Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Statements
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“ See, it’s a dichotomous situation. It’s not like it’s an impossible wicket. There are such wickets in Melbourne which are very juicy for fast bowlers... I think it’s because of the way cricket is…
Robin Uthappa,
Steve Smith, Joe Root and other batters advised to ‘play it like Puji…
“ The curators, or as we found out about the person in charge at the MCG, the Director of Turf, may make a human error and get it slightly wrong, but they are not as devious as those ‘horrible…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar unleashes biting sarcasm on MCG pitch debate: ‘They’re…
“ Since there is a new match referee, Jeff Crowe, for the Melbourne and Sydney Test matches, the rating could be different. Since 36 wickets fell in the Melbourne Test instead of 32 in Perth, Crowe…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar questions ICC’s double standards: MCG pitch will be…
“ MCG have produced an ordinary pitch here . Can't believe 2 out of the 4 ashes tests could end in 2 days… For all the hype, 4 ashes tests have happened in just 13 days,
Dinesh Karthik,
Outcry against ‘ordinary’ MCG continues; hypocritical comparison to…
“ Not a single over of spin in 1.5 days of a Test match. 27 wickets have fallen already. Imagine the meltdown if not a single over of pace was bowled for that long in the subcontinent,
Aakash Chopra,
Outcry against ‘ordinary’ MCG continues; hypocritical comparison to…
“ The effort that he’s put in over these three games has been exceptional,
Ben Stokes,
Bad news for star player from Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026, he…