The SG red-ball that was used in the first Test between India and England in Chennai has come under criticism with captain Virat Kohli joining ace spinner R Ashwin in commenting about the nature of it.
Insisting that the ball or pitch was not an excuse for India’s massive defeat in the series opener, Kohli added that the team was not pleased about how the seam got damaged.
“Honestly, the quality of the ball was not something that we were pleased about because that has been an issue in the past as well,” said Kohli on Tuesday after India’s defeat in the opening Test.
“Just for the ball’s seam to completely be destroyed after 60 overs is not something that you experience as a Test side and something that any Test side could be prepared for,” he added.
There was a report before the Test Sanspareils Greenlands had manufactured a fresh set of balls for the series with pronounced and enhanced (heightened) seam, darker colour and harder cork but it seemed that…