Inzamam-ul-Haq questions WTC final pitch, says match technically ended in two-and-a-half days

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has made a scathing attack on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for preparing a pitch which was suited for bowlers in the recently-concluded World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand at Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

New Zealand beat India by eight wickets on the reserve day of the rain-affected Test match.

“This Test match was six days long, and out of that almost four days saw consistent rain and still it got over within 2.5 days. No one mentioned this that who gave the idea that such a pitch should be used for the World Test Championship final, where only the bowlers were visible but the batting side went invisible?,” questions Inzamam on his YouTube channel.

“I don’t understand is that for such a big game, how can you prepare such a pitch,” added the former Pakistan skipper.

On the debate of should WTC final be changed into the best-of-three-matches going forward, Inzamam said going forward the WTC final should be played on home and away basis.

“My advice is that you make it two Tests, devise a points system, play one game in New Zealand or whoever is the finalist and the other in India. The result would have come out fairer in that case.

“If it were like the World Cup, where every match is played in the same country including the final, then it was different. So, it is just my opinion that in the future, the finals should be on a home and away basis, hosted by both the finalists,” said Inzamam.