UPCA to hire two specialists to prevent pitch disaster during IPL

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) on Tuesday said it will appoint a pitch expert for the Ekana Stadium for the upcoming IPL 2023, in order to avoid the recent track disaster, which happened during the second T20I between India and New Zealand on January 29. During the second T20I, no six was hit in both the innings and just about 200 runs were scored in close to 40 overs, which led to severe criticism of 'spin dominating' and slow pitch, by India skipper Hardik Pandya and cricket experts.

Apart from the pitch expert, UPCA will also rope in a professional for the outfield, a Cricbuzz report said.

"We are going to appoint two specialists who will take care of the stadium. One will be an expert on the pitch and another will be a professional on the outfield. We are taking required permissions from other state associations to hire their services," said Ankit Chatterjee, the CEO of the UPCA.

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