach,” Indian Categorical quoted a Baroda Cricket Affiliation official as saying.

In the meantime, Jammu and Kashmir discover themselves on prime within the match after lowering Baroda to 58-2, with the crew nonetheless needing 307 runs to win.