Why IPL teams feel home advantage has vanished as 220+ scores become the norm
With BCCI getting strict on keeping franchises away from pitch preparation, the endeavour is to produce uniform flat pitches conducive to high scores across venues.
NEW DELHI: The scores of over 220 seem inevitable in this IPL. Much of it has to do with the kinds of surfaces that are being produced. While the fans and experts are consumed by the madding frequency of these gigantic scores, there are concerns in a section of franchises which feel that the idea of home advantage is almost non-existent now.
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On Tuesday night, Delhi Capitals coach talked about the unpredictability of the surface at the Ferozeshah Kotla where they have lost four of their five matches this season. “As much as one would like to think that we are in control of the surface that we want to play on, there is a clear mandate from the BCCI that they look after the surfaces and they are the ones who ensure that there's no local side that gets benefit out of the surfaces. So you play what is presented to you.
And yes, it's been a bit of an up-and-down curve for us to understand what we are going to get at Delhi, which is our home,” Badani said after their loss to Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. “There has been a game where we scored 75. In one game 265 was chased down.