Rawalpindi pitch rated below average

 The Rawalpindi pitch, where the primary Test among Pakistan and Australia was as of late played, was appraised sub optimal by match ref Ranjan Madugalle and got a bad mark point following the ICC's Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.

A profoundly expected match - Australia's first global appearance in a game in Pakistan starting around 1998 - finished in a dull draw with just 14 wickets falling across three innings while 1187 runs were scored altogether. Pakistan, who batted for 162 overs in the primary innings, posted 476/4 proclaimed. Australia confronted 140.1 overs for their 459 while Pakistan got done with 252/0 out of 77 overs in their second paper as the match finished in a draw.

Steven Smith considered it a "pretty harmless" pitch while Australia skipper Pat Cummins said it was anything but a customary Rawalpindi pitch, one that was ready to invalidate Australia's speed assault.

In his appraisal of the pitch, Madugalle said: "The personality of the pitch scarcely different throughout the span of five days and that there has been no weakening separated from the bob getting somewhat lower. The pitch didn't have a lot of speed and ricochet in it for the seamers nor helped the spinners as the match advanced. In my view this doesn't address an even challenge among bat and ball. Along these lines, with regards to the ICC rules I rate this pitch as sub optimal."

The presentation of pitches and outfield evaluated by the ICC are Very Good, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor and Unfit. A bad mark point is given for each pitch evaluated less than ideal while three and five fault focuses are given to pitches appraised poor and ill suited individually. The negative mark focuses stay dynamic for a moving five-year time span and any setting which gathers five fault focuses is suspended from holding worldwide cricket for a long time. On the off chance that the amassed negative mark focuses arrive at 10, the setting being referred to will be suspended from facilitating worldwide cricket for quite some time.