"The pitch for the semi-final was prepared by an Australian"..!?

There is a rumor that an Australian prepared the pitch for the semi-final match of the 2025 Champions Trophy. In this semi-final match between india and Australia, the fact that an Australian is preparing the pitch at the dubai Stadium has surprised some people. But what is the background to this? Why is Australian Matthew Sandrey preparing the pitch at the dubai Stadium? Before that, we need to know what the cricket grounds are like in the United Arab Emirates. Only then can we understand why an Australian is preparing the pitch there.

 The dubai international cricket Stadium is under the control of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricket Association. The cricket organization maintains the cricket grounds in the best possible way and provides world-class facilities, so it is customary to host international cricket matches there. For example, when other countries do not tour pakistan, the pakistan team's matches are held in dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi stadiums in the United Arab Emirates. Similarly, due to the lack of adequate cricket facilities in afghanistan and the security threats prevailing in that country, the Afghan team also hosts the series it hosts in the United Arab Emirates.
 Furthermore, while the indian team is not currently touring pakistan, the Champions Trophy matches played by the indian team are being held in the dubai stadium. Thus, the cricket grounds in the United Arab Emirates, including dubai, have become common grounds in the world. The main reason for that is the quality there. There are facilities to host world-class cricket matches there. The best experts in the world are working there. As part of this, Australian Matthew Sandery has been appointed as the pitch supervisor of the dubai stadium so that the pitches in the stadium are of international standard. He prepares the pitches for all the domestic t20 matches and international matches held there. Therefore, there is a misconception that he prepares the pitch there only for the semi-final between india and Australia. In fact, he is a long-time employee of the stadium. Therefore, the ideas circulating on social media such as Will Matthew Sandhery's work in Australia's favor are wrong. Matthew Chanderi has also spoken to the media about what kind of pitch has been prepared for the semi-final between india and Australia. As usual, the dubai stadium has a slow, spin-friendly pitch, and he has ensured that the pitch prepared for the semi-final will be the same. Since the conditions will be favorable for spin bowling in this semi-final, the indian team is likely to use four spin bowlers.
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Sowmiya Sriram

04/03/2025 11:14 AM