DTVHINDIT20 World Cup: After India-USA match, work of demolition of New York Stadium started, know why this is being done?
New York’s Nassau County Stadium was built within five months. The ICC had decided to hold the T20 World Cup matches in New York to popularise cricket in America. Apart from this, Dallas (Texas) and Florida were also selected for the tournament matches. Now that the matches on this pitch are over, the work of demolishing the stadium has started. This pitch has been a nightmare for batsmen in the ongoing tournament. Drop-in pitch has been used for this stadium which is being used for the first time in a cricket tournament. What is drop in pitch? A ‘drop-in pitch’ is a pitch that is made away from the ground or venue and then brought into the stadium and laid out. This allows the same ground to be used for several different sports, such as football, rugby and other sports. This New York pitch was not able to provide any bounce, due to which it was not conducive for batting in any way. At the same time, the bowlers got a lot of help, which spoiled the fun of the match. Rohit Sharma also admitted that the pitch is not suitable for playing
