The Final Spot Of The World Test Championship is At Stake As India Take On England At Motera

 

At the banks of the Sabarmati river, which is spread around an area of 63 acres, one can see a unique cricketing infrastructure that is very imposing and it is even bigger than the Melbourne Cricket Ground that is the very well-known gigantic MCG. The ground at Motera will be host to the second day-night test match that has ever been hosted on Indian soil.

The imposing stadium gives no clue to the players about the pitch. It is even difficult for the players as there can be a twilight collapse and the pink ball can become unplayable.

This test match is also going to mark the return of test cricket at the very famous Sardar Patel Stadium after a hiatus of five and a half years. The stadium has undergone a complete makeover with new stands and lights that the cricket fans can watch out for.

The venue has very much seeped in serious and great cricketing history and it gives the Indian team an opportunity so that they can get rid of the nightmares of their last test match that was played under lights. They will be trying very hard to go 2-1 up in the current series. The team also wants to remain on course for their very first World Test Championship final that is scheduled to be played at the end of this year.

The bucket seats in stadiums are newly laid out and they have been shining very bright under the beaming heavy floodlights. This can get a bit tricky for the players time and again who have been plying their trade for the very first time. The crowd capacity of the stadium is at 50% a situation may arise when the stands are expected to expose many empty seats to the viewing eye of the spectators as there Is a huge facility in the stadium.

A 360-degree view of proceedings can be hoped from the modern cricketing setting. It also offers wider sight screens that the batsman is raving about and the boundary for the bowlers is symmetrical as the field can be set conveniently in the pillar less stadium. The stadium has got some rich history as the 10,000th run by Sunil Gavaskar came at this ground and also Kapil Dev overtakes Richard Hadlee by taking his 432 wickets. India also won one of its important matches at the 2011 World Cup defeating Australia in the quarter-finals and went on to clinch the trophy later. At the same venue later on, India defeated England in the first test match of the 2012 series and won by nine wickets.

Virat Kohli and his team have got plenty to seek inspiration from as cricket is back to normalcy relatively after emerging from oblivion. India must forget its 36 all out and England must also forget its disastrous 58 all out and give their best shot.