New Delhi, Aug 8
The pitch used for the first Test between England and India at Headingley, Leeds, has received a ‘very good’ rating, while the surfaces prepared for the subsequent three Tests have been rated ‘satisfactory’, as per the pitch and outfield ratings put out by ICC.
Interestingly, all matches in the series lasted for all five days, with the drawn Test at Manchester being the only game that didn’t produce an outright result.
The second game at Edgbaston, Birmingham, had a ‘satisfactory’ pitch rating, while the outfield was deemed ‘very good’. The pitch, being rated ‘satisfactory’ and the outfield being deemed as ‘very good’, was retained for the third and fourth Tests at Lord’s, London, and Old Trafford, Manchester.
The series turned out to be a prolific one for Shubman Gill, who ended up as the leading run scorer with a whopping 754 runs in 10 innings, coming at an average of 75.40, including hitting four centuries, and was adjudged as India’s Player of the Series. England batter Harry Brook was named the hosts’ Player of the Series for making 481 runs at an average of 53.44.