WTC Final Pitch: Akash Chopra criticized foreign media on the pitch

Akash Chopra has criticized the double character of Western media on the help of bowlers during the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s. He believes that if 28 wickets fell in the first two days of the Test match in India, the country was accused of ‘preparing the pitches’ and ‘killing Test cricket’, while in England it is called a ‘Khel Bhavna’ pitch.

Australia was all out for 212 runs in the first innings. In response, South Africa could score only 138 runs. When Pat Cummins and his team were seen under control, Proteas made a comeback and brought Australia to 144/8 at the end of the second day. 14 wickets fell every day. In the match, both the team’s fast bowlers were taking advantage of the univen bounce and continuous movement on the slope surface.

Chopra said in a video on his YouTube channel, “My big question about this Lord’s Test match was that if these 28 wickets fell in two days of play in India, will Western media not have made a ruckus. They would not have spoken what kind of pitch they are playing. The ball is roaming and bouncing, batting is very difficult.

He further said, “You would have seen these headlines from The Telegraph to The Sydney Morning Herald and you think what you have done. However, when it is in England, it is called a pitch with a sportsman.

Australia is at the crease with a lead of 218 runs in the third innings, with Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyion the last batsman. South Africa hopes that they can take the last two wickets quickly to get the real opportunity to win their first ICC title since 1998.

Chopra said in the same video., “What is the position of the match? The lead is more than 200 runs. Australia has never lost the match while defending more than 200 runs in the last innings in Lord’s. However, just because it has never happened before, it does not mean that it cannot happen now.”