ICC released the pitch rating of Border Gavaskar series, gave this big decision regarding Sydney Test, was India cheated?

Cricket News Desk. ICC has announced the pitch ratings of all the Test matches played in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. After a long wait of 10 years, Australia won the trophy by defeating India 3-1 in this five-Test series. India had a great chance to score a hat-trick of winning the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, but the Rohit Sharma-led side was unable to do so.

ICC's decision regarding Sydney Test

The pitches in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne have received the best ratings from the International Cricket Council (ICC). At the same time, ICC has given an average rating to the prestigious Sydney Cricket Ground, where the last match of the series was played, the result of which came in favor of Australia in just three days. The pitches for the first four matches received 'very good' ratings from the ICC, and the Sydney pitch received a 'satisfactory' rating.

Experts expressed surprise

The final match of the series was hosted by the Sydney Cricket Ground. The excessive seam movement and bounce took many veteran former cricketers by surprise. Sunil Gavaskar and Justin Langer were among the legends who expressed surprise at the unusual behavior of the Sydney pitch. The Sydney Cricket Ground has traditionally been known as the most spin-friendly venue in Australia. Looking at the pitch, as expected, the fast bowlers dominated the match.

The match was over in three days.

11 wickets fell on the first day and 15 wickets fell on the second day. Team India's acting captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first, after which India was all out for 185 runs in its first innings. On the second day, Australia's innings was reduced to 181 runs, but its fast bowlers showed continuous aggression and chasing the target of 162 runs, India were bowled out for just 157 runs in the second innings.