ICC World Cup 2023: BCCI says 'No' to Rank Turners, advises curators to reduce impact of dew

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BCCI has asked all pitch curators across the World Cup 2023 venues to stop producing rank-turners for the matches, understands MyKhel.

Although India have had a history of slow, low-turning pitches, the apex body of Indian cricket has implied a completely neutral direction for the World Cup 2023.

Sources have told MyKhel that BCCI has said the curators to use APSA-80 chemical. The use of Apsa 80 is a fertilizer that is used from farmland to cricket grounds. When rainwater leads to the formation of dew on the ground, the use of this product helps in penetration and enables improvement of the pitch.

It is to be understood that a good batting track is what is expected, as it will provide equal chances to both teams. A rank turner generally makes things extremely difficult for the team batting 2nd, and BCCI is not going to adopt that in the ICC event.

BCCI says No to Rank Turners

BCCI has told curators to form wickets that will provide good quality cricket throughout the 100 overs. Hence we won't see any low, slow-rank turners in the World Cup 2023, which is often the graveyard for overseas countries.

Although it is understandable that India have a terrific spin department, but BCCI won't resort to any such things that may lay a finger on them for providing any unfair advantage to the Indian team.

Reduce Dew Factor for World Cup 2023

The curators have also been directed to stop watering to reduce the dew factor. The October-November month generally brings a lot of dew with it and curbing water supply to pitch can aid in that as the moisture will be less on the deck.

Also, there are instructions on the length of the grass and the Indian pitch curators are being told to keep the grass as low-cut as possible. If the pitch has less grass, it will typically have less bounce and carry, which can make it easier for batsmen to play shots.

Such tracks make it easier for spin bowlers to get the ball to turn, which makes the pitch more suitable for spin bowlers. The BCCI officials have advised the curators to not have 'rank turners'.