"BCCI stop selling Day 4 & 5 tickets" - Fans slam Indore wicket as India lose 5 wickets in the 1st hour

The Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, which is the host of the third Test between India and Australia, came under the scanner for assisting spinners from the first ball itself.The hosts lost five wickets in the first hour of the Test match, all to spinners. Matthew Kuhnemann accounted for three wickets, while senior off-spinner Nathan Lyon picked up two wickets.The pitch turned square after Kuhnemann was introduced into the attack in the sixth over of the match. The left-arm spinner immediately got assistance off the wicket, while the ball kept low on certain occasions.He struck in the last ball of his first over as Rohit Sharma shimmied down the track to take the attack back to the opposition. The ball turned enough to beat Rohit's bat before Alex Carey whipped the bails off.Shubman Gill was next to walk back before Lyon knocked over Cheteshwar Pujara of a delivery that remained low and turned miles. Shreyas Iyer was also out of a delivery that didn't bounce as expected as India were reduced to 45/4 within the first hour of the third Test.Fans took stock of how the pitch behaved so far in the match and slammed the curator for preparing a below-average wicket.Here are some of the reactions:Sagar@sagarcasmIndore pitch report106461Indore pitch report https://t.co/YPdN60vDeDWasim Jaffer@WasimJaffer14Looking at the pitch, not only Shami but I think Siraj and Umesh are also rested for this test #INDvAUS #BGT202342426Looking at the pitch, not only Shami but I think Siraj and Umesh are also rested for this test 😅 #INDvAUS #BGT2023Silly Point@FarziCricketer&quot;I thank Rohit and Dravid sir for not giving me an opportunity on this pitch&quot;: KL Rahul2110171&quot;I thank Rohit and Dravid sir for not giving me an opportunity on this pitch&quot;: KL RahulChetan Narula@chetannarulaAbsolutely. This is not Test cricket, but lottery. Taking it a bit too far with these pitches. Fans are being robbed here. #IndvAus twitter.com/hetalcb/status…Hetal Babla@hetalcb@chetannarula This is a 2 day pitch! India all out by lunch and Aus all out by Tea.Understandable that Hayden is livid - as fans, we should all be!143@chetannarula This is a 2 day pitch! India all out by lunch and Aus all out by Tea.Understandable that Hayden is livid - as fans, we should all be!Absolutely. This is not Test cricket, but lottery. Taking it a bit too far with these pitches. Fans are being robbed here. #IndvAus twitter.com/hetalcb/status…Saiyami Kher@SaiyamiKherWhat is this pitch!?? Day 1 first session how can the ball turn square, keep low like a day 5 broken wicket? They should have just stuck to whatever pitch/outfield they had in Dharamsala. Looks like another 2/3 day test match. Ridiculous. #IndvsAus #Indoretest14916What is this pitch!?? Day 1 first session how can the ball turn square, keep low like a day 5 broken wicket? They should have just stuck to whatever pitch/outfield they had in Dharamsala. Looks like another 2/3 day test match. Ridiculous. #IndvsAus #IndoretestSwaroop Swaminathan@arseinhoIn 1997, an India - Sri Lanka game in Indore was called off because of a bad pitch and the teams played an exhibition game. This pitch isn't unsafe but pretty close to it being rated bad imo. All kinds of shambles.1In 1997, an India - Sri Lanka game in Indore was called off because of a bad pitch and the teams played an exhibition game. This pitch isn't unsafe but pretty close to it being rated bad imo. All kinds of shambles.Peter Lalor@plalorI’ll be buggered if this game goes 3 days. This pitch is ragging and bitchin! Lyon rips one that turned and kept low through Pujara first over. India 3-39 in 40 minutes of play. Kuhnemann took first 2.833I’ll be buggered if this game goes 3 days. This pitch is ragging and bitchin! Lyon rips one that turned and kept low through Pujara first over. India 3-39 in 40 minutes of play. Kuhnemann took first 2. https://t.co/eCEPjsaGIUHarsha Bhogle@bhogleharshaAlready the batters aren't trusting their defence. Tells you what their understanding of the pitch is: take the bowling on early. Interesting though that this was Rohit who had shown such skill against spin.131847Already the batters aren't trusting their defence. Tells you what their understanding of the pitch is: take the bowling on early. Interesting though that this was Rohit who had shown such skill against spin.Anindya Dutta 🇮🇳@Cric_WriterThe frailty of the Indian top order aside, what a terrible Test match pitch to produce ! The groundsman at Indore deserves to be sacked for this. You don’t need rubbish pitches like this anywhere in the world. #IndvsAus3The frailty of the Indian top order aside, what a terrible Test match pitch to produce ! The groundsman at Indore deserves to be sacked for this. You don’t need rubbish pitches like this anywhere in the world. #IndvsAusSrinjoy Sanyal@srinjoysanyal07You wake up early to watch Day 1 of a Test match. But these kind of pitches simply puncture the essence. You want your team to win but you also want a dogfight. Otherwise, what does a big Test series hold? Yesterday’s drama at Basin Reserve certainly upped expectations. #INDvAUS289You wake up early to watch Day 1 of a Test match. But these kind of pitches simply puncture the essence. You want your team to win but you also want a dogfight. Otherwise, what does a big Test series hold? Yesterday’s drama at Basin Reserve certainly upped expectations. #INDvAUSSiddhartha Vaidyanathan@sidveePlease raise you bat and celebrate if you get to 20 on this pitch519Please raise you bat and celebrate if you get to 20 on this pitchJamie Alter 😷 🇮🇳@alter_jamieOh bhai, tere bhalo ho is pitch pe. Slow clap, Indore groundstaff. #INDvAUS551Oh bhai, tere bhalo ho is pitch pe. Slow clap, Indore groundstaff. #INDvAUSCricpedia@_CricpediaPitch Curator be like.....This is my masterpiece #IndvAus #BGT20239619Pitch Curator be like.....This is my masterpiece 😂 #IndvAus #BGT2023 https://t.co/wEvcKk9rCimon@4sacinomPitch to Indian batters #indvAus489Pitch to Indian batters #indvAus https://t.co/bB36Og5jyuSilly Point@FarziCricketerBatters on this pitch.20716Batters on this pitch. https://t.co/TgQ9O2ew5FVishal.@SportyVishaIThis pitch is worst than Rohit Sharma's career 13822This pitch is worst than Rohit Sharma's career 😭 https://t.co/ILGhXigHE0Abhinandan@Abhinandan6638I want every neutral fan to come forward and bash and criticize bcci and ICT management for this joke of a cricket pitch in Indore...i supported Nagpur and Delhi because those were standard good pitches..This Indore pitch is mockery and murder of Test cricke... ICC should step in647I want every neutral fan to come forward and bash and criticize bcci and ICT management for this joke of a cricket pitch in Indore...i supported Nagpur and Delhi because those were standard good pitches..This Indore pitch is mockery and murder of Test cricke... ICC should step inVishesh Roy@vroy382-0 up and playing on this kinda pitch. Awful and disgusting #INDvAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy322-0 up and playing on this kinda pitch. Awful and disgusting #INDvAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophyभाई साहब@Bhai_sahebAfter see today's Pitch request to BCCI#INDvAUS #BGT2023292After see today's Pitch request to BCCI#INDvAUS #BGT2023 https://t.co/9bcjGBTWGZNikhil Naz@NikhilNazLooking at the way the pitch is playing in Indore, another 2-and-a-half-day test coming up.#INDvsAUS3rdTEST1063Looking at the way the pitch is playing in Indore, another 2-and-a-half-day test coming up.#INDvsAUS3rdTESTVirat Kohli bails India out after an early debacleWith the team in trouble after losing half their wickets, Virat Kohli stepped up to the task and shared a small partnership with wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat to rescue India.The former skipper looked good in the last two Tests but failed to convert starts into big knocks. He has looked well on course to end his three-year century drought in the red-ball format of the game.At the time of writing, the home side were 70/5, with Kohli batting at 22 alongside Bharat, who is unbeaten at 10.

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