In a candid chat, PR Viswanathan, former member of BCCI's pitch committee, suggested that the board should develop a soil ...

South Africa's exchangeable pitch system could ease venue workloads, preserve traditional surfaces and subtly shape the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Cricket is a sport where conditions play a major role in the outcome of a match. Unlike most other sports, which remain unaffected by outside conditions and the nature of the surface it’s played on, a ...

Over the three days of the first India-South Africa Test match and its aftermath, a tricky, up-and-down pitch at Eden Gardens has triggered two parallel debates. One, already discussed on these pages, ...

The curator of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) says he hopes for an even contest between bat and ball and a five-day Ashes Test to end the series. The SCG will conclude the five-Test series and comes ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) uses a rating system to review the quality of the pitch and outfield after every Test match, one-day international and T20 international. The pitch is the ...